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LONDON (Reuters) – More women and newborns survive now than ever before, largely thanks to better healthcare, United Nations data showed on Thursday, but a baby or a pregnant woman still dies every 11 seconds somewhere in...

ZURICH (Reuters) – Switzerland’s COMCO competition watchdog on Thursday conducted dawn raids of several makers and distributors of a drug ingredient for medicines against stomach pain, citing suspicions of unlawful...

By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – People living in communities with rising crime rates may be more likely than those in safer neighborhoods to develop high blood pressure, a new study suggests. Living in high-crime areas...

By Gene Emery The rate of nicotine vaping among 8th-graders in the U.S. nearly doubled in the past year and the rate among 12th-graders jumped by 22%, according to a new survey released Wednesday The popularity of e-cigarettes...

By Gene Emery A single daily pill containing low doses of common medications might provide a simple, inexpensive way to reduce risks for heart attacks and stroke in underprivileged communities, researchers say. A new study done...

By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – Treating kids’ behavior problems might have the additional benefit of reducing their risk of insomnia as adults, a recent study suggests. Researchers followed 8,050 people over...

By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – People who follow vegetarian or vegan diets may have lower odds for heart disease but higher chances of having a stroke, compared to meat eaters, a large UK study suggests. Researchers...

By Panarat Thepgumpanat and Patpicha Tanakasempipat BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand has culled more than 200 pigs this week, authorities said on Tuesday, in the first such action amid heightened fears of a potential outbreak...

By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – For caregivers tending to a seriously ill spouse, quality of life may improve to a greater extent if the partner dies than if the partner recovers, a German study suggests. That...