Health

AstraZeneca: Shot will be effective against Covid-19 variant

[ad_1] The head of drugmaker AstraZeneca, which is developing a coronavirus vaccine that is expected to be approved by UK authorities this week, says researchers believe the injection will be effective against a new variant of the virus that drives rapid increase in infections in Great Britain. AstraZeneca CEO Pascal …

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Stay @ home: The decline of the stay-at-home parent

[ad_1] When you have a week-old baby on your hands, the most common question you get is when will you go back to work, says a parenting expert. Nathan Wallis, a neuroscience educator and child development specialist, says that being a stay-at-home parent has gone from being the norm to …

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Three hospitalized after eating datura in Christchurch prison

[ad_1] First published on By Amber allott Three inmates from Christchurch Women’s Prison were admitted to hospital, and now face new charges, after eating the hallucinogenic plant, datura. The women told authorities they found datura growing on the prison grounds. (file photo) Photo: 123RF The prison is conducting an operational …

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‘Dangerous’ substitute found in MDMA tests

[ad_1] Summer festival goers are being warned of an “incredibly dangerous” substitute that is increasingly appearing in MDMA being tested. Know Your Stuff has reported in its latest drug testing clinics that what people thought would be pure MDMA is just cathinones or just enough MDMA to “fake” the tests. …

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