Hurricane power outages may increase risk of carbon monoxide poisoning
By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – Homeowners in North Carolina and South Carolina who lost...
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Drug shortages may add $230 million to annual U.S. drug costs
By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – Prescription drug shortages may drive up prices twice as much as they would rise with medicines in abundant supply, adding $230 million a year to U.S. drug costs, a new study estimates....
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U.S. agency accuses Walmart of pregnancy discrimination in lawsuit
By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on Friday...
Read MoreUK doctors win battle with drug giants over cheaper eye medicine
By John Miller ZURICH (Reuters) – Drug giants Novartis, Bayer and Roche on Friday lost a bid to stop British doctors from recommending a cheaper drug option for people with an eye disease that causes blindness, the High...
Read More‘Heat-not-burn’ cigarettes still damage lungs
By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – A new type of “heat-not-burn” cigarette may lead to just as much lung damage as traditional cigarettes, a recent study suggests. So-called “heat-not-burn” devices...
Read MoreCommon painkiller tied to increased risk of heart problems
By Ankur Banerjee (Reuters Health) – The commonly used painkiller diclofenac may be linked with an increased risk of heart problems, a large Danish study suggests. Diclofenac is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug...
Read MoreBulgaria reports outbreak of virulent bird flu
SOFIA (Reuters) – An outbreak of a virulent bird flu virus has spread to a farm in southern Bulgaria, the Balkan country’s food safety agency said on Friday. A three-kilometer protection zone was set around the farm...
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Congo confirms Ebola case at Ugandan border
GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) – Democratic Republic of Congo has confirmed a...
Read MoreAlcohol abuse kills 3 million a year, most of them men: WHO
By Kate Kelland (Reuters) – More than 3 million people died in 2016 due to drinking too much alcohol, meaning one in 20 deaths worldwide was linked to harmful drinking, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday....
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