Indonesia will push back by as much as seven years an October deadline for halal labels on food, drugs and cosmetics, after industry voiced fears the move could bring chaos and threaten supplies of life-saving vaccines and other products.
... Bayer is banking on the mild side effects of its experimental prostate cancer drug darolutamide, as it prepares to take on established rival products by Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson.
... (Reuters Health) - Newborns who don't get baths right away may be more likely to be exclusively breastfed than infants who get whisked away to be washed soon after delivery, a U.S. study suggests.
... (Reuters Health) - More young men and women are binge-drinking into their mid- and late-20s today than a generation ago, increasing their risk of accidental injuries, deaths and a variety of chronic illnesses, researchers say.
... (Reuters Health) - Post-mammogram form letters telling women about dense ******* may be more confusing than helpful if they are difficult to read and understand, researchers say.
... (Reuters Health) - Hand hygiene compliance among paramedics may be "remarkably low," according to a study that monitored ambulance workers in Scandinavia and Australia over six months.
... Sight Diagnostics, an Israeli medical devices startup that’s using AI technology to speed up blood testing, has closed a $27.8 million Series C funding round. The company has built a desktop machine, called OLO, that analyzes cartridges manually loaded with drops of the patient’s blood — performing blood counts in situ. The new funding is ... At least 922 children and young adults have died of measles in Madagascar since October, despite a huge emergency vaccination program, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday.
... Mirrors, gearshift lever, pedals, steering wheel … there are parts of the car that will be replaced or eliminated with advances in electric drive and “by wire” driving The advent of autonomous driving within a few decades really promises to clean up commands and tools, turning cars into self-propelled salons similar to miniature railway cars. Before then, however, it ... Merck & Co Inc said on Thursday it was launching three late-stage studies for its cancer immunotherapy Keytruda as a combination treatment for prostate cancer after the drug showed anti-tumor activity in an early-stage trial.
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Indonesia to postpone halal label deadline amid industry concerns
Bayer stresses drug’s tolerability in bid for prostate cancer market
Delayed newborn baths tied to higher breastfeeding rates
More young adults binge-drinking well into their 20s
Breast-density notification letters may be too dense
Paramedics not washing their hands nearly enough
Biotech AI startup Sight Diagnostics gets $27.8M to speed up blood tests
Nearly 1,000 Madagascar children dead of measles since October: WHO
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Merck to further study Keytruda in prostate cancer after early success