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Published on August 21, 2023 - Page 7
LONDON -- Taking a common arthritis drug with the morning-after pill Plan B could boost the contraceptive's effectiveness, according to new research...
Published on July 14, 2023 - Page 4
and JONEL ALECCIA Associated Press Writers The World Health Organization's cancer agency has deemed the sweetener aspartame -- found in diet soda and...
Published on August 22, 2022 - Page 4
LONDON — For years, global health officials have used billions of drops of an oral vaccine in a remarkably effective campaign aimed at wiping out...
Published on August 14, 2022 - Page 8
TORONTO — Alan Nichols had a history of depression and other medical issues, but none were life-threatening. When the 61-year-old Canadian was...
Published on April 20, 2022 - Page 10
LONDON — Health officials say they have detected more cases of a mysterious liver disease in children that was first identified in Britain, with new...
Published on October 24, 2021 - Page 4
What is the “delta plus” variant? A nswer: It’s a relative of the delta variant, identified by British scientists last month. It has not yet been...
Published on November 17, 2020 - Page 6
LONDON — The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control has issued new guidance to curb the spread of the coronavirus between minks and...
Published on July 21, 2020 - Page 10
LONDON — Scientists at Oxford University say their experimental coronavirus vaccine has been shown in an early trial to prompt a protective immune...
Published on June 10, 2020 - Page 1
LONDON — It’s an issue that’s been argued about for months, both by experts and by people strolling through parks all over the world: Can people who...
Published on November 5, 2019 - Page 9
LONDON — A British Parliamentary committee says some young people with autism or learning disabilities are being detained under “horrific” conditions...