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By Linda Carroll (Reuters Health) – U.S. doctors must realize that many cancer patients battle “financial toxicity” along with their disease, researchers say. The costs associated with treatment, even for those...

BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese police are investigating vaccine maker Changsheng Bio-technology Co Ltd after the firm was found to have faked documents related to a rabies vaccine, the official Xinhua news agency reported on...

By Carolyn Crist (Reuters Health) – Cigarette use decreased among young women – including pregnant women – during the past decade in the U.S., according to a new study. But, researchers found, use of marijuana...

By Linda Carroll (Reuters Health) – A virtual reality program may work at least as well as one-on-one therapy to help people overcome a fear of heights, a UK study suggests. Over four weeks of sessions, scores measuring...

GENEVA (Reuters) – Honduras has appealed against a WTO ruling won last month by Australia on its “plain” packaging requirements for tobacco, a WTO spokesman said on Friday. In a landmark ruling, the WTO panel...

BRASILIA (Reuters) – A plastic surgeon known as “Dr. Bumbum” or “Dr. Butt” on social media because of his buttock-enhancement operations was arrested on Thursday in Rio de Janeiro, four days after...

By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – Police killings of unarmed black people are associated with worse mental health for African-Americans across the country, even when they have no direct connection to the deaths, a U.S....