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France enshrines abortion as constitutional right

March 5, 2024 The French parliament on Monday voted to anchor the right to abortion in the country\'s constitution, making France the first country in the world to offer explicit protection for terminating a pregnancy in its basic law.

Daily fiber supplement improves older adults' brain function in just 12 weeks

March 4, 2024 A daily fiber supplement improved brain function in people over 60 in just 12 weeks.

When company realeases product with less sugar consumer turn to other sweets

March 4, 2024 American consumers have failed to fully embrace products with less added sugar despite the clear health benefits, according to a new study led by a researcher at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.

U.S. researchers identify new antibodies targeting "dark side" of influenza virus protein

March 4, 2024 Researchers at the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) have identified antibodies targeting a hard-to-spot region of the influenza virus, the agency said.

U.S. CDC drops five-day COVID isolation guidelines

March 2, 2024 The U.S. CDC on Friday dropped its five-day COVID-19 isolation recommendations under a new guidance, instead suggesting that people return to normal activities if symptoms improve and they are fever-free for at least 24 hours without needing medicines.

MF Meats recalls meat contaminated with oil not for food

March 1, 2024 Falconer, New York based MF Meats is recalling around 93,277 pounds of raw meat products citing potential contamination with a non-food grade substance, the U.S. Department of Agriculture\'s Food Safety and Inspection Service or FSIS announced.

Nutraceutical recalls thousands of bottles of mouthwash due to poisoning risk

March 1, 2024 Nutraceutical has recalled about 102,100 bottles of Heritage Store hydrogen peroxide mouthwash due to a risk of poisoning.

New microbiome insights could help boost immunotherapy for range of rare cancers

March 1, 2024 The microbiome can identify those who benefit from combination immunotherapy across multiple different cancers, including rare gynecological cancers, biliary tract cancers and melanoma.

Vaping can increase susceptibility to infection by COVID-19

February 27, 2024 Vapers are susceptible to infection by SARS-CoV-2, the virus that spreads COVID-19 and continues to infect people around the world, a study by a research team at University of California, Riverside, has found.

AstraZeneca's Voydeya treatment recommended for EU approval

February 26, 2024 AstraZeneca on Monday announced further support from regulators for its first-in-class blood disease treatment.

GSK gonorrhoea treatment achieves efficacy endpoint in latest trial

February 26, 2024 GSK PLC on Monday announced positive results from the latest trial of its oral gonorrhoea treatment, showing it to be on par with intramuscular therapies.

Secret, undeclared pesticide ingredients may pose risk to people, pollinators and environment

February 26, 2024 In a new article in Environmental Science and Policy authored by a researcher from Trinity, the case is made that secret ingredients in pesticides could be posing risks to people, pollinators and the environment.