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Toll rises to 17 in Pakistan oil tanker fire, many more feared dead
By Gul Yusufzai QUETTA, Pakistan (Reuters) – Pakistani firefighters were battling on Wednesday to douse a fire still raging more than a day after a series of explosions on a decommissioned oil tanker, with the death toll rising to 17, and more than 20 workers missing, officials said. Tuesday's initial blast occurred as workers were…
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Brexit threatens supply of new drugs, report warns
British patients could end up not being able to access modern medicines if there is a “hard Brexit”, a think tank report endorsed by a former Conservative health minister warned on Wednesday. Drugmakers currently use the European Medicines Agency as a one-stop-shop to get drugs licensed across Europe, but Britain is likely to drop out…
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Study: Skin patch could help kids with peanut allergies
WASHINGTON (AP) — A wearable skin patch may help children who are allergic to peanuts by delivering small doses of peanut protein, according to a new study that calls for the therapy to be further explored.
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Tippi Hedren accuses Hitchcock of sexual harassment in memoir
Hitchcock died in 1980 at age 80. Hedren, 86, recalled Hitchcock making unwanted advances during her grueling six-month shoot for “The Birds” in 1962, including one encounter while riding back to her hotel with the filmmaker in his limousine. The breaking point, she wrote, came in 1964 during production of Hedren's second Hitchcock film, “Marnie,”…
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Tanzania suspends some HIV programs for gay men, says health minister
Tanzania has suspended community-based HIV/AIDS prevention programs for gay men, the health minister said on Monday, in the latest crackdown on the high-risk group. Ummy Mwalimu, Tanzania’s minister for health said the government had received reports that some local non-governmental organizations (NGOs) were promoting and normalizing same-sex relationships as part of their HIV programs. Gay…
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Colombia child soldiers reluctant to leave FARC ‘family’ – rebel commander
By Anastasia Moloney BOGOTA (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – The release of scores of child soldiers from Colombia’s FARC rebel group is a top priority, but some are reluctant to leave because they fear an uncertain future away from the insurgents they view as family, a guerrilla commander said. Victoria Sandino, a commander with the Revolutionary…
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Motor racing-F1 boss Frank Williams recovering from pneumonia
* Frank Williams recovering in hospital * Team founder contracted pneumonia * Deputy-principal Claire Williams with him in England * Team to announce driver line-up on Thursday (Adds background) By Alan Baldwin MEXICO CITY, Oct 28 (Reuters) – Formula One team founder and majority shareholder Frank Williams is recovering from pneumonia, Williams chief executive Mike…
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Does baby powder cause cancer? Another jury says yes.
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — For the third time, Johnson & Johnson has been hit with a multimillion-dollar jury verdict over whether the talc in its iconic baby powder causes ovarian cancer when applied regularly for feminine hygiene.
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Cranberries squashed as folk remedy for urinary infections
CHICAGO (AP) — Another folk medicine remedy bites the dust. Cranberry capsules didn’t prevent or cure urinary infections in nursing home residents in a study challenging persistent unproven claims to the contrary.
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Man accused in hospital computer hack wages hunger strike
The man who acknowledges he attacked the computer network at world-renowned Boston children's hospital two years ago, costing it hundreds of thousands of dollars, is unapologetic and now waging a hunger …