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Ex-Black Panther who maintained innocence in bombing that killed an officer dies in Nebraska prison

The Grio 09 Dec 2023
Ed Poindexter, who argued he was targeted by the FBI because he was a member of the Black Panther Party, died at the age of 79. OMAHA, Neb ... News. Featured ... U.S. approves two sickle cell gene therapies, which doctors hope can cure the painful disorder ... Africa faces “unprecedented food crisis” as 3 in 4 can’t afford healthy diet, UN says.
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3 Alabama officers fired in connection to fatal shooting of Black man at his home

The Grio 09 Dec 2023
Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s review of the shooting of Steve Perkins is ongoing. DECATUR, Ala ... A fourth officer was suspended, the mayor said ... Featured ... approves two sickle cell gene therapies, which doctors hope can cure the painful disorder ... Africa faces “unprecedented food crisis” as 3 in 4 can’t afford healthy diet, UN says ... .
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Indian javelin star Neeraj Chopra hungry for more Olympic glory in 2024

Al Jazeera 09 Dec 2023
Doha, Qatar – From growing up on a farm in northern India, to picking up a javelin aged 13, and winning Olympic and world titles by the age of 25. the phrase “meteoric rise” has never felt so apt when it comes to describing the Indian track and field star Neeraj Chopra ... Playing football on Robben Island ... Surf therapy transforms lives in South Africa ... .
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U.S. approves two sickle cell gene therapies, which doctors hope can cure the painful disorder

The Grio 08 Dec 2023
Regulators on Friday approved two gene therapies for sickle cell disease that doctors hope can cure the painful, inherited blood disorder that afflicts mostly Black people in the U.S ... The two gene therapies are the first approved in the U.S ... The FDA has previously OK’d 15 gene therapies for other conditions.
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Africa faces “unprecedented food crisis” as 3 in 4 can’t afford healthy diet, UN says

The Grio 08 Dec 2023
“The majority of Africa’s population — about 78% or more than one billion people — remain unable to afford a healthy diet, compared with 42% at the global level, and the number is rising,” said the report from the Food and Agriculture Organization, the U.N. Economic Commission for Africa, the World Food Program and the African Union Commission.
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FDA expected to approve first CRISPR gene-editing treatment, bringing hope to thousands with sickle cell disease

The Philadelphia Tribune 08 Dec 2023
... disease, not that it’s the first CRISPR therapy ... The majority of patients with sickle cell live in Africa and India, and bluebird’s Obenshain said the company doesn’t have plans to introduce “this version” of its gene therapy there, noting that it’s too expensive to manufacture.
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Sport Weekly: Inside the plan to revamp English women’s football

Al Jazeera 08 Dec 2023
Welcome to Al Jazeera’s Sport Weekly newsletter, which explores the intersection of sport with politics, culture and money. You can sign up here ... list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Women’s football set to enter lucrative ‘NewCo’ era but pitfalls remain ... end of list ... No financial fair play rules have been announced ... Surf therapy transforms lives in South Africa. .
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Ibogaine helped me beat heroin addiction, but I oppose Kentucky funding psychedelic research

Courier Journal 07 Dec 2023
Show Caption. Hide Caption. Louisville jail has vending machine that gives free Narcan to help prevent OD deaths ... Matt Stone, Louisville Courier Journal ... Ibogaine, a psychedelic root found in West Africa, is considered an agonist therapy that works to prevent withdrawal and reduce cravings for opioids ... I used ibogaine to overcome heroine addiction ...
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Global Neuroendocrine Carcinoma Treatment Industry is estimated to achieve a valuation of US$ 2.9 Billion by 2029, according to FMI

Pharmiweb 04 Dec 2023
The treatment landscape for neuroendocrine carcinoma has evolved rapidly, thanks to advancements in medical research and the development of targeted therapies ... Therapies and Treatments ... Neuroendocrine carcinoma treatment options in Africa can be limited, with access to specialized care and advanced therapies concentrated in a few urban centers.
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A way of saying ‘we shall overcome’: Playing football on Robben Island

Al Jazeera 04 Dec 2023
Cape Town, South Africa – One morning in December 1967, prison warders strode into Robben Island’s Cell Block 4 with a football and randomly chose two teams of 11 ... Surf therapy transforms lives in South Africa. list 2 of 4India’s Rohit and Kohli skip white-ball leg of South Africa cricket tour.
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‘It gave me a purpose’: Surf therapy transforms lives in South Africa

Al Jazeera 02 Dec 2023
Cape Town, South AfricaIt’s a Monday morning and a dozen teenagers from a school for students with autism and related conditions have arrived for their weekly surf therapy session ... With five sites in South Africa and one in Liberia, Waves for Change now delivers its surf therapy programme to 2,500 children every week.
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A Breakthrough in Gene Editing

The Atlantic 29 Nov 2023
I spoke with my colleague Sarah Zhang about a breakthrough in CRISPR therapy, and when it is ethical to use the gene-editing technology ... regulators approved a new therapy that uses CRISPR—a gene-editing technology that allows scientists to make cuts to DNA—to treat people with sickle-cell disease ... Who can actually get access to this therapy? Lora.
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S.Leone under curfew after military armoury attacked

Lebanon Democrat 26 Nov 2023
Sierra Leone, an English-speaking country in West Africa, has been going through a political crisis following presidential and general elections in June this year.- Series of West Africa coups - ... Why the overuse of 'therapy-speak' is proving to be problematic ... West Africa has seen a series of military coups and attempted coups since August 2020 ... ....
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Why did Oscar Pistorius lose his legs? A look at the birth defect that changed ...

The Daily Mail 24 Nov 2023
The double amputee, who ran in the London 2012 Olympic games for South Africa, will be on parole until December 2029. He will have to undergo therapy for 'gender-based violence' under the conditions of his release ... Pistorius and Reeva Steenkamp arrive for an awards ceremony in Johannesburg, South Africa ... NHSOscar PistoriusLondonSouth Africa.
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Global Radiation Therapy Software Industry reaching a robust value of US$ 847.9 Million, at a CAGR of 8.20%. By 2032

Pharmiweb 21 Nov 2023
The latest industry report reveals an optimistic outlook for the Global Radiation Therapy Software Industry, with projections indicating a significant surge ... Global Radiation Therapy Software Industry ... Global Radiation Therapy Software Industry is hindered by unexpected errors from come from mistakes in the program logic, commonly called as bugs.
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