Many women with early-stage breast cancer can skip chemotherapy: study
By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO (Reuters) – Some 70 percent of women with early-stage breast...
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Many women with early-stage breast cancer can skip chemotherapy: study
By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO (Reuters) – Some 70 percent of women with early-stage breast...
Read MorePhysically demanding jobs may shorten men’s lives
By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – Despite much evidence that getting lots of physical activity bodes well for long-term health, when it’s physical labor on the job, the opposite might be true. Researchers found...
Read MoreHealthcare price transparency in U.S. not improved in recent years
By Carolyn Crist (Reuters Health) – Although government measures and healthcare industry initiatives have tried to make prices more accessible to U.S. patients recently, researchers say there has been little improvement....
Read MoreSpine surgery may not be needed to ease back pain from osteoporosis
By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – Patients with acute pain from osteoporosis damage to the spine don’t experience any more relief from surgery to inject cement into cracked or broken vertebrae than they would with...
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Utah sues opioid maker Purdue Pharma after settlement talks stall
By Nate Raymond (Reuters) – Utah’s attorney general on Thursday sued OxyContin maker...
Read MoreDACA program tied to health of U.S.-citizen kids
By Shereen Lehman (Reuters Health) – The U.S. Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, known as DACA, has spillover benefits for the health of the young children of DACA-eligible mothers, a recent study suggests....
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Nipah virus death toll rises to 15, two new cases found in India’s Kerala
By D. Jose and Subrat Patnaik KOCHI/MUMBAI (Reuters) – Two new cases of the deadly...
Read MoreMadrigal Pharma more than doubles after liver drug study success
By Tamara Mathias (Reuters) – Madrigal Pharmaceuticals Inc’s shares more than doubled after mid-stage trial data showed its lead drug reduced liver fat in patients with fatty liver disease, placing it ahead of larger...
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Another antibiotic crisis: fragile supply leads to shortages
By Ben Hirschler LONDON (Reuters) – Shortages of some life-saving antibiotics are putting...
Read MoreU.S. voices concern over increasingly deadly Bangladeshi anti-drug drive
By Serajul Quadir DHAKA (Reuters) – The United States has expressed concern about a Bangladeshi anti-drugs campaign in which more than 100 people have died but the government has dismissed any suggestion of extra-judicial...
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France’s Lactalis tests plant after tainted milk scandal
PARIS (Reuters) – Lactalis is testing production at its Craon plant in northwest France that...
Read MoreAfrican Swine Fever outbreak reported in South Africa
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – African Swine Fever (ASF), a severe hemorrhagic disease of pigs, has been reported in South Africa’s Northern Cape Province, the department of agriculture said on Thursday. The new blow to...
Read MoreIndivior subpoenaed by California on opioid addiction treatment
(Reuters) – Britain’s Indivior has been subpoenaed by the California Department of Insurance over its blockbuster opioid addiction treatment, Suboxone Film, which is rapidly losing market share due to stiff...
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Nipah virus death toll rises to 15, two new cases found in India’s Kerala
By D. Jose and Subrat Patnaik KOCHI/MUMBAI (Reuters) – Two new cases of the deadly...
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In China, industry push-back stubs out anti-smoking gains
By Christian Shepherd BEIJING (Reuters) – Earlier this year, the city of Hangzhou, home to...
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In China, industry push-back stubs out anti-smoking gains
By Christian Shepherd BEIJING (Reuters) – Earlier this year, the city of Hangzhou, home to...
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Minnesota sues opioid maker Insys over improper drug marketing
By Nate Raymond (Reuters) – Minnesota on Wednesday became the latest state to sue Insys...
Read MoreStressed out middle-aged workers have higher risk of mental health issues
By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – Middle-aged adults who feel stressed, powerless or overworked on the job may be more likely to develop mental health problems in the coming years than more contented coworkers, a recent...
Read MoreSmoking down, but tobacco use still a major cause of death, disease – WHO
By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) – Fewer people are smoking worldwide, especially women, but only one country in eight is on track to meet a target of reducing tobacco use significantly by 2025, the World Health...
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