Pfizer-Lilly drug shown to help reduce back pain in late-stage trial
(Reuters) – A non-opioid painkiller developed by Pfizer Inc and Eli Lilly and Co succeeded...
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Vietnam confirms first African swine fever cases on three farms
By Mai Nguyen HANOI (Reuters) – African swine fever has been detected on three farms in Vietnam, authorities said on Tuesday, the first confirmed cases of the highly contagious disease in the Southeast Asia country. All...
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Environmentalists seek tougher EU curbs on Balkan coal power plants
By Maja Zuvela SARAJEVO (Reuters) – Environmentalists urged EU policy makers on Tuesday to...
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Ireland urges people not to stockpile medicines ahead of Brexit
DUBLIN (Reuters) – Ireland’s deputy prime minister on Tuesday called on people not to...
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Mongolia to suspend KFC outlets for inquiry after food poisoning reports
ULAANBAATAR (Reuters) – A Mongolian regulator said it will suspend operations at KFC...
Read MoreChina reports first African swine fever outbreak in Guangxi region
BEIJING (Reuters) – China said on Tuesday it had confirmed the first outbreak of African swine fever in the Guangxi Autonomous Region in the country’s south, as the highly contagious disease spreads through the...
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Chinese frozen food firm recalls products suspected of African swine fever contamination
BEIJING (Reuters) – Major Chinese frozen food producer Sanquan Food Co Ltd said on Monday it...
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As medical costs mount, Japan to weigh cost-effectiveness in setting drug prices
By Takashi Umekawa TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese doctor Yasushi Goto remembers prescribing the...
Read MoreParenthood derails the careers of many in STEM, especially women
By Linda Carroll (Reuters Health) – Almost half of women and a quarter of men leave careers in science, technology, engineering and math after they have their first child, a new study shows. Researchers found that 43...
Read MoreInterval training burns off more pounds than jogging or cycling
By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – Workouts that mix up a variety of intense exercises with brief recovery periods in between may help people lose more weight than chugging along at a steady pace on a treadmill or...
Read MoreBrief general anesthesia appears safe for children’s brains
By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – In infants, an hour of general anesthesia – long enough for most minor surgeries done in babies – doesn’t increase the risk of impaired brain development compared to an...
Read MoreSupply of primary care doctors linked with mortality rates
By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – Mortality rates are lower in American communities with more primary care physicians than in areas of the country with fewer doctors, a study suggests. Overall in the U.S., the total...
Read MoreJapan approves test of iPS cells for treating spinal injuries
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese scientists will test the use of human-induced pluripotent stem cells (iPS) to treat spinal cord injuries, a health ministry panel that approved the research project said on Monday. The research...
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Merck, Pfizer drug combo extends kidney cancer survival: study
By Manas Mishra (Reuters) – A combination of Merck & Co’s immunotherapy Keytruda...
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France suggests glyphosate exit could be even slower than planned
PARIS (Reuters) – Only half of France’s farmland could do without glyphosate-based...
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Indonesia to postpone halal label deadline amid industry concerns
By Maikel Jefriando and Gayatri Suroyo JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia will push back by as...
Read MoreU.S. Medicare plans to track CAR-T cancer therapy outcomes
By Deena Beasley (Reuters) – The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on Friday proposed coverage of expensive CAR-T cell therapies at cancer centers that meet criteria including a registry or clinical...
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Nektar, Bristol combo drug shows signs of tumor reduction in bladder cancer patients
(Reuters) – Nektar Therapeutics said on Friday some patients with advanced bladder cancer...
Read MoreAsthma classes in school may help reduce attacks
By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – School-age children with asthma who receive education on managing the condition may have fewer attacks, emergency room visits and hospitalizations than those who don’t get such...
Read MoreLeaving the hospital early can double the odds of going back
By Carolyn Crist (Reuters Health) – Patients who discharge themselves from the hospital against medical advice are twice as likely to be back within 30 days as those who leave when doctors say they’re ready, a large...
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