Medical economics
Washington medical cannabis users get break from the nation's highest pot taxes
Thanks to a new state law, Washingtonians with a medical cannabis card can get a break from the nation's highest tax on the drug.
Jun 11, 2024
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Health
People get sick in four states after eating Diamond Shruumz Microdosing Chocolate Bars
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning Americans to avoid Diamond Shruumz-brand Microdosing Chocolate Bars, after numerous people have been made sick after consuming them.
Jun 10, 2024
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Diabetes
New therapeutic targets to fight type 2 diabetes
One of the most confusing aspects for patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus is that they have high fasting glucose levels. This is because in these insulin-resistant patients, glucose production by the liver is triggered, ...
Jun 7, 2024
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Sports medicine & Kinesiology
Study: Single episode of intense exercise reduces physical activity and body temperature, contributing to weight gain
Exercise is often recommended as an effective strategy for weight loss. However, a recent animal study at University of Tsukuba revealed that intense exercise sessions can decrease subsequent physical activity levels and ...
Jun 7, 2024
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Health
Hong Kong announces blanket ban of e-cigarettes
Hong Kong announced plans on Thursday for a blanket ban on e-cigarettes, citing a "consensus" on the need for action and their impact on the health of young people.
Jun 6, 2024
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Health
With all this bird flu around, how safe are eggs, chicken or milk?
Recent outbreaks of bird flu—in US dairy herds, poultry farms in Australia and elsewhere, and isolated cases in humans—have raised the issue of food safety.
Jun 5, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
The chicken and egg problem of fighting another flu pandemic
Even a peep of news about a new flu pandemic is enough to set scientists clucking about eggs.
Jun 4, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
US will make millions of bird flu vaccines this summer
As the H5N1 avian flu continues to spread among dairy cows in the United States, nearly 5 million doses of flu vaccine are now being prepared for possible use in humans.
Jun 3, 2024
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Health
US deaths linked to ATVs rose by a third in one year
In just one year, U.S. deaths linked to the use of all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) jumped by a third, according to the latest report from the Consumer Product Safety Commission.
Jun 2, 2024
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Medications
New male birth control gel takes effect sooner than similar contraceptive methods
A novel male contraceptive gel combining two hormones, segesterone acetate (named Nestorone) and testosterone, suppresses sperm production faster than similar experimental hormone-based methods for male birth control, according ...
Jun 2, 2024
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