Health
Poland bans junk food in schools
Poland on Thursday banned junk food in schools from January next year to trim rising rates of childhood obesity.
Oct 23, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Sierra Leone reaches final day of Ebola lockdown
Frustrated residents complained of food shortages in some neighborhoods of Sierra Leone's capital on Sunday as the country reached the third and final day of a sweeping, unprecedented lockdown designed to combat the deadly ...
Sep 21, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Obama to ask for $88 mn to boost anti-Ebola effort
President Barack Obama plans to ask Congress to approve his request for $88 million to fund a major Ebola offensive in West Africa that would include greater military involvement, The Wall Street Journal reported Monday.
Sep 15, 2014
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Health
Illinois scientists work with WHO to fortify condiments, seasonings
Two University of Illinois scientists are contributing to World Health Organization (WHO) efforts to fortify condiments and seasonings for use in countries with widespread micronutrient deficiencies.
Aug 25, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
WHO says Ebola has killed more than 1,200
The Ebola outbreak in West Africa has killed more than 1,200 people since it began in December 2013, the World Health Organization said Tuesday.
Aug 19, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
WHO approves experimental Ebola drugs (Update 2)
The World Health Organization authorised Tuesday the use of experimental drugs to fight Ebola as the death toll topped 1,000 and a Spanish priest became the first European to succumb to the latest outbreak.
Aug 12, 2014
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Other
Novo Nordisk reports profit rise, progress on US drug permit
The world's top insulin maker, Novo Nordisk, reported rising quarterly profits on Thursday and said studies required to release long-acting insulin Tresiba in the US would be completed sooner than previously thought.
Aug 7, 2014
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Medications
Pfizer to pay $35M to settle drug marketing case
Pfizer will pay $35 million to resolve allegations by 42 states that its subsidiary, Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, illegally marketed an organ transplant drug for unapproved uses.
Aug 6, 2014
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Health
US cos. push voluntary labels on modified foods
America's large food companies are trying to head off efforts to enact mandatory labeling of genetically modified ingredients by proposing new voluntary labels nationwide.
Feb 6, 2014
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Health
Nestle to speed up salt reductions in food brands
The world's biggest food and drink company is pledging to speed up making hundreds of products with less salt to honor new U.N. dietary guidelines.
Nov 4, 2013
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