Fat dogs teach humans new tricks about obesity: Hungarian study
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Fat dogs have a lot in common with overweight humans, including an...
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Teva to discontinue study for chronic headache treatment
(Reuters) – Israel’s Teva Pharmaceutical Inc said on Friday it would discontinue a...
Read MoreIndivior shares dive after Dr Reddy’s gets FDA approval for generic
(Reuters) – Britain’s Indivior fell by more than 20 percent on Friday after the U.S Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the first generic versions of Suboxone Film, an opioid addiction treatment that...
Read MoreHong Kong scientists say new research points to universal antibody drug for HIV
HONG KONG (Reuters) – A team of AIDS researchers in Hong Kong says its new research, tested on mice, indicates a functional cure for HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, eventually leading to a new antibody that could be used...
Read MoreNorthern Ireland confirms H5N6 bird flu case
LONDON (Reuters) – A case of H5N6 bird flu has been confirmed in a wild greylag goose in Northern Ireland, the department of agriculture, environment and rural affairs said on Friday. “This is the second case of H5N6...
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Kentucky sues Walgreens, cites ‘alarming’ rate of dispensing opioids
By Nate Raymond (Reuters) – Kentucky’s attorney general on Thursday sued Walgreens...
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Hong Kong market could open cash flood gates for U.S. biotechs
By Tamara Mathias (Reuters) – When U.S. biotech startup Sorrento Therapeutics named...
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GSK’s two-drug HIV treatment meets main goal in late stage studies
(Reuters) – GlaxoSmithKline’s two-drug treatment for HIV, the virus that causes AIDS,...
Read MoreResistance exercise linked to reduced depression symptoms
By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – People who do resistance exercises like weight lifting and strength training may experience fewer depression symptoms, a research review suggests. The study team analyzed data from 33...
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FDA finds deficiencies in Mylan’s generic Advair; shares fall
By Tamara Mathias (Reuters) – Mylan NV said on Wednesday that U.S. health regulators were...
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Anxiety tied to fracture risk in postmenopausal women
By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – Older women with higher levels of anxiety than their...
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Study confirms higher risk of dengue in kids who got Sanofi vaccine
By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO (Reuters) – An analysis of data on Sanofi’s dengue...
Read MoreInducing labor after 41-week pregnancy can save babies’ lives
(This June 7 story corrects, in paragraph 6, list of countries with one trial each to include Turkey, not Sweden) By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – Pregnant women who have not delivered by around 41 weeks are less likely...
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Lilly’s lupus treatment succeeds in mid-stage trial
By Tamara Mathias (Reuters) – Eli Lilly & Co said on Wednesday its drug to treat...
Read MoreExperimental blood tests predict week of pregnancy and preterm birth risk
By Will Boggs MD (Reuters Health) – Women could soon know how far along they are in pregnancy and their risk of premature delivery using simple blood tests, researchers say. Based on fetal genetic material known as RNA...
Read MoreExperimental blood tests predict week of pregnancy and preterm birth risk
By Will Boggs MD (Reuters Health) – Women could soon know how far along they are in pregnancy and their risk of premature delivery using simple blood tests, researchers say. Based on fetal genetic material known as RNA...
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U.S. disaster-response force stretched thin as hurricane season starts
By Andy Sullivan WASHINGTON (Reuters) – As Hurricane Irma bore down on Florida last...
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U.S. disaster-response force stretched thin as hurricane season starts
By Andy Sullivan WASHINGTON (Reuters) – As Hurricane Irma bore down on Florida last...
Read MoreBulgaria reports another outbreak of virulent bird flu
SOFIA (Reuters) – An outbreak of a virulent bird flu virus has spread to another farm in northeastern Bulgaria, the national food safety agency said on Wednesday. A three-kilometer protection zone was set around the farm...
Read MoreRace may be factor in who completes breast cancer chemotherapy
By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – White women with breast cancer are more likely to complete their prescribed chemotherapy regimen than women of color, a U.S. study suggests. Just 50 percent of non-white women in the...
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