Health
FDA warns high levels of heavy metals found in kratom products
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued an advisory Tuesday after finding "disturbingly high levels" of heavy metals in the herbal product kratom.
Nov 28, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Why washing your hands well is so important to protect your family from the flu
During my second year of graduate school, I moved in with my sister's family to save money. "You must get the flu shot if you are going to live here," my sister declared. Both of my nieces were under the age of 5, putting ...
Oct 24, 2018
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Vaccination
BioNTech starts vaccine production at new German site
German Covid-19 vaccine maker BioNTech said Wednesday it has started production at its new facility in Marburg, expected to significantly boost the EU's vaccine supply.
Feb 10, 2021
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Medical research
First-ever US clinical trial of engineered iPSC-derived cell therapy for blood cancer
A new cancer clinical trial has opened at the M Health Fairview University of Minnesota Medical Center that leverages the groundbreaking research on stem cells and natural killer (NK) cells done at the Masonic Cancer Center ...
Oct 21, 2019
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Other
Drugmaker settles US Zantac cancer case
British pharmaceutical group GlaxoSmithKline said Friday it has settled a US lawsuit which had alleged heartburn drug Zantac caused cancer, but admitted no liability.
Jun 23, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Cannabis use in teens raises risk of depression in young adults
While there has been a lot of focus on the role of cannabis use in psychosis, there has been less attention on whether cannabis use is associated with an increased risk of common mental health disorders, such as depression ...
Feb 13, 2019
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Medications
Dietary supplements could be tainted with prescription medications and dangerous hidden ingredients, study finds
Many over-the-counter dietary supplement products—particularly those used for sexual enhancement and weight loss—are tainted with undisclosed pharmaceutical ingredients. That is the key finding of my recently published ...
Apr 26, 2022
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HIV & AIDS
Gilead's new four-in-one HIV pill, Genvoya, wins US approval
Federal regulators have approved a new four-in-one combination pill to treat HIV, the virus that causes AIDS.
Nov 5, 2015
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Medical research
Nicotine exploits COPI to foster addiction
A study in The Journal of General Physiology helps explain how nicotine exploits the body's cellular machinery to promote addiction. The findings could lead to new therapies to help people quit smoking.
Dec 30, 2013
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Vaccination
President says Argentina to produce Russian COVID vaccine
Argentina President Alberto Fernandez on Friday announced the South American country would begin producing the Russian Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine following a virtual meeting with his counterpart Vladimir Putin.
Jun 4, 2021
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