U.S. health officials report 41 new cases of measles last week
(Reuters) – The United States recorded 41 new measles cases last week, bringing the...
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(Reuters) – The United States recorded 41 new measles cases last week, bringing the...
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By Lisa Rapaport Babies who are born too soon may be more likely to develop heart disease as adults than full-term infants, a new study suggests. Adults who were born before 37 weeks gestation were 53 percent more likely to...
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(Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said...
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By Linda Carroll (Reuters Health) – Patients selected to participate in studies of cancer drugs tend to be younger than most people with the disease in the general population, researchers say. In one recent study, in fact,...
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By Lisa Rapaport People who have mild traumatic brain injuries may be more likely to have lasting functional deficits that get in the way of daily activities than patients who experience other types of injuries, a U.S. study...
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By Tamara Mathias (Reuters) – An experimental drug developed by Seattle Genetics Inc and...
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By Deena Beasley (Reuters) – An experimental Amgen Inc drug that targets a specific genetic...
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(In paragraph 3, corrects number of cases in 1992 after CDC spokesman corrects error in...
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By Kate Kelland, Health and Science Correspondent LONDON, June 3 (Reuters) – Scientists in...
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BEIJING (Reuters) – China has confirmed an outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N6 bird flu in Horgos in the far western Xinjiang region. The outbreak killed 1,015 out of 2,545 birds raised by farmers in Horgos, according to a...
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By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO (Reuters) – AstraZeneca and Merck & Co’s Lynparza helped patients with advanced pancreatic cancer who carry BRCA gene mutations go nearly twice as long without their disease worsening...
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By John Miller ZURICH (Reuters) – Novartis has released data showing sharply improved...
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By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO (Reuters) – Nearly a quarter of patients who received Merck...
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HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong has confirmed its second case of African swine fever, in a further sign that the virus is continuing to spread beyond mainland China, with the government ordering a cull of 4,700 animals....
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NEW YORK (Reuters) – A Missouri court on Friday granted Planned Parenthood’s request...
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By Pavithra George ST. LOUIS (Reuters) – Missouri’s only abortion clinic will stay...
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By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) – Martin Shkreli, the pharmaceutical entrepreneur...
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By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – Children who suffer adverse experiences like abuse and neglect may be more likely to have sleep problems in adulthood, a U.S. study suggests. Adverse childhood experiences, commonly...
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By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – People with diabetes may have better brain function if they follow a Mediterranean diet rich in fruits, vegetables, legumes, whole grains, fish and healthy fats, a U.S. study suggests....
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By Linda Carroll (Reuters Health) – Children who either played or watched a videogame that included gun violence were more likely afterward to handle a gun and pull the trigger, a new study finds. More than 200 children...
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