Back to nature: UK Duchess Kate shows off garden skills at Chelsea Flower Show
By Paul Sandle LONDON (Reuters) – Kate, Britain’s Duchess of Cambridge, released new...
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Israel’s MyHeritage expands DNA testing to health
TEL AVIV (Reuters) – Israel’s MyHeritage, a service for family history and DNA testing, said on Monday it was launching a test that provides comprehensive health reports to consumers. Like MyHeritage’s at-home...
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South Africa’s Aspen sells Australian prescription portfolio to Mylan
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Aspen Pharmacare said on Monday that Mylan NV had exercised an...
Read MoreInvestors keep food firms on warning over antibiotics
By Simon Jessop, Siddharth Cavale and Nivedita Balu LONDON (Reuters) – An investor group managing some $5 trillion said it was pleased with the steps taken by fast-food companies to cut the use of antibiotics in their...
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Missouri follows Alabama by passing restrictive abortion bill
(Reuters) – Missouri lawmakers passed a bill on Friday that prohibits women from seeking an...
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Too much screen time tied to school problems even in little kids
By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – Kindergarteners who get more than two hours of screen...
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Smokers have higher risk for multiple strokes
By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – Smokers who have a stroke are much more likely to have...
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U.S. FDA labels J&J surgical staplers’ recall as severest
(Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration warned of risks of serious injury or death...
Read MoreSunday is ‘Hepatitis Testing Day’
By Carolyn Crist Millions of people in the U.S. have chronic viral hepatitis, most without knowing it, so the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other groups have designated May as Hepatitis Awareness Month and May...
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More U.S. mothers diagnosed with depression at childbirth
By Lisa Rapaport Growing numbers of new mothers are being diagnosed with depression before they...
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AbbVie halts enrollment after brain cancer trial misses goal, shares fall
(Reuters) – AbbVie Inc said on Friday it has halted enrollment of patients in all ongoing...
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Omega lambs and fitbit cows: New Zealand responds to alternative protein threat
By Charlotte Greenfield WINDWHISTLE, New Zealand (Reuters) – At Dave Harper’s family...
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Alabama boycott builds as states retaliate against abortion law
By Andrew Hay (Reuters) – A movement to boycott Alabama over its near-ban on abortion gained...
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GSK and Novartis liniment marketing misled Australian consumers: court
SYDNEY (Reuters) – The Australian subsidiaries of British drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline and...
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Bayer bets on ‘silver bullet’ defense in Roundup litigation; experts see hurdles
By Tina Bellon NEW YORK (Reuters) – Bayer AG plans to argue that a $2 billion jury award and...
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Missouri Senate passes bill to ban abortions after eight weeks
By Steve Gorman and Jonathan Allen (Reuters) – Missouri’s Senate passed a bill on...
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Alabama governor signs strictest U.S. abortion ban into law
By Steve Gorman and Daniel Trotta (Reuters) – Alabama’s governor signed a bill on...
Read MoreCharcoal toothpaste may do harm and not much good
By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – Charcoal toothpaste may be having a moment as a go-to brightening and whitening tool, but some dentists say these products might actually damage tooth enamel and make cavities more...
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For some trauma doctors, clash with NRA proves therapeutic
By Daniel Trotta NEW YORK (Reuters) – A recent clash with the National Rifle Association...
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Bullied kids more likely to use painkillers
By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – Children and teens who are bullied are more than twice...
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