Global fight against trans fats proving successful as more nations join: UN
Fifty-three nations have adopted best practice policies to eliminate trans fats in foods — benefitting 46% of the world’s population, or about 3.7.
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Novo Nordisk to buy hypertension drug from KBP for $1.3 billion
HQ Team October 16, 2023: Danish pharmaceutical company, Novo Nordisk, announced it was buying a hypertension drug, still in trials, from Singapore-based KBP.
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Cancer, multiple sclerosis, Ebola treatments in new WHO Essential Medicines List
HQ Team July 26, 2023: Medicines for treating diseases such as cancer, multiple sclerosis, cardiovascular conditions, Ebola, and diabetes have been added to.
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WHO advises against use of non-sugar sweeteners for weight loss, NCDs
HQ Team May 15, 2023: The use of non-sugar sweeteners leads to an increased risk of type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, and mortality.
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SAB gets FDA fast track nod for experimental drug to treat influenza
HQ Team April 14, 2023: SAB Biotherapeutics got a fast-track designation from the USFDA for its investigational drug to treat influenza in high-risk.
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Obesity weighs hard on India, China, US
China, the US, and India are expected to have the highest economic cost of overweight and obesity, a study by the World Obesity.
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NCDs claim one person below 70 every two seconds
HQ team 21-09-2022: Heart diseases, cancer, diabetes and chronic respiratory diseases are killing one person under 70 every two seconds globally, according to.