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By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – Obese women who have weight-loss surgery between pregnancies may be less likely to experience complications like high blood pressure and preterm births in their second pregnancy, a...

(Reuters) – Bristol-Myers Squibb Co and bluebird bio Inc said on Friday their experimental therapy for a type of multiple myeloma met the main goal in a mid-stage study. The study evaluated the efficacy and safety of the...

By Reuters Staff (Reuters Health) – People who brush their teeth three times a day are less likely to develop atrial fibrillation or heart failure than those with less consistent oral hygiene habits, a Korean study...

By Linda Carroll (Reuters Health) – New research throws cold water on a popular exercise recovery regimen, finding that ice baths after a workout may actually impede muscle building. Researchers found that cold or ice...

BARCELONA (Reuters) – Spain’s Grifols said on Friday the latest results from a clinical trial of its Alzheimer’s treatment show positive effects by achieving a reduction of the disease’s progression in...

By Tamara Mathias and Rebecca Spalding (Reuters) – Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc said on Friday its board of directors had unanimously rejected hedge fund Elliott Management’s push for a “proactive sale”...

(Reuters) – The United States recorded 15 measles cases over about a month as of Dec. 5, taking the total cases for the year to 1,276 in the worst outbreak since 1992, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on...

By Saumya Joseph (Reuters Health) – Air pollution has often been linked with increased heart disease risk, but a “natural experiment” involving travelers to a city much more polluted than their own offers clues...

By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea, one of the world’s most reclusive states, plans to branch out into medical tourism next year, offering foreign visitors, most likely from China, treatments including...