Doctors give vague and superficial advice on weight loss, says study
Study says doctors give vague advice on weight loss in consultations
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Jazz Pharma says cannabis-based drug aids epilepsy treatment
Jazz Pharmaceuticals Plc announced its plant-derived cannabis epilepsy medicine had improved patients' seizure and non-seizure outcomes.
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Indian regulator clears firm’s drugs linked to Gambia deaths
Samples of Indian cough syrups, linked to the deaths of 66 children in Gambia, complied with government specifications and were not contaminated.
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US scientists use zebrafish to fine-tune gene therapy
Scientists in the US used a mechanism that zebrafish rely on to repair their damaged hearts and then combined it with viral vectors.
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WHO meeting in January to end Covid-19 tag as a global health emergency
The criteria for ending Covid-19's tag as a global health emergency will come up at a WHO's committee meeting next month, director-general Tedros.
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Ketamine plus therapy can help treat alcohol use disorder
In a study, researchers said participants who were given ketamine along with psychological therapy stayed sober longer than other groups.
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Long Covid led to 3,544 deaths in the US, says CDC
Nearly 3500 people died of Long Covid in the US in the 2 and 1/2 years of the Pandemic, says CDC
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New Zealand passes law to ban sale of cigarettes
New Zealand has passed a law to ban cigarettes in the island country by 2025.
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US scientists report breakthrough in fusion ignition
In a bid to replicate the sun's power, US scientists experimented with extracting clean energy from the fusion process, which proved successful.
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Moderna cancer vaccine reduces melanoma recurrence by 44%
Moderna's mRNA-based vaccine technology combined with Merck's drug halves the recurrence of deadly melanoma