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Food taxes and subsidies could reduce New Zealand’s health inequities
A consumer tax on the saturated fat, salt, and sugar content of food, accompanied by a 20 percent subsidy on fruit and vegetables, would bring…
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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Wednesday the country will have 25,000 virus tracing staff recruited by June so the country can “make progress” in…
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Analysis of data from 147 countries has uncovered new insights into the positive relationship between national income and obesity rates. Debabrata Talukdar of the State…
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Scientists discover new targets for preventing damage from viral infections
When the body faces stressful conditions such as high temperatures or lack of nutrients, cells produce the same large structures they make to combat virus…
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New triple antiviral drug combination shows early promise for treating COVID-19 in phase 2 randomized trial
A two-week course of antiviral therapy with interferon beta-1b plus lopinavir-ritonavir and ribavirin, started within 7 days of showing COVID-19 symptoms, is safe and more…
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What does the new personalized cancer medicine approved in England mean for patients?
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The reason new customers can’t get Amazon grocery delivery
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Think you already had COVID-19? New antibody study may find out.
The U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) is starting a study to determine how many Americans have already had COVID-19 without knowing it. The researchers…
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