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Food industry shows ‘stalled progress’ to reduce salt intakes

October 22, 2022

British Reporter — A study led by researchers from the University of Oxford found that, overall, the average salt content of food products sold at supermarkets showed no change between 2015 and 2020. The results have been published in PLOS Medicine.

Depressed people are just more realistic, right? Not so, says UC Berkeley study

Are depressed people simply more realistic in judging how much they control

by British Reporter

October 22, 2022

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Long Covid symptoms persist for up to 18 months

British Reporter — One in 20 people are still feeling the effects

by British Reporter

October 16, 2022

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In sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, young children dying at greater-than-expected rates

Generally, as people age, the rate of mortality increases. Yet there’s one

by British Reporter

October 16, 2022

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Pharma giant moves to settle 32,000 US cases for over £1billion

The FINANCIAL -- Women affected more likely to suffer from chronic pain and other serious side effects, often forcing them into hysterectomies. Lawyers representing international sufferers of negative side effects of Bayer’s Essure implant have called on the pharmaceutical giant to address claims

by The FINANCIAL

August 31, 2020

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Dr Thomson Mpinganjira Supports Two Important Malawian Causes

FDH Bank, the financial institution founded by Dr Thomson Mpinganjira, recently pledged MK15 million to the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit at Malamulo Adventist Hospital, Thyolo.

by The FINANCIAL

June 24, 2020

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Two New Treatments Approved For Advanced Prostate Cancer

This has been a truly historic week, with two new treatment options receiving FDA approval for men with advanced prostate cancer.

by The FINANCIAL

May 29, 2020

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U.K. Rolls Out PRINCIPLE Trial to Evaluate Potential COVID-19 Treatments in the Community

The FINANCIAL -- Researchers at the University of Oxford are rolling out a U.K. trial to assess whether low-risk treatment in the community can help to reduce symptoms of COVID-19 in older patients, help them to recover more quickly, and so reduce

by The FINANCIAL

May 16, 2020

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BREAKING NEWS: FDA Approves Rucaparib For Treatment of Advanced Prostate Cancer

The FINANCIAL -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved rucaparib, a new medication to treat some patients with advanced prostate cancer. "PCF science is proud to have been involved since the beginning, in every stage of the research that lead to

by The FINANCIAL

May 16, 2020

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IRENA and ESCAP Step Up Joint Efforts to Support Asia-Pacific’s Crisis Response

The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) and the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) will work together to improve access to sustainable energy, bolstering the Asia-Pacific region's response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The two organisations will

by The FINANCIAL

May 8, 2020

2 mins read

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Study Suggests Starting Some Type of Colorectal Cancer Screening at Age 40 May Be Cost-Effective

The FINANCIAL – It’s common practice in the United States for adults to begin some form of routine screening for colorectal cancer starting at age 50. However, a new study directed by physicians at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center suggests that

by The FINANCIAL

May 2, 2020

1 min read

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New WHO recommendations to prevent tuberculosis aim to save millions of lives

The FINANCIAL -- As we mark World TB Day 2020, the disease remains the world’s top infectious killer. In 2018, 10 million people fell ill with TB worldwide and 1.5 million people lost their lives to this disease.A quarter of the world‘s population

by The FINANCIAL

March 26, 2020

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Low-Income, Hourly and Contract Workers are Most Likely to Worry About Lost Income

The FINANCIAL -- In the midst of a sweeping national health and economic crisis sparked by the novel coronavirus pandemic, a new KFF coronavirus poll finds two thirds of the public (67%) say they are taking precautions as a result, and large

by The FINANCIAL

March 23, 2020

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Call Me, Ping Me if You Want to Reach Me: The Importance of Telehealth in Fighting COVID-19

The FINANCIAL -- For years now, we’ve been tracking the rapid growth of telehealth as a health plan offering in our National Survey of Health of Employer-Sponsored Health Plans – along with the disappointingly slow growth in average utilization, which only reached

by The FINANCIAL

March 23, 2020

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