Psychology & Psychiatry

Life-hack: Rituals spell anxiety relief

With graduation ceremonies, weddings, funeral, annual parades, and many other gatherings called off in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, it is apparent that our lives are going to be without familiar rituals—just when ...

Medications

Novartis, Aurobindo call off Sandoz sale

Swiss pharmaceuticals giant Novartis said Thursday it had struck a mutual agreement with Aurobindo Pharma to cancel a deal to sell Sandoz to the Indian firm.

Health

Corner shop tobacco sales halved in three years

A team led by Edinburgh researchers analyzed sales data from almost 1,400 convenience stores in England, Scotland and Wales. They compared transactions that took place during typical weeks in March, June, September and December ...

Medications

Syria drug shortages threaten health catastrophe

Not only is Syrian father Motaz struggling to put food on the table, he must also pay astronomical prices to import insulin for his diabetic son because of drug shortages in the war-torn country.

Psychology & Psychiatry

Boosting self-expression online may limit impulsive purchases

(Medical Xpress)—Long online transactions can take a toll on a person's self-control, but adding more self-expression and personal identity to those processes can help restore control, according to Penn State researchers.

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