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PARIS (Reuters) – Valneva on Tuesday reported positive results for its COVID-19 vaccine in early stage clinical trials and said it planned to launch a Phase Three trial this month. The French drugmaker, whose shot uses the technology behind its licensed Japanese encephalitis vaccine, tested its vaccine in 153 adults with three dose levels based

If there’s one thing that unites all diets, it’s can’t. Diets tell you what foods you can’t eat, how much food you can’t eat, and now, with the rise of intermittent fasting, even when you can’t eat. Yes, depriving yourself of food can lead to temporary weight loss. But eating well is less about what

NHS knew ‘for a MONTH’ about cervical cancer screening blunder that saw almost 50,000 women miss out on smear test invites and results More than 4,500 women were not sent the results of their screening tests  Whereas more than 40,000 were not sent appointment invitations or reminders  The BMA has called the situation ‘incredibly serious’

FRIDAY, Aug. 3, 2018 — Short-lasting hiccups are annoying enough, but some people get hiccups that last longer a month or more. The longest recorded case? An Iowa farmer had hiccups continually for 69 years and nine months, according to the Guinness Book of World Records. In most cases, persistent hiccups (two days or more)

I’m one of those people who really loves a good walk. I spent most of my adult life in Manhattan, where I walked everywhere. Now, as a travel writer, I find that walking around is really the best way to get to know the ins and outs of a new place. So when I was

UK vitamin D supplementation policy needs to change to protect the health and lives of babies, pregnant women and dark skinned individuals, say University of Birmingham researchers as they today highlighted the death of a baby and serious ill health of two others due to a vitamin D deficiency. The death of six-month-old Noah Thahane,

Congo’s health ministry says another Ebola case has been confirmed as the pace of new cases slows one month after the outbreak was officially declared. There are now 38 confirmed cases of the virus, including 13 deaths, the health ministry said late Thursday. The newest confirmed case is in rural Iboko and is linked to

Mother with incurable breast cancer is forced to raise £1,000 each month for a drug not available on the NHS because she ‘is not ready’ to say goodbye to her three children Lesley Kennedy, of Belfast, is now taking palbociclib to keep her alive for longer It is hailed as the ‘closest thing to a