Kenyan doctors angered by move to hire Cuban doctors
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Kenya’s government is pushing ahead with a plan to hire 100 Cuban...
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France extends cheese recall after E.coli cases in children
By Sybille de La Hamaide PARIS (Reuters) – All Reblochon cheese coming from a factory in the French Alps should be removed from the market after young children were found to have been infected by a E.coli bacteria linked...
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Berlin responds to crayfish plague: If you can’t beat them, eat them
BERLIN (Reuters) – North American crayfish that spilled en masse onto Berlin streets last...
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Scientists devise new, more accurate peanut allergy test
By Ben Hirschler LONDON (Reuters) – British scientists have developed a far more accurate...
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Merck KGaA family says unreservedly behind the pharma unit
DARMSTADT, Germany (Reuters) – The family behind Germany’s Merck KGaA said it was...
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EU food safety body tells states to keep eye out for insecticide after scare
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union’s food safety watchdog urged member states on...
Read MoreSouth Africa gold producers, gold miners reach silicosis settlement
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South African gold producers reached a class action settlement on Thursday with law firms representing thousands of miners who contracted the fatal lung diseases silicosis and tuberculosis, the...
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Roche wins reprieve as Novartis biosimilar delayed in U.S.
By Ben Hirschler and Michael Shields LONDON/ZURICH (Reuters) – Roche has won a reprieve from...
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World food price index little changed in April versus March: U.N. FAO
ROME (Reuters) – World food prices edged marginally higher in April from March, with the...
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Iowa passes ‘fetal heartbeat’ abortion ban, most restrictive in U.S.
By Barbara Goldberg (Reuters) – Iowa’s Republican-controlled legislature passed the...
Read More‘DES daughters’ with rare cancer continue to face higher death rates
By Gene Emery (Reuters Health) – Women who were exposed to the synthetic estrogen diethylstilbestrol (DES) in utero, and who subsequently developed a rare type of vaginal and cervical cancer, continue to face a higher rate...
Read MoreMore sauna visits tied to lower risk of stroke
By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – Middle-aged adults who escape to a sauna every chance they get to relax may have new reason to take this time to unwind – a Finnish study suggests a regular sauna habit is...
Read MoreEven brief particle pollution spikes tied to respiratory infections
By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – People may be more likely to develop acute lower respiratory infections after even brief increases in air pollution, and babies and toddlers are especially vulnerable, a U.S. study...
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CDC reports one death from E. coli outbreak linked to romaine lettuce
(Reuters) – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Wednesday one person from...
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WHO says unprecedented dengue outbreak hits La Reunion
GENEVA (Reuters) – The French overseas territory of La Reunion is experiencing an...
Read MoreSeatbelts may protect against severe liver injury in car crashes
By Mary Gillis (Reuters Health) – Wearing a seatbelt may not prevent liver injuries in a car crash, but it could lessen their severity and make a major difference in the accident’s consequences and costs, researchers...
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Trump administration sued over family-planning program shift
By Nate Raymond (Reuters) – Two organizations that support birth control filed lawsuits on...
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President Trump wants to go further on drug prices: HHS Secretary
(Reuters) – Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar on Wednesday said President Donald...
Read MoreMigraine drug delay would compound Teva’s troubles
By Steven Scheer and Tova Cohen TEL AVIV (Reuters) – Teva Pharmaceutical Industries is counting on its new migraine treatment to haul it out of the doldrums. But a possible delay in U.S. approval and looming pricing battle...
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Breast cancer screening failure may have shortened 270 lives in England
By Estelle Shirbon LONDON (Reuters) – As many as 270 women in England may have died...
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