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Pfizer and BioNTech Announce Vaccine Candidate Against COVID-19 Achieved Success in First Interim Analysis from Phase 3 Study…

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Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) and BioNTech SE (Nasdaq: BNTX) today announced their mRNA-based vaccine candidate, BNT162b2, against SARS-CoV-2 has demonstrated evidence of efficacy against COVID-19 in participants without prior evidence of SARS-CoV-2 infection, based on the first interim efficacy analysis conducted on November 8, 2020 by an external, independent Data Monitoring Committee (DMC) from the […]

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Beyoncé partners with UNICEF to bring safe water to children in remote areas of Burundi…

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Source: UNICEF Global entertainer and humanitarian Beyoncé has teamed up with UNICEF through her BeyGOOD philanthropic arm to announce the launch of BEYGOOD4BURUNDI, a multi-year partnership to provide safe water to the most vulnerable children in Burundi. The partnership will support programmes to improve water, sanitation and basic hygiene practices in the hardest-to-reach areas of […]

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How to Make a Fruit Platter… (Video)

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A fruit platter is typically made in a pretty specific way. Learn how to make your own fruit platter with help from a registered dietician in this free video clip… Healthy Recipes : How to Make a Fruit Platter… Expert: Lisa DeFazio Contact: www.lisadefazio.com Bio: Lisa DeFazio is a registered dietitian with a master’s degree […]

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UN: Women's Rights Key to Stopping Zika Outbreak

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The U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights says respecting women’s human rights and granting them access to reproductive health services are essential in the fight against the Zika virus. The virus is thought to be linked to an upsurge of birth defects in Latin America. Scientists are trying to determine if there is a definitive […]

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Conjoined Twin Girls Born in India

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A 20-year-old woman has given birth to female conjoined twins in India’s northern state of Uttar Pradesh. The twins, born Wednesday night at Jai Devi Hospital in the city of Agra, are attached at the chests and share one liver but have separate hearts and lungs. The baby girls and their mother, Mohini Singh, all […]

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WHO Bans Blood Donations from Zika-Infected Area Visitors

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The World Health Organization is advising officials not to accept blood donations from people who recently returned from countries affected by the Zika virus. The mosquito-borne virus is most prevalent in Latin America, particularly Brazil, and poses its greatest danger to pregnant women. “With the risk of incidence of new infections of Zika virus in […]

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Former Drug CEO Martin Shkreli Angers Lawmakers

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A former U.S. pharmaceutical business executive has angered lawmakers by refusing to explain why he raised the price of a life-saving pill by 5,000 percent. Martin Shkreli was removed from a congressional hearing on Thursday after citing his Fifth Amendment right to stay silent. The 32-year-old received a subpoena to appear before the hearing after […]

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UN: Female Genital Mutilation More Widespread Than Thought

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Millions more girls and women worldwide are victims of female genital mutilation than previously thought, according to UNICEF, the U.N. children’s agency. A report released Thursday says at least 200 million girls and women alive today have undergone ritual cutting, half of them living in just three countries — Egypt, Ethiopia and Indonesia. The latest […]

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Zika Virus Found in Pregnant Spanish Woman

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Spain confirmed Thursday that a pregnant woman was diagnosed with the Zika virus, the first known case in Europe. The Health Ministry said in a statement that she was presumably infected during a trip to Colombia and is in her second trimester of pregnancy. The woman is among seven people who showed symptoms of Zika […]

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US Lawmakers Grill Ex-Pharma Chief Shkreli

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A former U.S. business executive, who abruptly raised the price of a life-saving drug by more than 5,000 percent, refused to answer questions when he appeared before Congress on Thursday. Martin Shkreli’s appearance before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform was a chance for lawmakers to sound off on the case, which drew […]

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Sierra Leone Releases 55 From Ebola Quarantine

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Sierra Leone released 55 people from quarantine Wednesday after declaring them Ebola free. The dozens of people were quarantined last month after two new cases of the virus were confirmed. Sidi Yahya Tunis, spokesperson for public health emergency operations in the Sierra Leone ministry of health, said those release had been declared Ebola free by […]

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Mexico Health Ministry Downplays Zika Threat to Tourism

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Mexico’s health ministry on Wednesday sought to play down any impact on its tourism industry from the mosquito-borne Zika virus, emphasizing the disease was under control and far from its main tourist centers. The infection presents no risk for tourist activity, Alberto Diaz, a senior official from the health ministry, told tour operators during a […]

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Latin Heath Ministers Hold Emergency Zika Meeting

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Latin American health ministers agreed Wednesday on a public information campaign and boosted the number of medical workers to fight the mosquito-borne Zika virus, which poses the greatest threat to pregnant women. The 14 officials — including Brazilian Health Minister Marcelo Castro, whose country has been hit hardest by the virus — held emergency talks […]

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Three-Person Embryo ‘Ethical’ says Report

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It is ethical, under certain conditions, to create an embryo from the DNA of three people, according to a new report. The report from the Institute of Medicine said using DNA from three people, a man and two women, was ethical in certain situations. Researchers think creating embryos this way could one day prevent passing […]

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Less Alzheimer’s Seen in Elderly Who Consumed Fish

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Eating seafood has a number of well-known health benefits. The vitamins and minerals in fish protect against heart disease and stroke and are good for brain development. Now, a new study shows that consuming fish at least once per week, even seafood that contains mercury, lowers the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease in some people. […]