An initiative to protect Swiss food from genetically modified organisms (GMOs), backed by 137,000 supporters, has been submitted to the Federal Chancellery in Bern.
Driven by rising rates in high blood pressure, nearly 6 in 10 women in the United States will have some type of cardiovascular disease in the next 25 years, according to a new scientific statement published in Circulation, the peer-reviewed, flagship journal of the American Heart Association.
Researchers at the University of Oulu, Finland, have developed a new approach to remediate wastewater using a type of modified pine tree bark to remove residues of antibiotics, antidepressants, and blood pressure medication from wastewater effluent.
Dietary supplements are set to be formally recognized as a distinct category in global trade for the first time, following a recent update to the Harmonized System by the World Customs Organization.
Agrochemical maker Bayer and attorneys for cancer patients have announced a proposed $7.25 billion settlement to resolve thousands of U.S. lawsuits alleging the company failed to warn people that its popular weedkiller Roundup could cause cancer.
The UK’s COVID-19 compensation bill has surged, with the country’s National Health Service (NHS) admitting that the number of claims had “exceeded anticipated levels”.
Maternal zinc levels during pregnancy could impact infant growth outcomes in the first six months, according to new research published in the Frontiers in Nutrition journal.
Swiss Anti-GMO Initiative Handed in at Bern