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Lidl to offer free sanitary products to customers to tackle period poverty

Lidl Ireland have announced that they will provide free sanitary products to customers, as part of a new programme tackling period poverty. Announcing the move on Twitter this morning, the retailer will provide shoppers with a free box of sanitary pads or tampons every month via a coupon in the Lidl mobile app. The company… Read More »

Klobuchar says Obamacare was a missed chance to tackle high drug prices

Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., said Friday that the Obama administration missed the chance to put Big Pharma in its place when it drafted Obamacare. “I would have liked to see this be part of the Affordable Care Act,” Klobuchar said of drug pricing measures in an appearance on CNN. “But it wasn’t, in part because… Read More »

Grog tax best way to tackle Aust obesity

A tax on alcohol is the most cost-effective way to tackle worrying rates of obesity in Australia, researchers at a Victorian university say. Analysis by health economists at Deakin University found a levy based on alcoholic content, of 84 cents per standard drink, could help reduce consumption and lead to significant health benefits. Taxing sugary… Read More »