Big Pharma Merck under scrutiny for knowingly making killer asthma drug that leads children to suicide

Big Pharma Merck under scrutiny for knowingly making killer asthma drug that leads children to suicide

Singulair, also known as montelukast, is available to adults and children as a medication for severe allergies and asthma. The drug “blocks chemicals, called leukotrienes, in the body,” according to Dr Michelle Perro, a paediatrician. Leukotrienes “can be involved in the precipitation of asthma and can cause respiratory symptoms, as well as inflammation of the airways,” Perro says.

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Fears US Supreme Court decision to quash Affirmative Action will stall Black students’ education

Fears US Supreme Court decision to quash Affirmative Action will stall Black students’ education

What exactly does this mean for the future generations of Black students applying to institutions of higher education? It’s too early to tell, but we can guess from what’s happened in the nine states that have already eliminated affirmative action.

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Wagner Group: Ukraine war was started by Russian oligarchy to benefit themselves, gain power

Wagner Group: Ukraine war was started by Russian oligarchy to benefit themselves, gain power

The war was started by the Russian oligarchy to benefit themselves and gain power. In his rant, Prigozhin did not criticise Russian President Vladimir Putin by name, focusing instead on the broader Russian elite, and specifically on his personal enemy Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu.

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Why superrich Britons beg to be taxed: ‘I see it as a problem if you’ve so much money that you no longer need a functioning society’

Why superrich Britons beg to be taxed: ‘I see it as a problem if you’ve so much money that you no longer need a functioning society’

On both sides of the Atlantic, the Patriotic Millionaires are notable for being unusually public and unusually frank – US chair Morris Pearl, a former MD at investment firm BlackRock, has described how the Covid-19 pandemic made him personally wealthier, and how he doesn’t check his bank balance because he doesn’t need to.

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Over 22,533 lactating Tigrayan women part of 20 million Ethiopians hit by USAID/WFP food aid pause

Over 22,533 lactating Tigrayan women part of 20 million Ethiopians hit by USAID/WFP food aid pause

Samre is a farming community, but the war between the federal government and the rebel Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) not only forced more than 1.8 million people from their homes, but upturned years of investment in agricultural development, the mainstay of the Tigray economy.

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Russian propaganda finds fertile ground in Africa as Wanger mercenaries battle to upstage France

Russian propaganda finds fertile ground in Africa as Wanger mercenaries battle to upstage France

Russian propaganda has found fertile ground in Africa among grievances over France’s decades-old track record of military intervention and heavy-handed diplomacy, officials said. Reuters spoke to more than a dozen French officials who described France’s increasingly urgent efforts to counter Moscow’s influence, which Paris believes undermines a long-term diplomatic effort aimed at overcoming the past and how it is perceived in Africa.

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How clothe makers pre-pollute unborn babies with toxic chemicals used to add better smell on textiles

How clothe makers pre-pollute unborn babies with toxic chemicals used to add better smell on textiles

The chemical cocktails in fragrances are often toxic as they are derived from petroleum and coal tar, and not made from the essential oils of flowers or sweet-smelling plants. As soon as you smell an air freshener, scented candle or laundry detergent, you have already absorbed the chemicals into your body as they enter through your lungs.

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New investigation lays bare how textile firms add dangerous chemicals to clothing for fragrance to boost profits

New investigation lays bare how textile firms add dangerous chemicals to clothing for fragrance to boost profits

Although Europe practices precautionary principles, the US assumes chemicals are safe until proven otherwise. Unfortunately, it may take many years before science can prove a toxin triggers negative health effects, unnecessarily exposing you to danger. Laundry detergent, fabric softener and dryer sheets also add fragrance to your clothing, much of which may be vented to your neighbourhood through your dryer, contributing to declining air quality.

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Scientists: Increased drilling of underground water between1993 and 2010 has tilted Earth’s axis of rotation

Scientists: Increased drilling of underground water between1993 and 2010 has tilted Earth’s axis of rotation

Gravitational surveys have measured the depletion of underground reservoirs, which is caused in large part by irrigation, especially in northwestern India and western North America. These surveys show that groundwater pumping shifted enough mass into the oceans to cause 6.24 millimetres of global sea-level rise between 1993 and 2010

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How Florida-based tech-savvy young woman Marissa Kearny is matching Black-owned businesses with big stores in US

How Florida-based tech-savvy young woman Marissa Kearny is matching Black-owned businesses with big stores in US

In 2018, Census Bureau data found about 3,115,000 Black-owned businesses had no employees, compared to 134,567 with employees. Yet, Black companies only make up about three per cent of all US businesses.

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