August 6, 2020

UK Health Officials Say Painkillers Do More Harm Than Good

Health officials from the UK’s National Health Service say painkillers such as paracetamol (acetaminophen), ibuprofen, aspirin, and opioids do more harm than good and should not be prescribed to treat chronic pain.
August 6, 2020

Thousands Turn Out In German Capital To Protest Against Coronavirus Restrictions

Thousands of people in the German capital Berlin have taken part in a protest against the country's coronavirus restrictions.
August 6, 2020

Vitamin B3 Shows Promise For Glaucoma Patients

A clinical trial led by the Center for Eye Research Australia has shown that vitamin B3 (nicotinamide) could play an important role in protecting against nerve cell damage that leads to blindness in glaucoma.
July 31, 2020

Pharma Stocks Fall After U.S. President Donald Trump Targets Drug Prices With Executive Orders

Shares in pharmaceutical companies shares fell after U.S. President Donald Trump said he was signing four executive orders aiming to lower drug prices.
July 31, 2020

Cuba Green Lights GMO Crop Cultivation Amidst Severe Food Shortages

In the midst of a food crisis and shortages worsened by the coronavirus pandemic, Cuba has officially opened the door to GM crops as a “complement to conventional agriculture”.
July 31, 2020

Bill Gates Says Multiple Vaccine Doses Could Be Necessary To Protect People From Coronavirus

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates says that people could need multiple doses of a vaccine to immunize themselves from the coronavirus.
July 31, 2020

Pandemic Fallout Will Leave 6.7 Million Children Dangerously Undernourished, UNICEF Warns

Almost seven million children could become dangerously undernourished this year, a stark report has warned, amid growing concerns that the fallout from the pandemic will kill more people than the coronavirus itself.
July 31, 2020

Low Plasma Vitamin D Level Associated With Increased Risk Of Coronavirus Infection

A new study has identified that low plasma vitamin D level appears to be an independent risk factor for coronavirus infection and hospitalization.