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The U.S. FDA Has Approved The First Long-Acting Monthly 2-Shot Drug Combo That Can Replace Daily HIV Pills. The Combo, Called Cabenuva, Comprises Rilpivirine, Sold As Edurant By Johnson & Johnson, And A New Drug, Cabotegravir, From ViiV Healthcare. The Combo Are Given As Separate Shots Once A Month. 2 Months Dosing Is Also Being Tested.

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Scientists, In A First Of Its Kind, May Have Discovered A Way To Reverse Aging In Folks Over 64 Years By Using Oxygen Therapy (Breathing Pure Oxygen In Pressurized Chamber) To Target Cells And DNA Linked To Aging. The 3 Months Experiment Period Indicates That Folks Gained 25 Years Younger At The Cellular Biological Level. Hmm!

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Scientists Are Building The World’s Most Powerful Camera, At SLAC Lab. CA, For Rubin Observatory In Chile. The 3.2 Billion Pixel Camera ( ~13 Ft Long And ~5 Ft In Diameter) Was Tested By Taking The World’s Largest Single Photo Showing A Romanesco Broccoli. It Will Map The Southern Sky In Chile For 10 Years To Study Dark Matter & Energy.

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A California Based Company, Ubiquitous Energy, Has Developed Transparent Solar Cells That Can Be Used To Create Solar Windows. This’s Cool Because Of The Clean Energy Benefits Of The Glass Windows That Generate Electricity As Solar Glasses In Homes, Cars, And Phones. The Solar Windows Have Relatively Low Efficiency But Are Cost-Effective Than R…

Gender Bias Against Females Exist Everywhere. But To Think That At least 90% Of Men And Women Are Biased Against Women Is Worrisome. This Is Based On A UN Report In Areas Like Jobs, Education, And Politics. Zimbabwe And Philippines, E.G, Are Said To Have The Highest Bias In Reproductive Rights And Violence Against Women.

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Previous Studies Have Associated Air Pollution With Dementia And Reduction In Intelligence. And Now, A New Recent Study Is Linking Air Pollution, With Particles Smaller Than 2.5 Micrometres, To Depression And Suicide. And That Cutting The Air Pollution To EU Legal Limit Could Prevent About 15% Of Depression.

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The First New Strain Of HIV, In 19 Years, Called “HIV-1 Group M, subtype L,” Has Been Discovered. Now, Before You Start Freaking Out, This Is Just Another Additional Subtype Of HIV. This Means That It Poses No New Threat As The Current Testing And Preventive Treatments Will Diagnose And Treat The New Strain.

The Air Pollution (Smog) Levels In Delhi, India Capital, Are At Record High, 20X Beyond WHO Safe Limit, That Living There Seems Like Smoking 30+ Cigarettes/Day. This Is Due To Emissions From Vehicle, Factory, Farm Burning, And Diwali Fireworks. The Condition Has Led To Driving Restrictions, Flight Diversion, And Public Health Emergency Etc.

California Is At The Forefront Of Major Changes Including Those That Relate To Animal Rights. It Became The First US State To Ban The Sale And Manufacture Of Animal Furs. The Ban Exempts Leather, Cow Hides And The Full Skin Of Deer, Sheep, And Goats. A Bill Has Also Been Signed To Ban Most Animals From Circus Use.

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California Has Become The First State To Pass A Law That Would Enable HIV Preventive Drugs, PrEP And PEP, To Be Dispense Over The Counter By Pharmacists With The Necessary Training, In A Bid To Improve Access To The Drugs. Pharmacists Will Be Able To Dispense 60 Days Of Drugs, After Which, A Doctor’s Prescription Would Be Required.

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