HPV vaccines ‘substantially’ reduce cervical cancer risk: study
PARIS, France (AFP) -- Cervical cancer cases plummeted among British women who received a vaccination against the human papillomavirus, according…
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Planet vs people as Panama’s mangroves are turned into coal
by Moises AVILA Agence France-Presse Elieser Rodriguez emerges blackened from the thick smoke of burning pyres slowly transforming the limbs…
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WHO grants India’s Covaxin jab emergency approval
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- The World Health Organization on Wednesday issued an emergency use listing for the India-made Covaxin vaccine,…
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Insulin maker Novo Nordisk raises full-year targets
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AFP) -- Danish pharmaceuticals group Novo Nordisk, the world's leading insulin maker, said Wednesday it is raising its…
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US father of cognitive therapy dies at 100
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- American psychiatrist Aaron T. Beck, considered the father of cognitive therapy -- an approach developed…
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WHO urges vaccine against bacteria killing 150,000 babies each year
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- The World Health Organization on Wednesday called for the urgent development of a vaccine against a…
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US approval for Moderna teen vaccines delayed
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US biotech firm Moderna said Sunday that American officials have delayed approving its Covid-19 vaccine…
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Covid-19 compared with other deadly viruses
by Olivier THIBAULT Agence France Presse The global death toll from Covid-19, which is set to pass five million,…
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Merck strikes deal for global access to Covid drug
by Robin MILLARD GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- US drugmaker Merck & Co. on Wednesday announced a deal that could see…
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Orkney’s seaweed-eating sheep offer hopes of greener farming
by Véronique DUPONT with Stuart GRAHAM in Dundee Agence France-Presse NORTH RONALDSAY (ORKNEY), United Kingdom (AFP) - On a tiny island…
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