Category: Health
FDA finds ‘significant violations’ at India’s Strides plant
(Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said it found adulteration and “significant.
U.N. wants more urgency in AIDS fight as gains and funding fade
LONDON (Reuters) – The global fight against AIDS is stalling due to lower investment, marginalized.
Oklahoma seeks to hold J&J responsible for opioid crisis as trial ends
NORMAN, Okla. (Reuters) – Lawyers for the state of Oklahoma on Monday urged a judge.
Healthy living may help offset genetic risk of dementia: study
LONDON (Reuters) – Living healthily with a good diet and regular exercise may help people.
Democrats take aim as Trump abandons drug pricing plan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democrats see U.S. President Donald Trump becoming increasingly vulnerable to criticism about.
U.S. appeals court blocks Trump administration birth control exemptions
(Reuters) – A federal appeals court on Friday blocked the Trump administration from enforcing new.
China vows to tackle dead pig scam amid swine fever epidemic
FILE PHOTO: Piglets are seen by a sow at a pig farm in Zhoukou, Henan.
Alberta joins Ontario in pulling some CannTrust weed products
TORONTO (Reuters) – Alberta is placing an unspecified amount of CannTrust products on hold as.
Trump administration pushes U.S. at-home kidney care, transplant availability
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Trump administration on Wednesday set goals to move more kidney.
U.S. appeals court signals sympathy to bid to strike down Obamacare
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) – A federal appeals court panel appeared sympathetic on Tuesday to Republican.
U.S. judge strikes down Trump administration rule requiring drug prices in TV ads
(Reuters) – A federal judge on Monday dealt a blow to the Trump administration by.
Intra-Cellular drug fails one of two bipolar depression studies; shares fall
(Reuters) – Intra-Cellular Therapies Inc said on Monday its lead drug failed to meet the.
China reports new African swine fever outbreak in Guangxi region
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s southwestern region of Guangxi has confirmed a new outbreak of African.
Weed ban means no Rocky Mountain high for Canada’s Calgary Stampede
CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) – Canada’s Calgary Stampede, known as the country’s biggest and booziest annual.
Weightlifting better at reducing heart fat than aerobic exercise
Obese people who engaged in resistance training were more likely to see reductions in a.
Sydney’s city council reviews use of Bayer’s Roundup weed killer amid cancer fears
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Sydney’s city council said on Friday it was reviewing its weed management,.
Bulgaria confirms two cases of African swine fever
SOFIA (Reuters) – Bulgaria has confirmed two cases of African swine fever among backyard pigs.
FDA approves Karyopharm Therapeutics’ blood cancer drug
(Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved Karyopharm Therapeutics Inc’s treatment.
Facebook to tackle content with misleading health claims
FILE PHOTO: The Facebook logo is reflected on a woman’s glasses in this photo illustration.
FDA ties three deaths to Edwards Lifesciences’ recalled heart devices
(Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Monday three deaths had been.
India asks its states not to partner with Philip Morris-funded foundation
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s health ministry has asked all state governments in the country.
U.S. federal court delays adoption of healthcare rule on abortion
FILE PHOTO – A imaging table inside the Reproductive Health Services of Planned Parenthood St..
China tightens vaccine management after scandals
FILE PHOTO – A nurse prepares a vaccine to be given to a child in.
U.S wages lost to unpaid family care to hit $147 billion by 2050
As the U.S. population ages, the total annual cost of lost wages for unpaid family.
U.S. ‘gag rule’ linked to 40% jump in abortions in parts of Africa
LONDON (Reuters) – A decades-old U.S. government policy reinstated by President Donald Trump in 2017.
Study shows major real-world impact of cervical cancer vaccines
LONDON, June 26 (Reuters) – Vaccination against the virus that causes almost all cervical cancer.
Glyphosate use will eventually end, Merkel says
German Chancellor Angela Merkel attends a session at the Bundestag, the lower house of German.
Unproven stem cell therapies often peddled by doctors without training
At U.S. clinics advertising unproven stem cell treatments, roughly two-thirds of the clinicians may be.
Teleflex recalls breathing tubes worldwide after reports of 4 deaths
(Reuters) – Teleflex Inc said on Monday it plans to recall some lots of its.
In border camps, Syrians rely on doctors in trucks and tents
AZAZ, Syria (Reuters) – The Syrian war has inflicted all kinds of hardships on Najwa.
Thailand bans pig imports from Laos after African swine fever outbreak
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand will ban pig imports from Laos for 90 days after its.
FDA approves drug for loss of sexual desire in women
(Reuters) – The U.S. drug regulator on Friday approved Palatin Technologies and Amag Pharmaceuticals’ drug.