Mon 25 October 2021: The European Union’s medicines authority has started a real-time review of Merck & Co Inc’s experimental COVID-19 antiviral drug for adults, the US firm said on Monday. The European Medicines Agency (EMA) would analyze data as soon as it became available, rather than waiting for a formal application when all essential […]
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Thu 21 October 2021: The World Health Organization (WHO) said Wednesday that its European region has the highest rate of new breast cancer diagnoses compared to the rest of the world, and alcohol is one of the biggest risk factors for the disease. In a statement, the WHO said that in its European region that […]
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Tue 19 October 2021: Didier Drogba, the legendary footballer, has been named the World Health Organization’s Goodwill Ambassador for Sport and Health. Drogba, a Côte d’Ivoire native, will work with WHO to promote the organization’s recommendations on the benefits of physical activity and other healthy lifestyles, as well as the importance of sports, particularly for […]
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Sun 17 October 2021: Instead of coffee beans, cell cultures are used to make lab-grown coffee. In four years, it might receive regulatory approval in Europe and the United States. The breakthrough could open the door for a commercialized product with a much less climate impact than the normal coffee. In response to the industry’s […]
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Wed 13 October 2021: The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Tuesday authorized the first electronic cigarettes in the U.S., saying the R.J. Reynolds vaping products can benefit adult smokers. The Food and Drug Administration claimed the company’s Vuse e-cigarettes helped smokers quit or dramatically reduce their use of cigarettes, the leading preventable cause […]
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Tue 12 October 2021: A WHO spokesman said on Tuesday that the World Health Organization is awaiting comprehensive clinical data on Merck & Co Inc’s antiviral pill for treating mild-to-moderate COVID-19 patients, a day after the firm announced it has requested for emergency use authorisation in the United States. WHO spokesperson Christian Lindmeier, asked at […]
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Tue 12 October 2021: Scientists have discovered that a new cancer treatment can eradicate tumors in terminally ill patients. According to researchers at the Institute of Cancer Research (ICR), London, and the Royal Marsden NHS foundation trust, a cocktail of immunotherapy medications harnessed patients’ immune systems to kill their own cancer cells and prompted “a […]
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Sun 10 October 2021: October 10 is observed as World Mental Health Day across the globe every year. This day is meant to raise awareness on mental health issues and garner support on initiatives related to mental health and well-being. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), COVID-19 has majorly impacted people’s mental health. “Some […]
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Sat 09 October 2021: Long covid has been given an official clinical definition by the World Health Organization (WHO). The United Nations body released its definition of what it calls “post COVID-19 condition” on Wednesday, flagging that it typically occurs three months from the onset of COVID-19 with symptoms that last for at least two months and […]
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Fri 08 October 2021: Vaping exposes users to around 2,000 chemicals, including potentially harmful industrial compounds, according to a study of four popular brands by researchers at Johns Hopkins University. Most of the chemicals found were unidentified, but of those that were, six were cause for concern, according to the study published in Chemical Research in Toxicology, […]
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