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By Tamara Mathias (Reuters) – Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc’s drug for a rare hereditary disease won U.S. regulatory approval on Friday, becoming the first approved treatment from a new class of medicines that use gene...

By Carolyn Crist (Reuters Health) – In a working environment where managers feel comfortable offering help and support rather than avoiding employees with depression, absenteeism is lower and presenteeism is higher,...

FRANKFURT (Reuters) – The European Medicines Agency (EMA) said on Friday that a second Chinese contract manufacturer, Zhejiang Tianyu, had produced a common blood pressure and heart drug with an impurity that could cause...

By Carolyn Crist (Reuters Health) – Most university students may plan to have children in the future, but they also probably overestimate how much time they have before their fertility starts to wane, an Australian study...

By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – People with sleep apnea, a common nighttime breathing disorder, are more likely to stick with treatment that keeps their airways open at night when they use a built-in humidifier, a...

By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – Pregnant women who have both severe obesity and diabetes may be more likely to have children with autism, ADHD and other psychiatric disorders than mothers who don’t have either...

By Linda Carroll (Reuters Health) – Kids are less likely to think about suicide or attempt to kill themselves if religion or spirituality is important to their parents, a small study suggests. And that is true even if the...

By Shereen Lehman (Reuters Health) – The increased risk of dying after older adults break a bone is real, long-lasting and it’s not limited to hip fractures, researchers say. Past studies have established a...

By Carolyn Crist (Reuters Health) – Low-calorie sweetened beverages such as diet sodas that use aspartame or stevia may be a good replacement for full-sugar sodas and fruit juices, but researchers are still unsure about...

By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – People who have fatty liver disease that wasn’t caused by heavy drinking may still need to avoid alcohol if they want to prevent their liver damage from getting worse, a Korean...

By Linda Carroll (Reuters Health) – Men who wear boxers most of the time may be more fertile than those who opt for jockeys and briefs, a new study suggests. Among the male partners of couples seeking infertility...

By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – Adults in their early 60s who spend less time sitting around and get more exercise – even just a little gardening or a leisurely evening stroll – have better markers for...

By Gene Emery (Reuters Health) – Examinations of more than 11,000 adolescent soccer players in the UK over 20 years have found that routine heart testing prevented very few sudden heart-related deaths during exercise. One...

By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – Many U.S. public school districts lack comprehensive plans for responding to natural disasters, infectious disease outbreaks and other emergencies despite a federal initiative for all...