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Mexico Shipping Abortion Pills To U.S.
The Guttmacher Institute says in 2021, more than 100 measures had been introduced in states aimed at restricting medication abortions.
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USA: REPORT RECOMMENDS MARIJUANA FOR AIDS SUFFERS
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A report commissioned by the U-S government recommended on Wednesday that patients suffering from serious diseases such as AIDS should be allowed to smoke marijuana to relieve their suffering.
The federal advisory panel which...
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Americans Andrew Fire and Craig Mellohave won the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine for their work on genetic information.
HEADLINE: Americans Win Nobel Prize for Medicine
CAPTION: Two American researchers win the Nobel Prize for discovery that specific genes have on-off switches. One day, that could leader to better treatment for a host of diseases. ...
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A study of more than 600 older veterans with mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease showed that high doses of vitamin E delayed the decline in daily living skills, such as getting oneself dressed, by about six months over a two-year period. (Dec. 31)
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Vitamin E might slow the progression of mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease, researchers are reporting. It's the first time any treatment has been shown to alter the course of dementia at...
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3D printer makes live body parts
Cornell University, Ithaca New York State, USA - 13 February, 2013
1. Wide of rotating 3D scanner scanning grad student in darkened room
2. Tracking shot as laser scans woman's head
3.Close interior shot of 3D Scanner as low intensity...
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Police pilot treatment that reverses drug overdoses
AP Television
Long Island, New York, August 22, 2012
1. Wide of Dr. Scott Coyne of the Suffolk County Police Department demonstrating intranasal narcan, an overdose reversal drug
2. Tight of Coyne assembling intranasal narcan
3....
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A French drug company says their morning-after pill, Norlevo, doesn't work for overweight and obese women. The key active ingredient is in similar emergency contraception widely available in the U.S., but doctors say there are alternatives. (Nov. 26)
(SUPER = Dr. Anjali Martinez, Asst. Prof. of OB/GYN, George Washington University)
"Some theories may be that the way the medicine is absorbed or metabolized may be impacted by the body weight."
(SUPER = Washington)
(SUPER = Dr. Anjali...
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Merck recalls blockbuster arthritis drug
New York, New York, 30 September 2004
1. Wide of Merck news conference
2. Cutaway of media
3. Cutaway camera person
4. SOUNDBITE: (English) Raymond V. Gilmartin, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Merck and Company,...
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Scientists experiment with tiny biological machines
Los Angeles, California - March 24, 2005
1. Wide shot of laser microscopy lab at the University of California, Los Angeles.
2. Close shot of cell sample being placed in microscope.
3. Close shot of technician looking into...
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MOZAMBIQUE: FLOOD DISASTER - MALARIA
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At the largest camp for victims of the flooding in Mozambique, relief workers fear a fatal outbreak of malaria.
UNICEF and other aid agencies have set up a health post in the camp at Chaquelane and have been testing people...
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Johnson & Johnson and its subsidiaries have agreed to pay over $2.2 billion to resolve criminal and civil allegations that the company promoted powerful psychiatric drugs for unapproved uses in children, seniors and disabled patients. (Nov. 4)
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Johnson & Johnson and its subsidiaries have agreed to pay over $2.2 billion to resolve criminal and civil allegations that the company promoted powerful psychiatric drugs for unapproved...
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Little blue pills turn white as Viagra goes generic
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The little blue pill that's reinvigorated the sex lives of millions of men is turning white.
Two decades after its U.S. launch, drugmaker Pfizer's iconic blockbuster Viagra is getting its first...
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Scientists create DNA-testing microscope for smartphones
LEADIN:Scientists have created a simple, 3D-printed microscope, which - when attached to a smartphone - can be used to analyse DNA.It's claimed the technology can be used to diagnose cancerous tumors or infections like...
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Couple secure permissions to grow medical marjiuana at home
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration this week approved the first prescription drug made from marijuana.
The Netherlands, a country with a long tradition of its liberal approach to soft drugs,...
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Vulture restaurants help endangered birds
LEADINIn the 1990s Vultures across the Indian subcontinent suffered a catastrophic population crash.The birds are seen as ugly, dirty and by some cultures as bad luck. But they are important to the ecosystem. In Nepal, one community has...
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Scientists create monthly birth control pill
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Prince Harry continues his tour of the Caribbean in Barbados
VOICED: Shows exterior shots Prince Harry and superstar Rihanna getting a HIV Test. Exterior shots Prince Harry and Rihanna touring 'Man Event' day to raise awareness of HIV/Aids and talking to volunteers. Interview soundbites with...
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What's Behind The Rise In U.S. Overdose Deaths?
According to a CDC report, U.S. overdose deaths hit a record 93,000 in the midst of the COVID pandemic last year.
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China - Conference on traditional medicine
A world conference to review and promote the integration of traditional Chinese and western medicine opened in Beijing Monday (27/10).
More than eleven hundred (1,100) scholars and health officials from 22 countries, including the World...
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USA: GULF WAR SYNDROME - PB DRUG MAY BE THE CAUSE
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American troops suffering from the so-called "Gulf War Syndrome" may have been affected by a drug given by their own side, according to a new study in the United States.
The report says the drug - known as PB - cannot be...
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MSF epidemiologist explains the Ebola virus and possible treatment
The World Health Organisation on Friday declared the Ebola outbreak to be an international public health emergency that requires an extraordinary response to stop its spread.
Medecins Sans Frontieres, also known as Doctors Without...
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Los Angeles County coroner's spokesman Craig Harvey says there were no signs of foul play or trauma to Michael Jackson's body. He also says Jackson was taking some unspecified prescription medications
HEADLINE: Coroner: Cause of Jackson death deferred
CAPTION: Los Angeles County coroner's spokesman Craig Harvey says there were no signs of foul play or trauma to Michael Jackson's body. He also says Jackson was taking some unspecified...
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USA: NEW YORK: BREAKTHROUGH FOR TREATMENT OF ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE
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Scientists in the United States say they've made a breakthrough in treating Alzheimer's disease.
Newly published research in The New England Journal of Medicine shows that in moderately severe Alzheimer's patients,...
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Ingredient in many popular painkillers may cause liver damage, it's claimed
Chicago - 5 July, 2006
1. Various of Tylenol on pharmacy shelf
2. Close up of Tylenol package warning
3. Interior pharmacy
New York - 5 July 2006
4. Various of New York University Hospital's Dr Lewis Teperman at desk
5. SOUNDBITE:...