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Reuters
13 hours ago
- Business
- Reuters
Australian regulator initiates legal action against firms for advertising medicinal cannabis
June 20 (Reuters) - An Australian regulator has initiated federal court proceedings against News Corp Australia-owned News Life Media and other firms for alleged illegal advertising of medicinal cannabis, it said on Friday. The Therapeutic Goods Administration is seeking penalties against the companies, which include natural therapies provider AG Therapeutics, media outlet and public relations firm Straight Up PR. News Corp Australia, a unit of News Corp (NWSA.O), opens new tab, did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comments. Articles published by News Life Media and Mamamia allegedly featured prohibited representations, testimonials, and endorsements from individuals like healthcare professionals and relatives, breaching advertising codes, the TGA said. The regulator has also alleged that AG Therapeutics used euphemisms like "plant medicine" and promoted medicinal cannabis for treating serious conditions on its website and social media. Under Australia's Therapeutic Goods Act 1989, prescription medicines, including medicinal cannabis, cannot be advertised directly to the public without prior approval or permission from the TGA. "We allege that AG Therapeutics, Mamamia and News Life had been warned on multiple occasions in relation to the alleged unlawful advertising of therapeutic goods," said Anthony Lawler, the head of the regulator.
Yahoo
13 hours ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Australian regulator initiates legal action against firms for advertising medicinal cannabis
(Reuters) -An Australian regulator has initiated federal court proceedings against News Corp Australia-owned News Life Media and other firms for alleged illegal advertising of medicinal cannabis, it said on Friday. The Therapeutic Goods Administration is seeking penalties against the companies, which include natural therapies provider AG Therapeutics, media outlet and public relations firm Straight Up PR. News Corp Australia, a unit of News Corp, did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comments. Articles published by News Life Media and Mamamia allegedly featured prohibited representations, testimonials, and endorsements from individuals like healthcare professionals and relatives, breaching advertising codes, the TGA said. The regulator has also alleged that AG Therapeutics used euphemisms like "plant medicine" and promoted medicinal cannabis for treating serious conditions on its website and social media. Under Australia's Therapeutic Goods Act 1989, prescription medicines, including medicinal cannabis, cannot be advertised directly to the public without prior approval or permission from the TGA. "We allege that AG Therapeutics, Mamamia and News Life had been warned on multiple occasions in relation to the alleged unlawful advertising of therapeutic goods," said Anthony Lawler, the head of the regulator.
Daily Mail
13-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Laura Henshaw hits back at critic who slammed her for saying she 'never wanted kids' and then announced her first pregnancy with husband Dalton
Laura Henshaw has hit back at a critic a day after announcing she is pregnant with her first child with husband Dalton. The Kic CEO, who broke the exciting baby news on Thursday, took to Instagram on Friday after a fan pointed out her previous thoughts about having kids - a topic she was on the fence about. 'Wasn't it like couple months ago you said you never wanted kids?' the person wrote in the comments section of her announcement. Laura, 32, posted the comment along with her response to her Instagram story. 'This is a very funny comment on this post, but just for your information last May I went on a journey to decide if I wanted to have kids or not as I didn't know,' she said. From A-list scandals and red carpet mishaps to exclusive pictures and viral moments, subscribe to the DailyMail's new showbiz newsletter to stay in the loop. The Kic CEO, who broke the exciting baby news on Thursday, took to Instagram on Friday after a fan pointed out her previous thoughts about having kids - a topic she was on the fence about 'I decided I did want children and so did my husband.' 'And while it wasn't our experience, just an FYI, it is also okay for people to change their mind,' she finished the reply. Laura captioned the Instagram story: 'While I didn't change my mind (I just truly did not know) it would have been okay if I did.' In a resurfaced interview with Mamamia last year, Laura confessed she wasn't sure she wanted children. 'I thought when I hit 31 I would feel ready, but over the past few years, the older I have gotten — the less ready I feel,' she told the publication. Laura added that time played a major role in making the decision and the moment she turned 30 she felt it was quickly 'running out'. Fertility also crossed the influencer's mind and she speculated whether or not having children is 'even possible' for her if she ever made the decision to start a family. She also opened up about struggling with whether or not she wanted to have children in her podcast series Do I Want Kids? in 2024 and admitted her indecision was difficult. 'I felt ashamed about it,' she told ELLE magazine at the time. 'We live in this prenatal society, which basically means that in the society we live in, there is the assumption that we will have children. 'I blinked and all my friends went from talking about contraception to being pregnant or having kids. And I started to feel like, what is wrong with me?' On Thursday, Laura revealed that she was pregnant and shared a sweet Instagram post which showed getting an ultrasound. Laura beamed for the camera in the black and white clip, while an image on screen showed her growing baby. The podcaster captioned her video, which was inundated with congratulations from friends and fans, with a simple love heart emoji.
Yahoo
09-06-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
After Doctors Deemed Her Treatment 'Non-Urgent,' 29-Year-Old Woman Receives Unexpected, Life-Threatening Diagnosis
Sarah Graham had only just turned 29 when she was diagnosed with stage 3 bowel cancer, a disease that is becoming more prevalent among younger patients "The first thing I said to [my surgeon] was, 'Am I going to die?' to which he said, 'Look, I hope not,' " Graham recalled about learning of her diagnosis After undergoing chemotherapy and having part of her colon removed, Graham is currently cancer-free, but she remains in a five-year period of surveillanceThe first question that Sarah Graham recalled asking her doctor after being diagnosed with stage 3 bowel cancer days following her 29th birthday was, "Am I going to die?" Her diagnosis came in 2024 after she went to the doctor to discuss a variety of symptoms, including an approximately 44-lb weight gain, extreme pain when going to the bathroom, and blood in her stool. That July, her general practitioner sent her for a stool test, which came back inconclusive, she told Australian news outlet Mamamia. A colonoscopy was recommended, but Graham learned that it had been deemed "non-urgent," meaning that she was unable to schedule it until November. The Australian interior designer's symptoms continued, and she told the outlet that she decided to get a second opinion. This led to her receiving a diagnosis that is becoming more prevalent among people her age. "I explained my symptoms again to her, and said, 'Look, [the blood] is happening almost every time I go to the bathroom now. I'm getting really scared to go to the bathroom,' " she recalled. Graham, who became lactose intolerant at 22 and was diagnosed and treated for endometriosis at 26, said that doctors initially thought that she had "something like Crohn's or Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)." She said that they told her she was "way too young for bowel cancer." However, after undergoing a "traumatic" colonoscopy, Graham said that nurses seemed to be giving her a wide berth in the recovery room. "It was getting to 6 p.m. ... and I was the only one in the recovery room," she said, adding, "And, for some reason, none of the nurses were stopping to talk to me. They were all staring at a distance." Her mom was brought back, and the surgeon finally told her that they had found a mass. Graham was told that she needed "to move quickly" to receive treatment and was scheduled for an "urgent CT scan," with the doctor saying that the mass was "likely malignant." After undergoing additional testing, she was diagnosed with stage 3 bowel cancer."I knew something was wrong [but] I never expected this. I felt let down, I think," she admitted. "I know my body, and I knew what I was living with and no one would listen." Referring to the original doctor, who believed she might be suffering from hemorrhoids or a fissure, Graham wondered "what would've happened" had she waited until November to undergo her colonoscopy. Graham had part of her colon removed and went through six months of chemotherapy. After treatment, she said that she is undergoing surveillance for five years. However, her outlook is "good" at the moment. "They've put me in a low risk of recurrence category but, of course, there is no life free of the burden of cancer, unfortunately," she explained. Now, the designer is sharing a lesson that she hopes others will learn from. "The best piece of advice I was given is that if your doctor says no to something you request, ask them to write that down. You will quickly realize that if they don't want to put their name to denying you something, and something happens later, they don't want to be liable for it," she said, adding, "If anything is out of the ordinary, you need to get it checked." In 2025, the American Cancer Society noted that people under the age of 50 are increasingly being diagnosed with colorectal cancer. The diagnosis is also slightly more deadly than it was in the past. The reason for the diagnosis becoming more prevalent is unclear. However, a study published in April 2025 suggested that there might be a link between children under 10 being exposed to a bacteria in some strains of E. coli. Another 2022 study links colorectal cancer and the rise in ultra-processed foods; however, this is generally in men. Read the original article on People
Yahoo
09-06-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
After Doctors Deemed Her Treatment 'Non-Urgent,' 29-Year-Old Woman Receives Unexpected, Life-Threatening Diagnosis
Sarah Graham had only just turned 29 when she was diagnosed with stage 3 bowel cancer, a disease that is becoming more prevalent among younger patients "The first thing I said to [my surgeon] was, 'Am I going to die?' to which he said, 'Look, I hope not,' " Graham recalled about learning of her diagnosis After undergoing chemotherapy and having part of her colon removed, Graham is currently cancer-free, but she remains in a five-year period of surveillanceThe first question that Sarah Graham recalled asking her doctor after being diagnosed with stage 3 bowel cancer days following her 29th birthday was, "Am I going to die?" Her diagnosis came in 2024 after she went to the doctor to discuss a variety of symptoms, including an approximately 44-lb weight gain, extreme pain when going to the bathroom, and blood in her stool. That July, her general practitioner sent her for a stool test, which came back inconclusive, she told Australian news outlet Mamamia. A colonoscopy was recommended, but Graham learned that it had been deemed "non-urgent," meaning that she was unable to schedule it until November. The Australian interior designer's symptoms continued, and she told the outlet that she decided to get a second opinion. This led to her receiving a diagnosis that is becoming more prevalent among people her age. "I explained my symptoms again to her, and said, 'Look, [the blood] is happening almost every time I go to the bathroom now. I'm getting really scared to go to the bathroom,' " she recalled. Graham, who became lactose intolerant at 22 and was diagnosed and treated for endometriosis at 26, said that doctors initially thought that she had "something like Crohn's or Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)." She said that they told her she was "way too young for bowel cancer." However, after undergoing a "traumatic" colonoscopy, Graham said that nurses seemed to be giving her a wide berth in the recovery room. "It was getting to 6 p.m. ... and I was the only one in the recovery room," she said, adding, "And, for some reason, none of the nurses were stopping to talk to me. They were all staring at a distance." Her mom was brought back, and the surgeon finally told her that they had found a mass. Graham was told that she needed "to move quickly" to receive treatment and was scheduled for an "urgent CT scan," with the doctor saying that the mass was "likely malignant." After undergoing additional testing, she was diagnosed with stage 3 bowel cancer."I knew something was wrong [but] I never expected this. I felt let down, I think," she admitted. "I know my body, and I knew what I was living with and no one would listen." Referring to the original doctor, who believed she might be suffering from hemorrhoids or a fissure, Graham wondered "what would've happened" had she waited until November to undergo her colonoscopy. Graham had part of her colon removed and went through six months of chemotherapy. After treatment, she said that she is undergoing surveillance for five years. However, her outlook is "good" at the moment. "They've put me in a low risk of recurrence category but, of course, there is no life free of the burden of cancer, unfortunately," she explained. Now, the designer is sharing a lesson that she hopes others will learn from. "The best piece of advice I was given is that if your doctor says no to something you request, ask them to write that down. You will quickly realize that if they don't want to put their name to denying you something, and something happens later, they don't want to be liable for it," she said, adding, "If anything is out of the ordinary, you need to get it checked." In 2025, the American Cancer Society noted that people under the age of 50 are increasingly being diagnosed with colorectal cancer. The diagnosis is also slightly more deadly than it was in the past. The reason for the diagnosis becoming more prevalent is unclear. However, a study published in April 2025 suggested that there might be a link between children under 10 being exposed to a bacteria in some strains of E. coli. Another 2022 study links colorectal cancer and the rise in ultra-processed foods; however, this is generally in men. Read the original article on People
