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Women in England to receive contraceptive pills at pharmacies

November 18, 2023 Thousands of women across England will soon be able to get the contraceptive pill at their local pharmacy without needing to contact their GP first.

Portuguese scientists identify causes of unexplained male infertility

November 17, 2023 Researchers from the University of Coimbra (UC) have published a study identifying causes of male infertility that were previously classified as \"unexplained.\"

Botswana on high alert over anthrax outbreak

November 17, 2023 Health authorities in Botswana on Thursday said the country is on high alert following an outbreak of anthrax in neighboring countries.

FDA warns about recalled eye drops from India due to safety concerns

November 16, 2023 Kilitch Healthcare India is recalling various eye drops under multiple labels sold through Walmart, Target, and CVS due to potential safety concerns, according to the U.S Food and Drug Administration or FDA.

Roche gets European recommendation for Tecentriq

November 15, 2023 The Roche pharmaceutical group gained a key endorsement of the use of its cancer immunotherapy treatment Tecentriq in Europe.

FDA approves first chikungunya vaccine from French company Valnev

November 10, 2023 Valneva announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved IXCHIQ, Valneva’s single-dose, live-attenuated vaccine indicated for the prevention of disease caused by chikungunya virus (CHIKV) in individuals 18 years of age and older who are at increased risk of exposure to CHIKV.

Clinical trial data suggests prenatal vitamin D reduces child's risk of asthma

November 10, 2023 A review of 15 years\' worth of data from the Vitamin D Antenatal Asthma Reduction Trial (VDAART) found that vitamin D supplementation during pregnancy reduced rates of asthma and wheezing in children compared to standard prenatal multivitamin.

Temperature increase triggers viral infection

November 9, 2023 Researchers at Lund University, together with colleagues at the NIST Synchrotron Facility in the U.S., have mapped on an atomic level what happens in a virus particle when the temperature is raised.

Possession of nitrous oxide now illegal in UK with up to 14 years’ imprisonment

November 9, 2023 Possession of nitrous oxide, where a person intends to wrongfully inhale it for a psychoactive effect, is now an offence.

Group of brain regions activates after injection but not after drug taken orally

November 8, 2023 Results from a new clinical trial suggest that a group of brain regions known as the \"salience network\" is activated after a drug is taken intravenously, but not when that same drug is taken orally.

U.S. syphilis cases in newborns see 10 times increase

November 8, 2023 More than 3,700 babies in the United States were born with syphilis in 2022, which was more than 10 times the number in 2012, according to new data released Tuesday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Japan detects excessive radioactive cesium in local mushrooms

November 7, 2023 Excessive levels of radioactive cesium were detected in mushroom locally grown in Japan\'s Yamanashi prefecture, government report showed on Tuesday.