President Joe Biden’s administration is backing away from a plan to ban menthol cigarettes, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter.
The Biden administration said Friday more time is needed to weigh a potential menthol cigarette ban, dealing a blow to public health advocates with another delay while citing “an immense amount of feedback” generated by the proposal.The news comes ahead of November’s hotly contested presidential election and amid concerns that a long-anticipated menthol ban could harm President Joe Biden’s support among Black voters, with menthol cigarettes disproportionately used by the Black community in the...
FILE - A vial of ketamine is displayed for a photograph in Chicago on July 25, 2018. An investigation by The Associated Press has found that at least 15 people
King Charles III will "shortly return to public-facing duties" following his cancer diagnosis, Buckingham Palace announced on Friday, as his doctors are "sufficiently pleased with the progress" he has made so far with his treatment.The king and Queen Camilla will make a joint charitable visit to a cancer treatment center next week and plans are underway for them to welcome Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako of Japan for a state visit to London in June.The announcement comes as the monarch was...
For the first time, a sitting first lady will be the guest speaker at Gerald R. Ford Presidential Foundation's annual First Ladies Luncheon on Friday.First Lad
Here is this week's player availability report, presented by Orlando Health, for Friday's away match at the Washington Spirit:OUT: Simone Charley (SEI - leg), Luana (excused absence), Marta (lower leg), Megan Montefusco (SEI - heel), Viviana Villacorta (SEI - knee) QUESTIONABLE: Adriana (leg), Morgan Gautrat (lower leg) INTERNATIONAL DUTY: None
Although the disease is rare, the number of reported cases of people sick from the virus has increased in recent years, the health department said.
Healthcare company Perrigo said Thursday that it has agreed to sell its pharmaceutical division for rare diseases to pharmaceutical company Esteve Healthcare SL for €275 million ($295 million) in a deal guided by Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz and Clifford Chance LLP.
This year's theme ‘The impacts of climate change on occupational safety and health' seeks a drastic shift in political priorities, policy coherence and agenda setting to address climate change, occupational safety and health hazards and risks to workers. With occupational climate-related health risks expected to increase because of climate change, achieving a collective approach to deal with this global health crisis is not a quick fix. We come together to remember those who have sadly lost ()
By Saima Wazed, WHO Regional Director for South-East Asia We mark the World Day for Safety and Health at Work on 28 April every year to promote the prevention of occupational accidents and diseases globally. Our sister organization, the International Labour Organization (ILO), began to observe World Day in 2003 to raise the political profile of occupational health and safety, and to fulfil the integral ‘advocacy’ component of their Global Strategy on Occupational Safety and Health. Given that...
A new urine test for prostate cancer detection is showing promise. The current standard test, the Prostate Specific Antigen, PSA, isn't very accurate at distinguishing between aggressive and slow-growing cancers.
Scientists at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC-Chapel Hill), one of the oldest public universities in the United States, have made a significant breakthrough in creating artificial cells that mimic natural cells.
Surgeons at NYU Langone Health renowned academic medical center lin New York, have performed the world's first combined heart pump and gene-edited pig kidney transplant on a woman with end-stage kidney disease.
By Brianna Hoge | UAB News The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention categorizes nicotine as a chemical compound that is highly addictive. Nicotine can be found in a variety of products, including cigarettes, cigars, chewing tobacco and most e-cigarettes, and is the reason those who use these products can find themselves dependent on them. […]
A woman who lost her mum and grandad to cancer on the same day has left her old career behind and is now working full time organising events for Cancer Research UK. Abi Malcolm, from Sheffield, experienced two major events on June 23, 2016: she gave birth to her second child, but also received the devastating news that her grandad, Stanley Andrews, had been diagnosed with terminal stomach cancer. A short while later, Abi’s mum and Stanley’s daughter, Jennifer Andrews, started suffering from...
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As this personalized mRNA vaccine enters its final trial phase, it brings promising prospects for individuals battling melanoma.
The UK is bracing itself for a full-blown invasion of Asian hornets this year, as experts warn of the potential devastation these killer insects can cause
A Florida man has been charged with possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine after approximately 150 pounds of the drug was seized by Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agents earlier this month, according to the Middle District of Florida State Attorney's Office on Friday. Along with the meth, the agents also found two kilograms of cocaine, one kilogram of fentanyl, more than 100,000 pills pressed to look like legitimate pharmaceuticals, and multiple firearms after executing two...