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Swiss reject ban on animal testing in referendum

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Pharmaceutical industry opposed testing ban Tobacco advertising more restricted to protect youngsters Proposals on equity tax and media funding rejected ZURICH, Feb 13 (Reuters) – Swiss voters rejected a proposal by animal rights activists to make Switzerland the first country to ban medical and scientific experiments on animals, but approved tougher restrictions on cigarette advertising … Read more

Hearth site in Utah desert reveals human tobacco use 12,300 years ago

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WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 (Reuters) – Scientists have found evidence of a milestone in human culture — the earliest known use of tobacco — in the remains of a hearth built by early inhabitants of inland North America about 12,300 years ago in the Great Salt Lake in Utah. Desert. Researchers discovered four charred seeds of … Read more

Number of people with dementia to rise by 40% to 78 million by 2030 -WHO

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A man visits his wife at a care facility for the elderly with dementia in a greenhouse built to combat loneliness after a visitation ban was imposed due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in Wassenaar, the Netherlands, April 9, 2020. REUTERS/Piroschka of the Wouw/File photo More than 55 million people with dementia – report Prevalence … Read more