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B14m of fake cosmetics, brand bags seized

Falsely labelled toothpaste, cosmetics and brand-name bags, worth about 14 million baht in total, were seized and a Chinese national arrested by consumer protection police and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) officials during raids in Bangkok and Samut Prakan last week.

Bangkok Post

Is chocolate good for your heart? Finally the FDA has an answer – kind of

For years, chocolate-lovers have pointed to studies suggesting compounds in cocoa may be good for heart health. But some of the recent evidence comes from flavanol-rich cocoa, not from candy bars

WEKU

Potentially harmful drug in Broward company’s weight loss pill triggers recall, FDA says

MIAMI — A Broward health company’s weight loss pill caught the attention of the FDA after the regulatory agency found it contained a drug that was taken off the market more than a decade ago for possibly causing severe health risks.

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Can psychedelics really treat OCD, depression, and chronic pain? A researcher explains how they work and their potential risks

"The drugs so far appear to be quite effective."

Fortune

Abortion pill could be pulled off market by Texas lawsuit

A Texas lawsuit could threaten the nationwide availability of medication abortion, which now accounts for the majority of abortions in the U.S. The case filed by abortion opponents who helped challenge Roe v. Wade seeks to reverse a decades-old approval by the Food and Drug Administration

The Independent UK

Use of psychedelics to treat PTSD, OCD, depression and chronic pain – a researcher discusses recent trials, possible risks

New research is exploring whether psychedelic drugs, taken under strict medical supervision, might help in treating post-traumatic stress disorder, chronic pain, depression and obsessive-compulsive disorder. SciLine interviewed Dr. Jennifer Mitchell – a professor in the Departments of Neurology and Psychiatry Behavioral Science in the School of Medicine at the University…

The Conversation

U.S. women still can’t get birth control pills over the counter. Inside one company's 9-year struggle to change that

Post-Roe, women’s access to contraception is more important than ever. But Perrigo's HRA Pharma is still waiting to hear back from the FDA.

Fortune

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2 Dividend Stocks to Buy in 2023 for a Stable Income Stream

Although the Fed is expected to go slow with rate hikes, they are not expected to end anytime soon. Moreover, the possibility of a recession cannot be ruled out yet. Given the uncertainties, fundamentally sound dividend stocks Pfizer (PFE) and Sisecam (SIRE) could be a solid addition to your portfolio…

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40 million would lose abortion access if court blocks pill, study shows

163% more women would lose access to abortion care if the FDA's approval of mifepristone is revoked.

Axios

Dominic Raab calls for 'zero bullying' despite claims he drove officials to breakdowns

Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab said he is 'confident' he has 'behaved professionally at all times' after civil servants who worked for him warned they had lost weight, suffered breakdowns or even felt suicidal

Daily Mirror

Stop speaking publicly about bullying inquiry, union chief tells Raab

The Deputy Prime Minister has said that the allegations against him published in the media were ‘mostly incorrect’.

The Independent UK

The ‘rogue’ Trump-appointed judge with abortion pill’s future in his hands

Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk has amassed a litany of contentious rulings in less than four years

The Guardian - US

Chicken farmers say their eggs could help reduce prices

Chicken producers want to do their part to bring down current soaring egg prices

The Independent UK

5 Top Stocks to Buy for 2023

The stock market witnessed a solid start this year amid improving investors’ optimism. Moreover, experts see increased chances of a soft landing. So, fundamentally strong stocks Merck (MRK), Novartis (NVS), Sysco (SYY), Progress Software (PRGS), and LSI Industries (LYTS) could be solid buys now. These stocks pay consistent dividends. Read…

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Medication abortion could get harder to obtain – or easier: There's a new wave of post-Dobbs lawsuits on abortion pills

Medication abortion now accounts for more than half of all abortions in the United States.

The Conversation

CBD is not a cure-all – here's what science says about its real health benefits

Over the last five years, an often forgotten piece of U.S. federal legislation – the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, also known as the 2018 Farm Bill – has ushered in an explosion of interest in the medical potential of cannabis-derived cannabidiol, or CBD.

Tribune News Service

Q&A: Why Bernie Sanders says his ‘Medicare for All’ dream must wait

After railing at the injustices of U.S. health care for decades, Sen. Bernie Sanders in January became the new chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions Committee. The job gives the health care industry’s biggest Washington nemesis an unprecedented opportunity to shape health care reform in Congress. But…

Reason

Remembering the Great Pizza Funeral of 1973

Fifty years ago, dozens of people gathered in Ossineke, Michigan, for one of the strangest funerals in American history

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The Guardian - US

Trump judge’s ruling could ban abortion pill across the US

Far-right groups have asked to reverse the FDA’s approval of mifepristone, which has been on the market for decades

Tribune News Service

Texas scientists create fentanyl vaccine to combat opioid epidemic

To combat the fentanyl epidemic in the United States, researchers at the University of Houston have created a fentanyl vaccine that could help prevent overdoses. They aim to test the vaccine in a human trial within the next year.

Los Angeles Times

Robin Abcarian: Bad news: A Texas judge holds the future of medication abortion in his very conservative hands

Could a federal judge really declare that an abortion drug used safely by millions of American women over more than two decades did not receive proper vetting and force it off the market?

Reason

Biden's Anti-Vaping Policies Undermine Cancer Moonshot

To reduce cancer deaths, Biden should stop restricting safer nicotine alternatives.

Fortune

One of Biden’s top COVID advisors believes vaccine critics ‘quietly’ got jabbed on the side

The White House's former Chief Science Officer for the COVID-19 Response Team wants to work with with vaccine skeptics to solve the COVID problem.

Tribune News Service

Matthew Yglesias: Trump isn’t touting his biggest success

One sunny spring morning in May 2020, President Donald Trump stood in the White House Rose Garden and announced what would turn out to be his administration’s most striking success: Operation Warp Speed, which combined an influx of money with some trimming of bureaucracy to generate safe and effective vaccines…

Salon

A technicality could withhold RSV shots

A glitch in a law may make it difficult for children from low-income families to get the new RSV vaccine

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