June 2019

Peanut allergy: Could treatment change Wrexham boy’s life

Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionLisa admits “it’s a risk” but says that for Bradleigh and their family, it could transform their lives “I’m really nervous about it. I’m not going to lie, I’m petrified.” Lisa Valentine’s son, Bradleigh, has a potentially fatal nut allergy, so the first time she watches him […]

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FDA targets vaping ‘influencers’ for online promotions

U.S. regulators moved to discipline vaping companies for inappropriately promoting their flavored nicotine formulas through so-called influencers on Facebook, Twitter and other social media sites. The Food and Drug Administration sent warning letters Friday to four companies that used paid social media influencers to pitch nicotine solutions to their online followers, including flavors like Watermelon

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Lack of abortion access troubles Guam’s 1st female governor

The first female governor of Guam says she’s concerned that a lack of abortion access in the U.S. territory means women will be forced to seek illegal or dangerous alternatives. The last abortion provider in the heavily Catholic Pacific island retired in 2018, and no other doctors are willing to perform the procedure. That’s forcing

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Chernobyl: Russia TV remake vows ‘alternative view’

Image copyright Sky UK/HBO Image caption At least 31 people were killed and many more were injured in the world’s worst nuclear power accident The Russian culture ministry is partially funding an alternative TV dramatisation of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, according to reports. It follows the conclusion of HBO’s critically-acclaimed Chernobyl series, praised for its

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Ford Bridgend: Workers ‘feel betrayed’, says first minister

Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionWorkers react to news that Ford’s engine plant will close in 2020 Workers at the Ford Bridgend site feel angry and betrayed, First Minister Mark Drakeford has said. The company plans ito shut its site in the town in autumn 2020, blaming costs and changing customer demand.

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Captain in Budapest Cruise Accident Was Involved in Earlier Boat Crash

LONDON — The captain of a river cruise ship involved in a deadly accident on the Danube River in Budapest last week was previously involved in a boat collision in the Netherlands in April, prosecutors in Hungary said on Friday. The 64-year-old Ukrainian captain, identified by the police only as C. Yuriy, had served as

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