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For some trauma doctors, clash with NRA proves therapeutic
A recent clash with the National Rifle Association (NRA) has shown some doctors who treat gunshot victims a way to heal their own trauma: through activism against gun violence.
Categorie: Agenzie
Bullied kids more likely to use painkillers
(Reuters Health) - Children and teens who are bullied are more than twice as likely as peers who are not victimized to take painkillers, a study of school kids in Iceland suggests.
Categorie: Agenzie
Bayer confident of appeals of glyphosate weed killer court defeats: executive
Bayer AG is confident its appeals of recent court rulings that its glyphosate weed killer Roundup caused cancer will be successful, a senior executive said on Thursday, amid a steep selloff of the company's shares this week.
Categorie: Agenzie
Ultra-processed foods lead to higher calorie consumption and weight gain
People who eat a lot of ultra-processed foods - such as frozen entrees, white bread and canned side dishes - tend to consume more calories than those who eat foods that aren't processed, a new study suggests.
Categorie: Agenzie
Five more U.S. states sue OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma over opioid epidemic
Five U.S. states on Thursday filed lawsuits accusing Purdue Pharma LP of illegally marketing and selling opioids, escalating the wave of litigation over a nationwide abuse epidemic.
Categorie: Agenzie
U.S. to begin testing sick, dead pigs for fatal hog virus ravaging China
The U.S. Department of Agriculture within weeks will begin testing sick and dead pigs for a hog virus that has killed herds across Asia in an effort to minimize devastation if the disease enters the United States, the agency said on Thursday.
Categorie: Agenzie
Factbox: Alabama abortion ban triggers Twitter reaction storm
Celebrities, activists and politicians swarmed social media to air their opinions on a new law, signed on Wednesday, that almost totally bans abortion in Alabama.
Categorie: Agenzie
Five U.S. states sue Purdue Pharma over marketing, selling of opioids
Five U.S. states on Thursday filed lawsuits accusing Purdue Pharma LP of illegally marketing and selling opioids, including OxyContin, contributing to a nationwide epidemic.
Categorie: Agenzie
Healthy diet cuts risk of dying from breast cancer in older women
A balanced, low-fat diet significantly lowers the risk of dying from breast cancer in postmenopausal women, according to new long-term data from the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) Dietary Modification trial.
Categorie: Agenzie
Opioids crisis has spread beyond United States: OECD
Opioid use has reached crisis proportions not only in the United States but also in Canada and some European countries, as prescription opioid painkillers have become much more common, the OECD club of wealthy nations said on Thursday.
Categorie: Agenzie
Genus shares surge on deal to market gene-edited pigs in China
British livestock genetics firm Genus agreed on Thursday to license its know-how on virus-resistant pigs to Beijing Capital Agribusiness Co Ltd, which will seek regulatory approval for the pigs in the world's biggest pork market.
Categorie: Agenzie
Roche: FDA approves drug combo Venclexta plus Gazyva for previously untreated chronic lymphocytic leukemia
Roche said on Thursday that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration had approved a treatment using its drugs Venclexta plus Gazyva for people with previously untreated chronic lymphocytic leukemia.
Categorie: Agenzie
U.S. anti-abortion groups plot course from state capitals to Supreme Court
Anti-abortion advocacy groups have pushed hard in recent months for the passage of bills to restrict or even ban the procedure outright at the state level, inspired by the perception that the U.S. Supreme Court has tilted in their favor.
Categorie: Agenzie
North Carolina Attorney General sues Juul for targeting youth
North Carolina's Attorney General filed a lawsuit against Juul Labs Inc on Wednesday, piling more pressure on the biggest U.S. e-cigarette maker that is already under intense scrutiny for its products' usage among teenagers.
Categorie: Agenzie
Alabama governor signs nation's strictest abortion ban
Alabama's governor on Wednesday signed a bill to ban nearly all abortions in the state, even in cases of rape and incest, in political conservatives' latest challenge to the landmark 1973 U.S. Supreme Court decision establishing a woman's right to terminate her pregnancy.
Categorie: Agenzie
Alabama governor signs strict abortion ban into law
Alabama's governor on Wednesday signed a bill to ban nearly all abortions in the state, even in cases of rape and incest, in the latest bid by political conservatives to try to roll back the U.S. Supreme Court's landmark 1973 ruling establishing a woman's right to terminate her pregnancy.
Categorie: Agenzie
'Hidden health crisis' of snakebites gets $100 million funding injection
A global health trust is to inject 80 million pounds ($102 million) into finding more modern and effective treatments for snakebites - a "hidden health crisis" that kills 120,000 people a year and maims thousands more.
Categorie: Agenzie
Abortion restrictions carry political risk for Republicans in 2020
The move by states like Alabama, Georgia and Ohio to impose drastic restrictions on abortion could bolster Republicans' support from religious voters wary of President Donald Trump but risks alienating moderates, political experts said on Wednesday.
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Scientists in new push to control cancer before curing it
Cancer scientists in Britain are launching what they call the world's first "Darwinian" drug development program in a bid to get ahead of cancer's ability to become resistant to even the newest treatments and recur in many patients.
Categorie: Agenzie
Lead measured in teeth of kids living near former battery-recycling plant
Children living near a former car-battery recycling plant in Los Angeles have lead in their baby teeth at levels that track with neighborhood contamination, according to a study of exposure to the toxic metals in the womb and during early childhood.
Categorie: Agenzie
