U.S. health secretary says agency can eliminate drug rebates
By Yasmeen Abutaleb WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Alex...
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Many doctors skip meningococcal vaccine talks with teens
By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – Many pediatricians and family physicians don’t discuss the meningococcal B vaccine with teens even though these conversations are recommended to determine whether adolescents...
Read MoreMost parents are against teen tattoos
By Linda Carroll (Reuters Health) – Parents who’ve said “no” to teen tattoos need not feel alone. A new U.S. survey finds that 78 percent of parents wouldn’t even consider allowing their teenager to...
Read MoreModerate ‘bad cholesterol’ levels tied to early death for healthy people
By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – Healthy adults who don’t keep their LDL-C, or “bad cholesterol,” in check are more likely to die prematurely from cardiovascular disease than peers with lower...
Read MoreSocioeconomic status helps explain U.S. childhood cancer survival rates
By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – Black and Hispanic children may be less likely than white kids to survive certain childhood cancers at least in part due to differences in socioeconomic status, a U.S. study suggests....
Read MoreMore U.S. stores likely sell cigarettes to minors than reported
By Linda Carroll (Reuters Health) – More retailers may be selling cigarettes to minors than government estimates have suggested, a new study finds. Researchers determined that more than half of retail stores may be...
Read MoreTainted heart drug from second Chinese firm pulled off EU market
LONDON (Reuters) – Heart drugs containing an active ingredient from a second Chinese company are being recalled from the European market after detection of a toxic impurity that may cause cancer. The European Medicines...
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Roche’s Alecensa latest beneficiary of faster China drug approvals
ZURICH (Reuters) – Roche’s Alecensa lung cancer medicine became the latest beneficiary...
Read MoreThird African swine fever outbreak hits China’s hog herd
By Tom Daly and Muyu Xu BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s Ministry of Agriculture said on Sunday 88 hogs had died from African swine fever in the eastern city of Lianyungang, the third outbreak this month, as the...
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