Author: Reuters

By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – Women who fill prescriptions for custom-blended hormone therapy may get capsules or creams that don’t contain the correct amount of medicine, a recent study suggests. Researchers...

SOFIA (Reuters) – Bulgaria has confirmed a new case of African swine fever among backyard pigs in the village of Novachene near the town of Pleven in the north of the country, the national food safety agency said on...

By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – Older adults with slightly elevated blood sugar, sometimes called “prediabetes,” usually don’t develop full-blown diabetes, a Swedish study suggests. Researchers...

By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – Because our feet change shape as we age, shoes that fit when we were young may become uncomfortable and unsafe in our senior years, a research review suggests. Safe footwear for older...

By Byron Kaye SYDNEY (Reuters) – Sydney’s city council said on Friday it was reviewing its weed management, which included the use of Bayer AG’s Roundup, after other councils in Australia began cutting ties...

By Carolyn Crist (Reuters Health) – Overall, men know the transition through menopause can bring difficult symptoms for their wife or partner and that there may be ways to ease some of them, a small survey suggests. But if...

By Carolyn Crist (Reuters Health) – In season-long tests, soccer headgear didn’t reduce the overall number or severity of concussions experienced by high school players, U.S. researchers say. Some of the five...

By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – Mothers who get breastfeeding support that includes relaxation therapy may feel less stressed and have babies who eat and sleep more than women who don’t get this extra help, a...

SOFIA (Reuters) – Bulgaria has confirmed two cases of African swine fever among backyard pigs in the village of Zhernov near the town of Pleven in the northern part of the country, the national food safety agency said. All...

By Linda Carroll Prostate cancer patients who received hormone-lowering therapy were at higher risk of developing dementia and Alzheimer’s disease later on than men who didn’t get this treatment, a large U.S. study...

By Linda Carroll A wristband made of smart fabric may someday provide real-time insight into wearers’ emotions, researchers say. The wristbands are designed to change color, pressure or temperature in response to changes...