China’s latest virus outbreak exposes perils of exotic wildlife trade
By David Stanway and Sophie Yu SHANGHAI/BEIJING (Reuters) – A new coronavirus spreading from...
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Endometriosis drug reduces bleeding in women with fibroids
By Gene Emery (Reuters Health) – The AbbVie drug elagolix, already used to treat the pain of endometriosis, can significantly reduce the chances of heavy menstrual bleeding caused by uterine fibroids, according to the...
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French Senate approves bill allowing IVF for single women, lesbians
By Elizabeth Pineau PARIS (Reuters) – France’s Senate voted on Wednesday in favor of a...
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China’s Wuhan shuts down transport as global alarm mounts over virus spread
By Cate Cadell and David Stanway BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Deaths from China’s new...
Read MoreVaccine prevents deadly meningitis B in infants
By Gene Emery (Reuters Health) – Innoculating infants with the Bexsero vaccine against group B meningitis provides protection from the deadly infection for at least two years in 75% of young children, according to results...
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Cathay to let crew wear masks on all flights due to new coronavirus
By Jamie Freed SYDNEY (Reuters) – Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd...
Read MoreSarepta shares fall 4% after FDA documents show safety concerns about drug
By Carl O’Donnell (Reuters) – Shares of Sarepta Therapeutics Inc were down around 4% Wednesday after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration revealed documents detailing concerns it had about the safety and efficacy of...
Read MoreWHO commends China measures in Wuhan to limit virus spread
GENEVA (Reuters) – The World Health Organisation (WHO) director-general said on Wednesday that measures being taken in the Chinese city of Wuhan to close down transport to limit spread of the new coronavirus showed...
Read MoreTexas judges increasingly block minors seeking abortion without parental consent
By Linda Carroll (Reuters Health) – Texas statistics show that judges are increasingly blocking minors who wish to terminate a pregnancy without their parents’ consent, a new study finds. In 37 states, including...
Read MoreLater school start times may help teens get needed sleep
By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – Teens who start school at 9 a.m. may get about an hour more sleep at night than peers who have to be in class at 8 a.m., a small German study suggests. Researchers followed 65 students...
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Hairy situation: Scientists explain how stress-related graying occurs
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Marie Antoinette’s hair turned white overnight,...
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Britain advises against all but essential travel to Wuhan after virus outbreak
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain is advising against all but essential travel to Wuhan in China...
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Paraguay’s President Abdo contracts dengue fever amid outbreak
By Mariel Cristaldo ASUNCION (Reuters) – A dengue fever outbreak that has affected thousands...
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Coronavirus set to impact Chinese airlines’ first quarter profit: Aercap CEO
DUBLIN (Reuters) – The chief executive of one of the world’s largest aircraft lessors,...
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How VR helps kids with autism make sense of real world
By Stuart McDill HERMITAGE, England (Reuters) – A specialist care facility in England is...
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Roche wins approval for cancer drug Kadcyla in fast-growing China market
By Roxanne Liu and John Miller BEIJING/ZURICH (Reuters) – Roche said on Wednesday China had...
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Hong Kong’s Lam says city vigilant over coronavirus
By Anne Marie Roantree DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) – Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said on...
Read MoreGermany says swine fever case found just 12 km from its border
HAMBURG (Reuters) – A case of the pig disease African swine fever (ASF) has been discovered in a wild boar in Poland just 12 kilometers (7.4 miles) from the German border, Germany’s agriculture ministry said on Wednesday....
Read MoreFactbox: WHO international public health emergencies
GENEVA (Reuters) – World Health Organization (WHO) experts met on Wednesday to evaluate whether the new coronavirus outbreak constitutes an international emergency. Only five such emergencies have been declared in the past...
Read MoreItaly seizes 9.5 tonnes of Chinese pork to prevent African swine fever contagion
MILAN (Reuters) – Italy’s tax police seized and destroyed 9.5 tonnes of pork from China which was banned by the Health Ministry after African swine fever broke out in the Asian country, police in the northeastern...
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