Row over drug blamed for birth defects returns to court 40 years on
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteCampaigners who believe their babies were harmed by a pregnancy drug have returned to the High Court for the first time in…
UK facing 'beyond complicated' battle with fentanyl, as deadly opioid could replace heroin amid Afghan poppy farming ban
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe UK is facing a “beyond complicated” crisis in the battle to keep an opioid that is 50 times stronger than heroin…
US surgeon general warns of next public health priority: loneliness
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThere’s an ailment linked to increased heart attacks, depression, diabetes, crime and premature death in the US, and it’s affecting people Read…
Medicinal cannabis helps cancer pain - study
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteMedicinal cannabis can help relieve pain caused by cancer and reduce the number of drugs patients need, Canadian research suggests. Read More
Two Met cops arrested on suspicion of kidnapping, beating and raping a woman after meeting her at a nightclub
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteTwo Metropolitan Police officers have been arrested on suspicion of kidnapping, beating and raping a woman after meeting her at a nightclub. Read…
Brazilian man found guilty of raping his daughter breaks into home while out on appeal for conviction, shoots and kills her and son-in-law
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteA Brazilian man gunned down his daughter and son-in-law and also wounded two other people before he was shot dead. Read More
Amputations in UK on the rise as diabetes hits crisis point
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteHundreds of diabetes sufferers are having limbs amputated amid a spiralling obesity crisis. Read More
Career APOCALYPSE: 83M jobs are set to vanish globally by 2027 - bank and postal clerks
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteA staggering 83 million jobs will be nixed globally in the next five years as bank and postal clerks, cashiers, secretaries and other…
Tens of thousands of TONS of toxic chemicals are released each year from everyday goods in homes and offices
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteTens of thousands of tons of toxic chemicals are released by everyday consumer products in homes and workplaces each year in the…
Palestinian hunger striker Khader Adnan dies in Israeli custody
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteA Palestinian Islamic Jihad leader died on Tuesday in Israeli custody after an 87-day hunger strike, authorities said, the first such fatality…