Author: Reuters

By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – When type 2 diabetes isn’t well controlled with oral medications, doctors are often slow to switch patients to more intensive treatment, a U.S. study suggests. Researchers found...

By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – Both men and women who are overweight or obese may be more likely to develop an irregular heart rhythm condition known as atrial fibrillation than their counterparts who maintain a...

(Reuters) – Insys Therapeutics Inc said on Tuesday that it believed a previously estimated $150 million would be sufficient to cover expenses from an ongoing litigation related to the company’s sales practises. The...

By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – Gun violence in PG-13 movies may be more palatable to parents when it’s seen as justified within the context of the plot, but a new study suggests that many parents would like to...

By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – Women who breathe polluted air during pregnancy may be more likely to have children who develop high blood pressure, a U.S. study suggests. Researchers focused on what’s known as...

By Ronnie Cohen (Reuters Health) – Hair products used primarily by black women and children contain a host of hazardous chemicals, a new study shows. The findings could explain at least in part why African-American women...

By Sybille de La Hamaide PARIS (Reuters) – All Reblochon cheese coming from a factory in the French Alps should be removed from the market after young children were found to have been infected by a E.coli bacteria linked...