Tag: david-ljunggren
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Canada should require plain packaging on pot products: panel
By Leah Schnurr and David Ljunggren OTTAWA (Reuters) – The Canadian government should regulate the production of cannabis when it is legalized for recreational use and require plain packaging for such products, an official panel recommended on Tuesday, a potential setback to growers who hoped to build brands. With medical marijuana already legal in Canada,…
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Canada should require plain packaging on pot products: panel
By Leah Schnurr and David Ljunggren OTTAWA (Reuters) – The Canadian government should regulate the production of cannabis when it is legalized for recreational use and require plain packaging for such products, an official panel recommended on Tuesday, a potential setback to growers who hoped to build brands. With medical marijuana already legal in Canada,…
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Lack of funds threatens malaria progress: WHO
For example, 43 percent of the population in sub-Saharan Africa was not protected by treated nets or indoor spraying. “The unprecedented progress in malaria is one of the biggest successes in healthcare history,” Pedro Alonso, director of the WHO Global Malaria Programme, told reporters in London. The report said that “sustained and sufficient funding for…
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Lack of funds threatens malaria progress: WHO
For example, 43 percent of the population in sub-Saharan Africa was not protected by treated nets or indoor spraying. “The unprecedented progress in malaria is one of the biggest successes in healthcare history,” Pedro Alonso, director of the WHO Global Malaria Programme, told reporters in London. The report said that “sustained and sufficient funding for…
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Drinking, drug use largely down among U.S. teens in 2016
“Clearly our public health prevention efforts, as well as policy changes to reduce availability, are working to reduce teen drug use, especially among eighth graders,” Dr. Nora Volkow, director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse, said in a statement accompanying the study results. “However, when 6 percent of high school seniors are using marijuana…
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Drinking, drug use largely down among U.S. teens in 2016
“Clearly our public health prevention efforts, as well as policy changes to reduce availability, are working to reduce teen drug use, especially among eighth graders,” Dr. Nora Volkow, director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse, said in a statement accompanying the study results. “However, when 6 percent of high school seniors are using marijuana…
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Microsoft co-founder Gates, Trump discuss innovation
Microsoft Corp co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates said he and U.S. President-elect Donald Trump had a good conversation about “the power of innovation” on a variety of issues, including health and education. “We had a good conversation about innovation, how it can help in health, education, impact of foreign aide and energy,” Gates, who runs…
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Microsoft co-founder Gates, Trump discuss innovation
Microsoft Corp co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates said he and U.S. President-elect Donald Trump had a good conversation about “the power of innovation” on a variety of issues, including health and education. “We had a good conversation about innovation, how it can help in health, education, impact of foreign aide and energy,” Gates, who runs…
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Ohio governor gets 20-week abortion ban, heartbeat bills
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Two differing abortion bans have arrived at Ohio Gov. John Kasich’s (KAY’-sikz) desk, and lobbying is intensifying for and against the measures.
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Canada approves new pipelines to boost exports, greens ready to fight
By David Ljunggren and Leah Schnurr OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canada on Tuesday approved Kinder Morgan Inc's hotly contested plan to twin a pipeline from the Alberta oil sands to the Pacific coast, setting up a battle with environmentalists who helped elect Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The government, under pressure from both green groups and the…