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Brazil launches first dengue vaccine campaign: drug maker
Brazil on Saturday launched the first public immunisation programme in the Americas against dengue fever, with 500,000 people to be injected with the world's first authorized vaccine against the disease, French pharmaceutical giant Sanofi said. The programme will be rolled out in the southern state of Parana, said the maker of the Dengvaxia vaccine, which…
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California Girl Raises Thousands for Homeless Neighbors With Lemonade Stand
A preteen from California has already dedicated half of her life to helping the homeless in her area, raising thousands of dollars by hosting a lemonade stand every summer since she was 6 years old. Janelle Sagen, the mother of 12-year-old Jaelyn “J.J.” Sagen, told ABC News today that it all started when her daughter…
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Mesoblast cell treatment shows promise in rheumatoid arthritis -study
(Reuters) – Mesoblast Ltd on Monday said its experimental stem-cell treatment led to significant improvements of symptoms and disease activity in patients whose rheumatoid arthritis had stopped being helped by widely used biotech medicines, according to data from a mid-stage trial. Treatment with the Australian company’s mesenchymal precursor cell (MPC) product, MPC-300-IV, was deemed well…
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London to offer alerts on air quality at bus stops
LONDON (AP) — Londoners will soon be able to get air quality reports when they check whether their bus is about to arrive.
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Pistorius denied injuries caused by suicide attempt – prisons official
JOHANNESBURG, Aug 7 (Reuters) – South African Paralympic gold medallist Oscar Pistorius, who was sentenced last month to a six-year jail term for killing his girlfriend, was treated in hospital for injuries to his wrists on Saturday and was returned to prison, an official said on Sunday. “Oscar Pistorius denied speculations of a suicide attempt.…
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GM mosquito trial will not significantly impact environment: FDA
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Friday that a field trial testing Intrexon Corp's genetically engineered mosquitoes, meant to be used in the battle against Zika, would not have a significant impact on the environment. The company wants to conduct a trial in the Florida Keys to assess the effectiveness of the genetically…
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Doctors should offer women birth control right after babies arrive
By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – Women should have the chance to get long-acting birth control like intrauterine devices (IUDs) before they leave the hospital with a new baby, a leading group of U.S. obstetricians recommends. The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) has long advocated that women have access to IUDs and contraceptive…