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US unveils strategy to act on health security threats globally

The US government has come up with a first of its kind strategy to prevent, detect and respond to threats from infectious diseases occurring...

Global obesity rising faster in rural areas than cities – study

Global rates of obesity among people who live in the countryside are rising faster than those among city dwellers, in part due to greater...

Sunscreen ingredients end up in bloodstream at higher levels: study

The active ingredients of commonly-used sunscreens end up in the bloodstream at much higher levels than current U.S. guidelines from health regulators and warrant...

WHO issues warning as measles infects 34,000 in Europe this year

More than 34,000 people across Europe caught measles in the first two months of 2019, with the vast majority of cases in Ukraine, the...

Police launch new inquiry into Gosport hospital deaths

British police opened an investigation on Tuesday into a hospital where hundreds of patients are believed to have died prematurely after being given powerful...

US opioid crisis: pharma bosses face conspiracy charges

Two former executives of a major US pharmaceutical company were charged Tuesday with fulfilling orders they knew to be fraudulent during the opioid epidemic...

Uruguay set for medical marijuana exports

Already the first country in the world to legalize recreational use of marijuana, Uruguay now aims to go further by becoming the first in Latin...

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