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By Carolyn Crist (Reuters Health) – Although nail polish manufacturers have begun removing some toxic ingredients, their labels are not always accurate and the reformulated products aren’t necessarily safer, suggests...

By Linda Carroll (Reuters Health) – Having a type of irregular heartbeat known as atrial fibrillation (AF) may raise an individual’s risk of developing dementia, but treating AF with blood thinners seems to reduce...

By Cheryl Platzman Weinstock (Reuters Health) – – Online socializing may weaken the tie between pain and depression for older people, a U.S. study suggests. People in chronic pain are at risk of depression to start...

MARSEILLE, France (Reuters) – France’s highest court threw out on Wednesday a 2015 ruling that cleared a German certifier of negligence after it approved faulty breast implants produced with counterfeit silicone. The...

By Carolyn Crist (Reuters Health) – The roughly 50 percent of immigrants in the U.S. who have private health insurance coverage contribute more to the risk pool than they receive in benefits, a new study suggests. As U.S....

BEIJING (Reuters) – China has lifted the restrictions on an area in Yueqing city in eastern Zhejiang province where the African swine fever outbreak was found in August, the agriculture ministry said on Wednesday. Local...

SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China has approved 17 anti-cancer drugs for inclusion in its national health insurance system, the government said on Wednesday, part of its efforts to make cancer treatment more affordable as the...

By Kate Kelland LONDON (Reuters) – Mental health disorders are on the rise in every country in the world and could cost the global economy up to $16 trillion between 2010 and 2030 if a collective failure to respond is not...

By Linda Carroll (Reuters Health) – When it comes to non-drug therapies for back pain, U.S. insurance plans vary widely in what they will cover, a new study finds. Private and public insurers are missing important...

By Linda Carroll (Reuters Health) – Lifestyle interventions delivered in churches by community-based health care workers may help bring down blood pressure among African-Americans, a new study finds. Hypertensive church...

By Carolyn Crist (Reuters Health) – Where a doctor went to medical school in the U.S. doesn’t predict how well that doctor’s patients will do, a new study suggests. Researchers who looked at outcomes of nearly...

By Linda Carroll (Reuters Health) – Getting access to your own medical records might be a lot harder than you think, a new study suggests. Even the top-ranked U.S. hospitals can make records requests arduous, according to...

By Shereen Lehman (Reuters Health) – A small study of children and adults in Canada suggests that fish and shellfish allergies don’t usually resolve over time. Together with nut allergies, fish and shellfish...