Wed 10 November 2021: Bird flu has been discovered at a poultry farm in the northeastern Japanese prefecture of Akita, prompting local officials to slaughter 143,000 birds, according to the prefectural government. After a positive result in a preliminary test the day before, the outbreak of avian flu, the first in Japan this season, was […]
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Wed 10 November 2021: The Beijing-backed expansion of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) in many African countries risks fuelling the illegal wildlife trade and threatens the future of some of the world’s most endangered species, a new report has warned. The growth of the TCM market, coupled with the perception of Africa as a potential source […]
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Wed 03 November 2021: According to a financial statement filed Tuesday, Pfizer increased its revenue expectation for coronavirus vaccine sales to $36 billion for 2021. Previous predictions for 2021 from the US pharmaceutical industry were $33.5 billion in July, and $26 billion and $15 billion in May and February, respectively. According to the company, the […]
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Tue 02 November 2021: According to Oxford Languages, the word vax has been named Word of the Year for 2021, after its frequency of use climbed 72 times since the beginning of the year compared to the same time in 2020. “Vax is our 2021 Word of the Year. When our lexicographers began digging into […]
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Tue 02 November 2021: Experts are tracking a new mutation of the Delta variant of the coronavirus reported in dozens of countries. Health officials and scientists are closely tracking a new mutation of the coronavirus amid concerns that it could be more transmissible than the original strain. A subvariant of the Delta variant of the […]
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Fri 29 October 2021: Merck & Co., based in the United States, has announced that it will license drugmakers around the world to develop its potentially lifesaving antiviral tablet for the treatment of COVID-19 in adults. The medicine, known as molnupiravir, has showed promise in treating the disease, and the agreement to license its manufacture […]
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Fri 29 October 2021: Spain will prohibit the promotion of high-sugar foods and beverages that are hazardous to children, according to Alberto Garzon, the Spanish Minister of Consumer Affairs. “Our children are very vulnerable to advertising and it is our responsibility to protect them. Today we announce, on behalf of the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, […]
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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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