U.S. vaping-related deaths rise to 12, illnesses climb to 805
(Reuters) – U.S. health officials on Thursday reported 805 confirmed and probable cases and...
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‘Straight-up panic’: U.S. vaping crackdown sends some scrambling for their fix
By Jacqueline Tempera and Jonathan Allen BOSTON (Reuters) – When Massachusetts announced a...
Read MoreBad news for chocolate lovers: it may not help your vision
By Linda Carroll In disappointing news for chocolate lovers, researchers have found that contrary to an earlier report, eating dark chocolate will not improve your vision. The earlier report suggested that certain aspects of...
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Senators urge Walmart, others to stop selling all tobacco products
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Six Democratic U.S. senators on Thursday asked Walmart Inc, Walgreens...
Read MoreTeens may struggle to get opioid overdose drug at U.S. pharmacies
By Lisa Rapaport Despite state laws expanding access to the opioid-overdose antidote naloxone without a prescription, a new study suggests that many pharmacies don’t stock the drug or dispense it to young people who need...
Read MoreChildhood smoking exposure tied to irregular heartbeat in adulthood
By Lisa Rapaport Children who grow up breathing their parents’ secondhand smoke are more likely to develop a heart rhythm disorder known as atrial fibrillation than the kids of nonsmokers, a recent study suggests. Based on...
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India faces first court challenges to e-cigarette ban
By Aditya Kalra NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s ban on electronic cigarettes has been...
Read MoreDoctors often reluctant to attend patients’ funerals
By Carolyn Crist (Reuters Health) – Although hospitals and medical practitioners may follow a few bereavement practices after a patient dies, funeral attendance is uncommon, according to a review of research on the...
Read MoreDutch prosecutors seek Supreme Court ruling on euthanasia for incapacitated patients
THE HAGUE (Reuters) – Dutch prosecutors on Thursday asked the Supreme Court to rule on the case of a nursing home doctor who was cleared of wrongdoing for the euthanasia of an elderly dementia sufferer, to gain clarity on...
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UK sees disease outbreak risk as child vaccination rates drop
By Kate Kelland LONDON (Reuters) – Rates of protection for children in England from many...
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GSK, AstraZeneca rivalry takes center stage at cancer conference
By Ludwig Burger (Reuters) – GlaxoSmithKline and AstraZeneca will each present trial data on...
Read MoreSouth Korean troops chase wild boar on DMZ in war on swine fever
By Joyce Lee SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea has ordered hundreds of soldiers manning the demilitarized zone (DMZ) on its border with North Korea to track and capture wild boars in a bid to prevent the spread of African...
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Special Report: New frontier in health fraud – Genetic tests of the elderly
By Sarah N. Lynch LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. (Reuters) – The genetic-screening sales reps turn out...
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Juul boss exits in vaping crisis as Philip Morris, Altria axe merger talks
By Siddharth Cavale and Nivedita Balu (Reuters) – The chief executive of e-cigarette maker...
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Timeline: Significant events in the history of Juul
(Reuters) – The following are some significant events in the history of Juul. 2007— Stanford...
Read MoreCompetition can help overweight people get moving
By Lisa Rapaport People who are overweight or obese may get more physical activity when they participate in step-counting contests than when they simply use activity trackers to monitor their own steps, a recent experiment...
Read MoreHealth Canada says four more companies recalling versions of Zantac
(Reuters) – Health Canada said on Wednesday four more companies were recalling heartburn drug ranitidine, commonly known by its brand name Zantac, after presence of a probable cancer-causing impurity was found in some of...
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Anxiety, depression tied to more ER visits with childhood asthma
By Lisa Rapaport When young people with asthma have anxiety, depression or both, they’re...
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Factbox: U.S. lawsuits take aim at vaping
By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) – Several deaths and potentially hundreds of illnesses tied to...
Read MoreEnanta Pharma’s NASH drug meets mid-stage study goal
(Reuters) – Enanta Pharmaceuticals Inc said on Wednesday its drug to treat non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) met the main goal of reducing levels of elevated liver enzymes in a mid-stage study. NASH is a chronic liver...
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