PARIS (Reuters) – India has reported an outbreak of the highly contagious H5N1 bird flu virus on a poultry farm in the central state of Chhattisgarh, the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) said on Wednesday, citing...
Read MoreBEIJING (Reuters) – A Chinese court jailed on Wednesday the founder of a local traditional Chinese medicine firm for running a pyramid scheme, after the death of a young girl with cancer was linked to the company in an...
Read MoreHONG KONG (Reuters) – Eight Chinese patients diagnosed with an unidentified viral pneumonia were released from hospital on Wednesday after showing no signs of fever for several days, state-owned CCTV reported. The...
Read More(Reuters) – Drugstore chain Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc posted a 24.8% drop in quarterly profit on Wednesday, hurt by higher costs related to its acquisition of stores from rival Rite Aid Corp Net income attributable to...
Read MoreBEIJING (Reuters) – China’s agriculture ministry said an H5N6 avian flu virus outbreak has been detected in swans in the western region of Xinjiang. Fifteen out of a group of 150 swans had died from the virus and...
Read MoreBy Vishwadha Chander (Reuters Health) – More than three-quarters of commercial gyms surveyed offered tanning beds, undermining public health warnings about the dangers of indoor tanning, according to a study of three of...
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By Nivedita Balu (Reuters) – Starbucks Corp on Tuesday added an oat milk beverage to its...
Read MoreBy Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO (Reuters) – U.S. researchers who conducted the largest study yet into whether applying powder to the genitals increases a woman’s risk of ovarian cancer were unable to definitively put to...
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By Linda Carroll (Reuters Health) – With cannabis edibles becoming legal and available in...
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By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – Teens who binge drink or abuse prescription opioids may...
Read MoreBy Julie Steenhuysen (Reuters Health) – Once strictly the domain of research labs, tests that sequence large swaths of the human genome called the exome have become increasingly popular among medical specialists as a way...
Read MoreBy Manojna Maddipatla and Trisha Roy (Reuters) – Apellis Pharmaceuticals Inc said on Tuesday its experimental drug for a blood disorder showed greater improvement in patients’ hemoglobin levels than market leader...
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(This January 6 story fixes typo in eighth paragraph) By Kate Kelland LONDON (Reuters) –...
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By Denise Paglinawan TORONTO (Reuters) – Air in Toronto’s subway system is polluted, the...
Read MoreBy Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – Fewer than one in 10 primary care providers in the U.S. can prescribe the opioid-addiction medication buprenorphine, and access is even more scarce in rural counties hardest hit by...
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(Reuters) – Merck & Co said a phase 3 trial of cancer drug Keytruda in combination with...
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By Linda Carroll (Reuters Health) – U.S. insurers and providers spent more than $800 billion...
Read MoreBy Julie Steenhuysen (Reuters Health) – Older men whose testosterone levels have dropped over the years should only be given testosterone replacement to treat sexual dysfunction, according to new guidelines from the...
Read MoreBy Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – Although guidelines say most women under age 21 don’t need pelvic exams or cervical cancer screenings, a U.S. study suggests many still get these invasive tests. Nationwide, an...
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By Ludwig Burger and John Miller FRANKFURT/ZURICH (Reuters) – Dozens of drugmakers are...
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