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AstraZeneca's combo lung disease therapy fails to win FDA approval

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration declined to approve AstraZeneca Plc's combination therapy to treat smoker's lung, the drugmaker said on Tuesday. from Reuters: Health News https://ift.tt/2o2GaKe

Philippine farm official warns hog traders as swine fever spreads

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The Philippines' Department of Agriculture on Tuesday threatened legal action against hog traders ignoring strict animal quarantine rules as it confirmed new cases of African swine fever infections in metropolitan Manila and a northern province. from Reuters: Health News https://ift.tt/2naiCDh

AstraZeneca's combo lung disease therapy falls short of FDA approval

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration declined to approve AstraZeneca Plc's combo therapy to treat a form of lung disease, the drugmaker said on Tuesday. from Reuters: Health News https://ift.tt/2nmOODc

Results of GSK and AstraZeneca trials may widen ovarian cancer drug use

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GlaxoSmithKline and AstraZeneca both reported trial results that will likely make their competing drugs available to a wider group of ovarian cancer patients, possibly helping GSK catch its rival in a highly contested drug class. from Reuters: Health News https://ift.tt/2nmOMv4

Britain's Prince Harry to visit Malawi health centre

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Britain's Prince Harry will on Tuesday visit a health centre in Malawi before leaving later in the day to join his family in Johannesburg, South Africa. from Reuters: Health News https://ift.tt/2oawOvR

Malaysia pushes for strict law to police vapes, e-cigarettes

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Malaysia is planning to introduce strict regulations on the sale and use of electronic cigarettes and vaporisers, health officials said on Tuesday, as countries around the world move to ban devices that have been linked to deaths and youth addiction. from Reuters: Health News https://ift.tt/2o45lfo

Vape shop owners sue Massachusetts over product sale ban

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Several vape shop owners are suing the state of Massachusetts for implementing a four-month ban on sales of all vaping products and asked the court to deem it "unconstitutional." from Reuters: Health News https://ift.tt/2neVIKQ

Drugmakers look to use Purdue Pharma's bankruptcy to settle U.S. opioid suits: WSJ

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Endo International Plc, Johnson & Johnson and other drugmakers that face litigation over the opioid crisis are exploring a way to settle the cases by participating in Purdue Pharma LP's bankruptcy, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing internal documents and a person familiar with the matter. from Reuters: Health News https://ift.tt/2neV0NG

Smart shirt can measure how well patients with lung diseases are breathing

Scientists at the Radboud University Medical Centre in Holland asked a group of 15 healthy volunteers to wear a smart shirt while doing everyday tasks including climbing stairs and hoovering. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/2mmgdVy

Ruby Rose Posted An Extremely Graphic Video Of Her Neck Surgery, Revealing That Stunts Had Left At Risk Of Paralysis

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The Batwoman star needed emergency surgery after two injured discs came close to severing her spinal cord. View Entire Post › from BuzzFeed News https://ift.tt/2mfklGI

FOX NEWS: 10 overdose deaths in Ohio county in 26-hour period, coroner says

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10 overdose deaths in Ohio county in 26-hour period, coroner says At least 10 people overdosed and died in a one-day span in Ohio over the weekend, medical officials said. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2mUQGmN

Students taking exams in areas with high levels of air pollution get WORSE grades, study finds 

London School of Economics researchers looked at 2,400 students sitting a total of more than 10,000 papers and found it can decrease achievement by several per cent. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/2mPSbCI

East Timor moves to contain African swine fever outbreaks

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East Timor is imposing restrictions on the movement of livestock to contain African Swine flu, its agriculture ministry said on Monday after reporting multiple outbreaks to the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE). from Reuters: Health News https://ift.tt/2oCZzBR

East Timor reports African swine fever outbreaks

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East Timor reported outbreaks of African swine fever last week, the first occurrence near its border with giant neighbor Indonesia of a virus that killed millions of pigs around Asia, the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) said. from Reuters: Health News https://ift.tt/2nO6APS

FOX NEWS: New blood test could detect 20 types of cancer

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New blood test could detect 20 types of cancer Dr. Nichole Saphier on a new medical development in cancer detection. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2nN79t8

Doctors warn of the 'deadly combination' of mixing cocaine with alcohol

The use of both cocaine and alcohol in cases where the man or woman went on to  take their own lives were indicated in at least 13 deaths in the period between April 2018 and March 2019. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/2mgjMfZ

Revolting moment a diabetic patient with a gaping HOLE in their foot gets it patched up

Dr Todd Brennan, 35, was filmed scraping at the wound with a scalpel to clear dead skin as blood oozed out before bandaging the gash up at his clinic in Wesley Chapel, Florida. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/2miJvo0

Intensive Care: What Makes a ‘Good’ Parent?

Parents can feel inadequate if they fall short of the idealized view of intensive parenting, in which they act directly and decisively in the child’s life. from NYT > Health https://ift.tt/2n0FJjs

Keeping an Older Dog Vibrant

As with people, probably the most important measure for keeping dogs healthy and promoting a long, active and happy life is to keep them trim. from NYT > Health https://ift.tt/2nQRWqQ

Athlete and dietitian Lori Nedescu reveals the foods she eats daily and her exercise regime

Lori Nedescu is a board-certified sports dietitian, pro athlete and personal coach. She has revealed the foods she eats in a day which ensures she stays in peak physical condition. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/2mWx15C

The nine foods to avoid to ditch belly fat for good revealed

Sydney-based mother Rhian Allen runs diet and fitness blog The Healthy Mummy, and recently revealed the nine foods to ditch to lose belly fat before summer. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/2nw1qaZ

Janet Ellis' husband is stricken with stage 4 cancer and their dog has been a source of joy

Janet Ellis says her dog Angela taught her and her husband John how to live with to the full after he was diagnosed with cancer. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/2m7oxZ4

Nutritionist reveals the five health swaps everyone should make this spring

Leading Australian nutritionist and TV chef Zoe Bingley-Pullin revealed the five changes everyone should make this spring - and why they will give you your dream summer body. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/2nEWL6s

DR MAX PEMBERTON THE MIND DOCTOR: Sex addiction isn't a disease, it's just an excuse to behave badly

DR MAX PEMBERTON: Increasingly - and cynically - some people now use their 'mental health issues' as an excuse for bad behaviour. Michael Douglas and Sharon Stone (pictured). from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/2lOJnMM

Judge cancels court-ordered cancer surgery for girl, 13, after mom tried to treat her with CBD oil

An Oregon court canceled a surgery the state had ordered for Kylee Dixon, 13, of Wilsonville, to treat a rare liver cancer, undifferentiated embryonal sarcoma, which she was diagnosed with in 2018. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/2lJQy8Y

Salt shakers and food packaging should have a tobacco-style health warning

Dr Norm Campbell, University of Calgary, said 'urgent action' is needed now to raise awareness of the dangers of high salt consumption. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/2nj4yqo

AstraZeneca, Merck ovarian cancer treatment improves progression-free survival

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AstraZeneca Plc and Merck & Co Inc said on Monday their treatment for newly diagnosed advanced ovarian from Reuters: Health News https://ift.tt/2mcqZgV

GlaxoSmithKline's cancer therapy cuts risk of disease progression or death by 38%

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GlaxoSmithKline plc said on Monday its maintenance therapy for a form of ovarian cancer reduced the risk of disease progression or death by 38% in a late-stage study in cancer patients. from Reuters: Health News https://ift.tt/2nP9nIE