South Africa’s highest court gives green light to private use of cannabis
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa’s highest court on Tuesday allowed the private...
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California insurance regulator sues AbbVie alleging Humira kickbacks
(Reuters) – Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones on Tuesday filed a complaint on behalf of the State of California against AbbVie Inc, alleging the drugmaker gave illegal kickbacks to healthcare providers to prescribe its...
Read MoreU.S. doctors recommend behavior changes to prevent obesity-related health issues
By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – For preventing health problems in obese patients, intensive behavioral interventions focused on improving things like eating and exercise habits may be the best prescription, U.S....
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U.S. judge dismisses concussions lawsuits against World Wrestling
By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) – A federal judge has dismissed lawsuits by dozens of former...
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France’s Lactalis gets go-ahead to reopen plant after tainted milk scandal
PARIS (Reuters) – French authorities have given dairy giant Lactalis permission to resume...
Read MoreClovis Oncology, execs to pay $20 million to settle SEC charges
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. biotechnology company Clovis Oncology Inc and its Chief Executive Patrick Mahaffy and former CFO Erle Mast, will pay more than $20 million to settle charges of misleading investors about the...
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GSK grabs new drug development head from Boehringer
LONDON (Reuters) – GlaxoSmithKline has hired Chris Corsico from German drugmaker Boehringer...
Read MorePhysician burnout taking center stage
By Linda Carroll (Reuters Health) – The medical establishment may finally be coming to grips with the issue of physician burnout. The evidence: two studies on the topic reported in the latest issue of the Journal of the...
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Coke eyes cannabis-infused drink market
By Uday Sampath Kumar, John Benny and Martinne Geller (Reuters) – Coca-Cola Co <KO.N>...
Read MoreAurora says no deal with beverage makers for weed-based drinks
(Reuters) – Aurora Cannabis Inc said on Tuesday it had not partnered with any beverage company, responding to a media report that Coca-Cola Co was in talks with the Canadian weed producer to make marijuana infused drinks....
Read MoreViking shares surge after fatty liver drug trial
By Tamara Mathias (Reuters) – Viking Therapeutics Inc’s shares more than doubled in value on Tuesday after promising data from a mid-stage trial of its fatty liver drug were seen as topping that from larger rival...
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Macron injects cash to fix France’s healthcare system
By Matthias Blamont PARIS (Reuters) – President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday promised extra...
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Sanofi pledges to keep up its restructuring efforts
(This version of the Sept. 14th story has been refiled to add dropped words in fifth paragraph) By...
Read MoreAfrica’s rapid population growth puts poverty progress at risk, says Gates
By Kate Kelland LONDON (Reuters) – Rapid population growth in some of Africa’s poorest countries could put at risk future progress towards reducing global poverty and improving health, according to a report by the...
Read MoreMany cancer patients’ relatives might get gene tests if price is right
By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – Cancer patients’ close relatives might be willing to get tests to see if they share genetic mutations that put them at risk for tumors, too, if testing were accessible and...
Read MoreA child dies every five seconds, and most are preventable deaths – U.N.
LONDON (Reuters) – An estimated 6.3 million children died before their 15th birthdays in 2017, or one every five seconds, mostly due to a lack of water, sanitation, nutrition and basic healthcare, according to report by...
Read MoreFew teens with chronic health problems have plans to take charge of their own care
By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – Less than one in five teens with chronic health problems have made plans with their pediatrician to take over responsibility for their own care and transition to seeing doctors who treat...
Read MoreNairobi governor orders investigation into deaths of 12 babies at maternity hospital
NAIROBI (Reuters) – The governor of Nairobi found the bodies of 12 infants in the mortuary of a hospital in the capital – an unusually high figure even amid declining standards of health care in Kenya – when he...
Read MoreAlmost one in 11 U.S. tweens and teens vape cannabis
By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – Roughly one in 11 American middle and high school students have used cannabis in e-cigarettes, a study suggests. In 2016, researchers surveyed more than 20,000 youth ages nine to 19,...
Read MoreSaudi Arabia reports cholera infection in southern province
RIYADH (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia confirmed one cholera case and said three others were suspected in an area bordering Yemen, where an epidemic has killed more than 2,000 people, Saudi state TV said, citing a health ministry...
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