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UK plan could phase out smoking among young people by 2040 Academics and campaigners welcome the move Changes could hurt major tobacco companies, shares fall Tobacco industry warns of unintended consequences MANCHESTER, England, Oct 4 (Reuters) – Britain’s government on Wednesday proposed banning younger generations from ever buying cigarettes, a move that would give the … Read more
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[1/2]A Kaiser Permanente health care center is pictured in Anaheim, California, U.S., October 3, 2023 as more than 75,000 Kaiser Permanente healthcare workers could go on strike from Oct. 4 to Oct. 7 across the United States. REUTERS/Mike Blake Acquire Licensing Rights WASHINGTON, Oct 3 (Reuters) – Kaiser Permanente appeared headed for a labor clash … Read more
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Sept 22 (Reuters) – U.S. government services would be disrupted and hundreds of thousands of federal workers furloughed without pay if Congress fails to provide funding for the fiscal year starting Oct. 1. Workers deemed “essential” would remain on the job, but without pay. Many government agencies have not updated shutdown plans they have prepared … Read more
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A 0.25 mg injection pen of Novo Nordisk’s weight-loss drug Wegovy is shown in this photo illustration in Oslo, Norway, September 1, 2023. REUTERS/Victoria Klesty/Illustration/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights Novo announces launch of Wegovy in the United Kingdom Novo says launch will be “controlled and limited” Drug to be available through specialist NHS scheme and … Read more
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U.S. President Joe Biden speaks about protecting Social Security, Medicare, and lowering prescription drug costs, during a visit to OB Johnson Park and Community Center, in Hallandale Beach, Florida, U.S. November 1, 2022. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights Aug 31 (Reuters) – Drugmakers challenging a Biden administration program requiring them to negotiate with Medicare … Read more
BEIJING, Aug 13 (Reuters) – China’s northern region of Inner Mongolia reported two cases of bubonic plague on Saturday, following a previous infection that was detected on Aug. 7, the local government said. The two people infected are the husband and daughter of the previous case, the government said in a statement on its website. … Read more
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[1/3]An overweight woman sits on a chair in Times Square in New York, May 8, 2012. America’s obesity epidemic is so deeply rooted that it will take dramatic and systemic measures – from overhauling farm policies and zoning laws to, possibly, introducing a soda tax – to fix it, the influential… Read more Aug 10 … Read more