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Negotiators at a global climate conference signed a $300 billion-a-year deal to finance emissions reduction ā€” that developing nations say falls way short of their expectations.
Climate Health Pharma

Global warming on backburner; vexed financing deal sees light at COP29Ā 

Global representatives at a climate conference signed a $300 billion-a-year deal to finance emissions reductions ā€” a move developing nations say falls way.

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The global diabetic population has risen fourfold to 828 million during the last three decades, with more than a quarter living in India, according to an analysis published in The Lancet.
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Global diabetic population rose fourfold to 828 million in 2022

The global diabetic population has risen fourfold to 828 million during the last three decades, with more than a quarter living in India,.

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Dengue cases in the Americas Region exceeded the number of cases historically reported in a year, as compared to all previously recorded years, according to the Pan American Health Organization.
Health Medical Pharma

Dengue cases at an all-time high in Americas Region: PAHO report

Dengue cases in the Americas Region exceeded the number of cases historically reported in a year, as compared to all previously recorded years,.

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Brazil became the 20th country in the world that has been validated by WHO to have eliminated lympatic filariasis as a public health problem.
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Brazil becomes 20th WHO-validated nation to eliminate lymphatic filariasis

Brazil became the 20th country in the world that has been validated by WHO to have eliminated lymphatic filariasis as a public health.

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A global goal to reduce methane emissions ā€œ seems as distant as a desert oasisā€ now, as about two-thirds of it comes from human activities such as fossil fuels, agriculture and landfills, researchers find.
Climate Health Pharma

Global goal to cut methane emissions as distant as a ā€˜desert oasisā€™

A global goal to reduce methane emissions ā€œ seems as distant as a desert oasisā€ now, as about two-thirds of it comes from.

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The World Health Organization has issued a medical product alert on falsified semaglutides, an active ingredient in Ozempic, a diabetic drug made by Novo Nordisk and weight-loss medication Wegovy.
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WHO issues medical alert on falsified weight-loss, diabetic drugs

The World Health Organization has issued a medical product alert on falsified semaglutides, an active ingredient in Ozempic, a diabetic drug made by.

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A measles vaccine given to a child born by caesarean section is likely to be 2.6 times completely ineffective than a normal delivery, a study by the University of Cambridge found.
Drugs Health Pharma

Birth by C-section may double the chance of measles vaccine failure

HQ Team May 17, 2024: A measles vaccine given to a child born by caesarean section is likely to be 2.6 times completely.

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South American country Peru has declared a health emergency in 20 of the nationā€™s 25 regions due to an increase in dengue cases.
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Peru declares health emergency for 90 days as dengue cases rise

HQ Team February 29, 2024: South American country Peru has declared a health emergency in 20 of the nationā€™s 25 regions due to.

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Researchers at the University of Central Florida have engineered a human tissue that draws mosquitoes to bite and feed on, and hope the platform can help study the pattern of how the pathogens the insects carry impact and infect human cells and tissues.
Climate Health Medical

Brazil reels under dengue, public health emergency declared

HQ Team February 9, 2024: As millions descend in Rio De Janeiro in Brazil for the world-famous Carnival starting today, the government has.

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After working on deadly spiders for almost two decades, Brazilian researchers have developed a synthetic molecule from the venom to treat sexual impotence.
Drugs Health Pharma

Brazilian spider venom may help make erectile dysfunction drug

HQ Team September 26, 2023: After working on deadly spiders for almost two decades, Brazilian researchers have developed a synthetic molecule from the.

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