Links seen between asthma and ADHD
By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – There may be a strong connection between asthma and...
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Diet guidance could slow kidney disease, cut costs
By Carolyn Crist (Reuters Health) – Patients with chronic kidney disease could slow the progression of their illness and delay dialysis through nutrition therapy, according to a new article in the Journal of the Academy of...
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Weight-loss surgery linked to better job prospects
By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – Obese adults who get surgery to lose weight may have an...
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Ban on glyphosate would be ‘disaster’ for Brazil agriculture: minister
By Rodrigo Viga Gaier and Ana Mano RIO DE JANEIRO/SAO PAULO (Reuters) – A potential ban on...
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Illness at Ohio Chipotle caused by food-borne bacteria: local officials
By Uday Sampath Kumar (Reuters) – A type of bacteria found in meat and pre-cooked food left...
Read MoreNo handshakes, no helmets in eastern Congo city preparing for Ebola
By Fiston Mahamba GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) – A mobile blood-testing lab. Hand-washing stations on street corners. Motorcycle taxi drivers forbidden from sharing spare helmets. If Ebola is coming, the...
Read MoreExperts develop allergy guide for picking landscape plants
By Carolyn Crist (Reuters Health) – Landscapes that include fewer wind-pollinated plants could reduce symptoms for those who are particularly sensitive to outdoor allergens, according to a new resource. Allergists,...
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Trump pushes U.S. lawsuit against drug companies over opioids
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday again pressed U.S. Attorney...
Read MoreEarlier onset of type 1 diabetes linked to greater heart risk, shorter life
By Linda Carroll (Reuters Health) – The earlier a child is diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, the greater the risk of heart disease and a life shortened by as much as 18 years, a large study suggests. Experts had assumed...
Read MoreChina finds second African swine fever case at WH Group plant
BEIJING (Reuters) – China found its second case of African swine fever (ASF) on Thursday at a slaughterhouse owned by WH Group Ltd’s Chinese unit, stirring concerns about the spread of the deadly infection across the...
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Pfizer bets on biotech flu vaccine in $425 million BioNTech alliance
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Pfizer has agreed to pay German biotech firm BioNTech up to $425...
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Adult smokers more apt to use e-cigarettes than nonsmokers
By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – Current smokers are more likely than ex-smokers or...
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Cancer risk with diabetes is higher for women than men
By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – People with diabetes are more likely to develop certain...
Read MoreBest Buy to acquire health services company GreatCall for $800 million
By Nandita Bose and Tamara Mathias (Reuters) – Best Buy Co Inc said on Wednesday it would buy health services provider GreatCall Inc for $800 million in cash, its largest acquisition ever, as it focuses on selling products...
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Weight gain temporarily hikes diabetes risk when smokers quit
By Gene Emery (Reuters Health) – Weight gain can be a big concern for smokers who want to...
Read MoreCancer patients using alternative medicine may skip some standard care
By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – Cancer patients who use alternative, non-medical therapies may be more likely to forgo recommended medical treatments like chemotherapy and radiation, and be more likely to die as a...
Read MoreVertex cystic fibrosis drug gets expanded approval for use in infants
(Reuters) – U.S. health regulators have expanded the use of one of Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc’s cystic fibrosis drugs to include patients aged between 12 months and 24 months. The expanded approval makes Kalydeco the...
Read MoreGetting too little sleep may ‘age’ the heart
By Shereen Lehman (Reuters Health) – Adults who sleep too little or too much may have an increased risk of heart attack or stroke, say researchers who argue that the best way to think of the harmful effect is in terms of...
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Express Scripts staking out million dollar gene therapies
By Caroline Humer and Deena Beasley (Reuters) – Express Scripts Holding Co <ESRX.O>...
Read MoreSouth Africa’s parliament considers tougher anti-smoking bill
By Nomvelo Chalumbira JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – A bill that would toughen anti-smoking legislation in South Africa has been submitted to parliament for review by lawmakers, a health ministry spokesman said on Wednesday, as...
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