Depression in pregnancy may alter babies’ brains
By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – Women with depression and anxiety during pregnancy may...
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Month: August 2018
Weight loss drug lorcaserin found safe in large study
By Reuters Staff (Reuters Health) – Eisai’s weight loss drug lorcaserin does not increase people’s risk of major cardiovascular events, according to data from a study of 12,000 overweight or obese patients....
Read MoreFDA declines to approve Akcea-Ionis genetic disease drug
(Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday declined to approve a drug from Akcea Therapeutics Inc and Ionis Pharmaceuticals that aims to treat a genetic disease that causes fat accumulation in the blood....
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One in seven U.S. adults used marijuana in 2017
By Linda Carroll (Reuters Health) – With more and more states legalizing marijuana, whether...
Read MoreFDA approves Tetraphase Pharma’s antibiotic
By Saumya Joseph and Tamara Mathias (Reuters) – Tetraphase Pharmaceuticals Inc said on Monday U.S. health regulators approved its drug to treat complicated intra-abdominal infections, providing a new option to combat the...
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Fewer middle-aged stroke survivors skip medicines under Obamacare
By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – With increased access to insurance under the Affordable...
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Seniors healthier when medical care is coordinated
By Linda Carroll (Reuters Health) – As America’s population ages, experts are...
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Wearable Activity Trackers – The Misalignment Between Marketing & Need
Wearable activity trackers have the potential to move the needle on health behavior change and...
Read MoreEsperion’s combo therapy lowers cholesterol level by 35 percent, shares surge
(Reuters) – Esperion Therapeutics Inc said on Monday a combination of its drug, bempedoic acid, taken along with Merck’s Zetia lowered cholesterol level by 35 percent in a late-stage study, sending the...
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Novartis wins EU approval for blood cancer therapy Kymriah
By John Miller ZURICH (Reuters) – Novartis has received European approval for Kymriah, its...
Read MoreSouth Korea tightens quarantine after African swine fever found in Chinese foods
SEOUL (Reuters) – //South Korea’s agriculture ministry said on Monday it has ramped up quarantine measures at airports after African swine fever (ASF) was detected in Chinese foods brought by a South Korean traveler...
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Bayer, J&J’s bid to further widen use of Xarelto hits snag
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Bayer and Johnson & Johnson’s campaign to widen the patient...
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Pfizer rare heart disease drug reduces risk of death by 30 percent in study
By Michael Erman NEW YORK (Reuters) – Pfizer Inc said on Monday that its drug tafamidis...
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China’s Shandong bans live hogs, products from African swine fever areas
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s Shandong province said it has banned live hogs and related...
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Most Research Participants Not Concerned About Data Sharing
93 percent very or somewhat likely to allow their data to be shared with university scientists
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Doctors Have Difficulty Finding Practices Offering Deliveries
Many family practitioners report that opportunity to do deliveries not available in practice they joined
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Sensor Array May Detect De Novo Parkinson’s Disease in Breath
Sensitivity, specificity, accuracy values of 79, 84, and 81 percent for detecting PD from controls
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Computer-Aided Colonoscopy Reliably Identifies Small Polyps
Diagnosing, but leaving these polyps can save time and, likely, costs
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Emergency Department Visits After Abortion Extremely Rare
Very few abortion-related visits are for major incidents or result in admission
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Smartphone App Can Help Improve Outcomes With HIV
Improvements seen in retention in care, CD4 counts, and viral suppression
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