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Sage gets U.S. approval for first postpartum depression therapy

Posted by Reuters | Mar 19, 2019 | Reuters |

By Saumya Joseph (Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday approved Sage...

Canada to create national drug agency to help cut cost of medicines

Posted by Reuters | Mar 19, 2019 | Reuters |

By David Ljunggren OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canada will create a national drug agency to help cut...

Prescriptions for healthy food might save lives – and money

Posted by Reuters | Mar 19, 2019 | Reuters |

By Linda Carroll (Reuters Health) – Healthy food prescriptions written for Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries might lower the risk of costly chronic illnesses, such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease, and at the same...

U.S. jury finds Bayer’s Roundup caused man’s cancer

Posted by Reuters | Mar 19, 2019 | Reuters |

By Jim Christie (Reuters) – A U.S. jury on Tuesday found Bayer AG’s glyphosate-based...

Younger knee replacement patients have more complications

Posted by Reuters | Mar 19, 2019 | Reuters |

By Megan Brooks (Reuters Health) – Total knee replacement is increasingly being performed in younger people, and new research suggests younger patients have higher complication rates. “The number of knee replacements...

J&J and Sientra get FDA warning letters for breast implants

Posted by Reuters | Mar 19, 2019 | Reuters |

(Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued warning letters to Sientra Inc...

San Francisco officials look to ban sale of e-cigarettes

Posted by Reuters | Mar 19, 2019 | Reuters |

(Reuters) – San Francisco officials on Tuesday proposed legislation that would ban the sale...

Study finds weight loss target for morbidly obese before knee surgery

Posted by Reuters | Mar 19, 2019 | Reuters |

By Megan Brooks (Reuters Health) – For morbidly obese patients having knee replacement surgery, losing at least 20 pounds beforehand leads to shorter hospital stays and lower odds of being discharged to a facility, a new...