Health
US paves way to get 'lab meat' on plates
US authorities on Friday agreed on how to regulate food products cultured from animal cells—paving the way to get so-called "lab meat" on American plates.
Nov 17, 2018
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Health
The trouble with edibles
On Oct. 17, smoking cannabis will become legal in Canada. As for cannabis edibles, they will take a bit longer: Cannabis-infused food products will be legal in a little less than a year's time.
Jul 18, 2018
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Medical research
FDA seeks to speed development of 'regenerated' organs for medical use
(HealthDay)—Using stem cells to grow new heart tissue, and even whole organs, used to be the stuff of science fiction.
Nov 16, 2017
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Medications
Cheaper drug could release more than GBP 13.5 million a year within the next five years for other services
Doctors in the north east of England face legal action from two of the world's largest pharmaceutical companies for offering patients with a serious eye condition the choice of a safe, effective but much cheaper drug, reports ...
Nov 1, 2017
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Genetics
Questions, concerns about 'three-parent' baby
The surprise announcement that a healthy baby boy was born from a new technique mixing the DNA of two women and a man raises as many questions—scientific and ethical—as it settles, experts said Wednesday.
Sep 28, 2016
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Health
A new methodology for the proper environmental assessment of biocides
Tecnalia and Aenor are collaborating in the project LIFE BIOREG "Field and laboratory methods for the environmental evaluation of biocides within the European regulatory framework", which main objective is to improve the ...
Sep 13, 2013
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Ethicists find UK ban on embryo sex selection 'unjustifiable'
As Europe's leading fertility specialists gather at a conference in London this weekend, a major new publication from leading medical ethicists finds no justification to support the UK's legal ban on sex selection before ...
Jul 3, 2013
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Medications
Hong Kong prescribes new dose of old Chinese medicine
The young woman pours a pack of brown powder into a glass of hot water, stirs it well and drinks the murky mixture down, hoping the traditional Chinese medicine will cure her feverish cold.
Apr 30, 2013
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Rules must evolve to allow new drugs for early Alzheimer's
(HealthDay)—Given the shift in the focus of drug development for Alzheimer's disease toward earlier disease stages, before the onset of dementia, regulatory guidelines need to evolve, according to a perspective piece published ...
Mar 14, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
MMV develops framework to assess risk of resistance for antimalarial compounds
Medicines for Malaria Venture has developed a framework to evaluate the risk of resistance for the antimalarial compounds in its portfolio. A paper based on this work: A framework for assessing the risk of resistance for ...
Aug 22, 2012
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