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Month: October 2019

HIV-prevention drugs will soon be available without a prescription at California pharmacies

HIV prevention drugs will be available without a prescription starting next year in California under a bill signed Monday by the state’s Democratic governor. The medications covered by the new legislation are pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP), which both help prevent HIV infections. The state will be the first in the country to

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‘Queer Eye’ heads to Japan in new trailer

As Jonathan Van Ness would say — can you believe? “Queer Eye” is going to Japan. The Emmy Award-winning Netflix show, which brands itself as “more than just a makeover,” dropped a new trailer Tuesday, revealing the “Fab Five” are going to Tokyo for a special four-episode season. The trailer shows the five experts (on

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American arrested at Juarez border crossing for trying to smuggle arsenal of weapons into Mexico

Mexican customs officers in Juarez arrested a U.S. citizen over the weekend for allegedly trying to smuggle an arsenal of weapons and ammunition into Mexico. The man was identified by officials only as “Alonso M.,” and a mugshot photo released by Mexican authorities had his eyes blacked out. Mexico’s criminal justice system handles the public

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New bill aims to cap nicotine levels in e-cigarettes

US Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi announced new legislation Monday that would put a cap the concentration of nicotine in e-cigarette products. The newly introduced bill would restrict nicotine content to no more than 20 milligrams per milliliter “to make them significantly less addictive and appealing to youth,” according to an announcement Monday by Krishnamoorthi’s office. The

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