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New drug to boost women's sex drive approved in US

Tuesday, 6 August 2019, 16:08 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

U.S. women will soon have another drug option designed to boost low sex drive: a shot they can give themselves in the thigh or abdomen that raises sexual interest for several hours. The...

What's so bad about processed foods? Scientists offer clues

Monday, 5 August 2019, 09:14 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

Chips, soda and frozen pizzas tend to be full of salt, sugar and fat, but now scientists are trying to understand if there's something else about such processed foods that might be bad for...

New gene tests for germs quickly reveal source of infections

Thursday, 1 August 2019, 10:08 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

Brian Jetter was on life support, a healthy 40-year-old suddenly battling pneumonia and sepsis, and a slew of tests had failed to find the cause. Mystery illnesses like this kill thousands of...

Daily HIV prevention pill urged for healthy people at risk

Monday, 29 July 2019, 09:36 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

Doctors should offer a daily HIV prevention pill to healthy people who are at high risk of getting infected with the virus, an influential health care panel recommended Tuesday. The new...

Scientists feel chill of crackdown on foetal tissue research

Friday, 26 July 2019, 12:11 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

To save babies from brain-damaging birth defects, University of Pittsburgh scientist Carolyn Coyne studies placentas from fetuses that otherwise would be discarded — and she's worried this kind...

ITS revises entry criteria for its Certificate programmes

Thursday, 25 July 2019, 10:56 Last update: about 8 years ago

Following internal discussions, the Institute of Tourism Studies has revised its entry criteria for its Certificate study programmes. Previously, applicants entering a Certificate programme...

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