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Novel Tuberculosis Vaccine Falls Short

(MedPage Today) -- An investigational tuberculosis (TB) vaccine didn't top the standard bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine at preventing infections in infants, a multicenter, phase III trial showed. Among nearly 6,900 newborns in sub...

Novel Tuberculosis Vaccine Falls Short

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Peppermint oil lowers blood pressure in just 20 days

Peppermint oil may have an unexpected benefit for people with mildly high blood pressure. Adults who took a small dose twice daily for 20 days saw their systolic blood pressure fall by an average of…

  • Daily peppermint oil intake lowers mildly elevated blood pressure
  • 40 adults aged 18-65 participated in 20-day study
  • Systolic blood pressure reduced by 8.5mmHg in peppermint group

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