US firms seek changes to UK beef standards

Mon, 11/11/2019 - 13:47

bbc.co.uk - US lobby groups for agriculture and pharmaceutical firms want UK standards changed to be closer to those of the US in a post-Brexit trade deal. The meat lobby wants the sale of growth…

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Mom loses ovaries, uterus and toes after IUD ends up in stomach

Mon, 11/11/2019 - 12:42

foxnews.com - Tanai Smith, of Baltimore, has shared her story with several outlets hoping to help other women. (GoFundMe) A 25-year-old woman who lost her ovaries, uterus and toes after her IUD…

Category: Health

Vitamin E Acetate Confirmed Culprit In Vaping Illnesses

Mon, 11/11/2019 - 11:37

hightimes.com - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed on Friday that the additive vitamin E acetate is the likely cause of the nation’s rash of lung injuries caused by vaping. Dr.…

Category: Science

Old People Can Start Infusing Children's Blood Again

Mon, 11/11/2019 - 10:53

zerohedge.com - Less than a year after the FDA warned old people against infusing the blood of young people, Stanford graduate Jesse Karmazin says his company, Ambrosia, is back in business despite…

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Keeping Our Promises to Our Service Members, Veterans, and Military Families | Elizabeth Warren

Mon, 11/11/2019 - 06:58

elizabethwarren.com - This Veterans Day, Americans will gather in towns and cities across our country to thank our military personnel past and present. With three brothers who served, this day is…

Category: World

Bacteria that killed 3 infants traced to Pennsylvania hospital equipment

Sun, 11/10/2019 - 19:51

nbcnews.com - A Pennsylvania hospital said Friday it has discovered the source of a waterborne germ that sickened at least eight premature infants, killing three. Geisinger Medical Center in Danville…

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URGENT: HDI Launches Registry for Single Homeless Expecting Mother

Sun, 11/10/2019 - 13:54

humandefense.com - Human Defense Initiative is excited to announce our latest fundraiser for an expecting mother in need! Jennifer is a single and homeless mother, expecting her second child, a baby…

Five ways this doctor says prescribing opioids to drugs users can help | CBC News

Sat, 11/09/2019 - 16:06

cbc.ca - There's a movement in Canada to offer drug users hospital-grade opioids and London's Dr. Andrea Sereda is leading that charge. She's been prescribing opioids to some of her patients at the…

Category: Science

California Makes PrEP and PEP Available Without Prescription

Tue, 10/08/2019 - 09:19

advocate.com - Pharmacists in California will be able to dispense HIV prevention drugs without a prescription beginning next year under a bill signed into law Monday by Gov. Gavin Newsom, making the…

Category: Health

Impact 50: $500 Million To $5 Billion

Tue, 10/08/2019 - 08:56

forbes.com - Never before has it been more on trend to do good with your dollars. Coined at a Rockefeller Foundation event in 2007, the term “impact investing” is defined as investing in ventures…

Category: Business