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Excessive salt in your diet may harm immune system, scientists say

Too much salt in your diet may be bad for your blood pressure and the cardiovascular system, but global research done by a.

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Climate Health Medical

Turkey, Syria trembler toll at 33,000, UN calls for $43 million in aid

The WHO needs $43 million to help support earthquake response in Turkey and Syria, as the combined death toll touched 33,000 and aftershocks.

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Drugs Medical Pharma

Globus Medical buys NuVasive in all-stock for $3.1 billion

Globus Medical, a US-based publicly traded medical device company making products to treat musculoskeletal disorders, acquired NuVasive in an all-stock deal worth $3.1.

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Drugs Pharma

FDA puts on hold Blueprint Medicines’ clinical trial for solid cancers

The USFDA has put on hold Blueprint Medicines Corporation's clinical trial of BLU-222 due to visual adverse events seen in some patients, according.

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Climate Health Medical

Turkey, Syria quake toll crosses 20,000, global agencies call for new aid routes

About 14 trucks carrying relief materials reached opposition-held areas in Syria from Turkey, through the only authorized route for aid deliveries to quake-struck.

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Climate Drugs Health Pharma

Deadly cholera outbreak in Malawi claims 1,210 lives: WHO

The deadliest outbreak of cholera in the history of Malawi, a landlocked country in southeastern Africa, has claimed 1,210 lives, according to the.

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Drugs Pharma

Abbott to acquire Cardiovascular Systems for $890 million

Abbott Laboratories has agreed to buy medical device maker Cardiovascular Systems for about $890 million.

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Drugs Pharma

Lupin gets FDA nod for injection to lessen saliva, stomach acid

Lupin Limited, an Indian maker of branded, generic formulations, biotechnology products, and active pharmaceutical ingredients, has got USFDA approval for its ANDA injection,.

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Drugs Pharma

CVS set to acquire Oak Street Health for $10.6 billion in cash

CVS Health, a US healthcare company, is set to acquire Oak Street Health in an all-cash deal valued at $10.6 billion, according to.

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Climate Drugs Pharma

H5N1 influenza’s spread to mammals needs ‘close monitoring’

A recent spillover to mammals of H5N1 avian influenza needed to be “monitored closely” as the WHO readies vaccines and antivirals and urged.

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