Tag: european
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Poll: Some key gaps in Americans’ knowledge about Zika virus
WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans don't know a lot about the Zika virus that is linked to birth defects and creeping steadily closer to the U.S., according to a new poll that found about 4 in 10 say they've heard little to nothing about the mosquito-borne threat.
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Philip Morris wins Missouri ‘lights’ class action trial
(Reuters) – A jury in St. Louis, Missouri on Thursday rejected a request for about $1.8 billion in damages against Philip Morris USA in a class-action lawsuit that claimed the company misled smokers about the health risks of “light” cigarettes. The lawsuit was filed in 2000 after plaintiffs alleged the Altria Group Inc unit violated…
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Uncertainty in Turkey as migrant returns set to start under EU deal
By Tulay Karadeniz and Dasha Afanasieva ANKARA (Reuters) – Five days before Turkey is due to start taking back illegal migrants from Greece under a landmark deal with the European Union, uncertainty remains over how many will come, how they will be processed, and where they will be housed. Turkey agreed with the EU this…
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Uncertainty in Turkey as migrant returns set to start under EU deal
By Tulay Karadeniz and Dasha Afanasieva ANKARA (Reuters) – Five days before Turkey is due to start taking back illegal migrants from Greece under a landmark deal with the European Union, uncertainty remains over how many will come, how they will be processed, and where they will be housed. Turkey agreed with the EU this…
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What’s the Normal Number of Times to Poop in a Day?
By: Liz NewmanCredit: kittibowornphatnon/ShutterstockEveryone Poops isn't just an excellent children's book; it's a fact. No matter how much some people try to deny it, you can't outsmart biology. And you don't necessarily want to try — didn't you ever see Jurassic Park?The ideal frequency of bowel movements, however, has been a constant…
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Illicit drugs? How Brexit risks legal limbo for medicines
By Ben Hirschler LONDON (Reuters) – A British vote to leave the European Union would threaten some prescription medicines with regulatory limbo, posing a legal headache for drugmakers, according to lawyers and industry officials. The highly regulated pharmaceutical sector has more at stake than most from a so-called Brexit, prompting top manufacturers GlaxoSmithKline and AstraZeneca…
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J&J psoriasis drug Stelara eases Crohn’s disease in second trial
Johnson & Johnson’s Stelara psoriasis drug has shown effectiveness against Crohn’s disease in a second late-stage trial, the company said on Friday, bolstering prospects of its approval for the additional use. The Phase 3 study showed Stelara induced remissions in moderate to severe Crohn’s disease patients who had previously failed to benefit from TNF inhibitors,…
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Put meditation on the menu to boost weight loss success
When embarking on a diet, the focus is usually on healthy eating and exercise. Researchers from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, USA, recently found mindfulness meditation beneficial to the prevention and treatment of obesity in children. A French NutriNet-Santé study from December 2015 revealed that regular meditation could reduce the risk of obesity by 50%.
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Still uninsured for your Latin American event? Then expect a Zika exclusion
By Noor Zainab Hussain and Carolyn Cohn LONDON (Reuters) – Organizers of rock concerts and conferences in Latin America or fringe events at the Rio Olympics beware: if you still need insurance to cover cancellation due to the Zika virus, it's probably too late. It took out cancellation insurance for this August's games in the…
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Europe on cusp of self-induced humanitarian crisis: UNHCR
“Europe is on the cusp of a largely self-induced humanitarian crisis”, the UN refugee agency's spokesman Adrian Edwards told a news briefing. The UNHCR also urged all EU member states to reinforce their capacity to register and process asylum seekers through their national procedures as well as through the European relocation scheme.