Northern Ireland prepares for momentous abortion, same-sex marriage changes
By Amanda Ferguson BELFAST (Reuters) – Campaigners who fought for decades to end Northern...
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Study shows more thinking problems in former pro soccer players
By Reuters Staff (Reuters Health) – A study of more than a thousand former professional soccer players has uncovered significantly more deaths from brain disease than among non-players. The study, released Monday in The...
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Teva, three U.S. drug distributors reach opioid settlement – source
(Reuters) – Drug maker Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Inc <TEVA.TA> and the three...
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Smith+Nephew CEO steps down over pay, ex-Roche Diagnostics chief to take over
By Uday Sampath Kumar (Reuters) – Smith+Nephew Plc <SN.L> Chief Executive Namal Nawana...
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Drug distributors and Teva reach settlement in Ohio opioid litigation: WSJ
(Reuters) – McKesson Corp, Cardinal Health Inc, AmerisourceBergen Corp and Teva...
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Timeline: Popular heartburn medicine Zantac pulled off store shelves
(Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and international health authorities are...
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GSK to sell two vaccines in $1.1 billion deal to focus on newer treatments
(Reuters) – GlaxoSmithKline will sell two travel vaccines to Bavarian Nordic for up to 955...
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Roche pushes late-comer Tecentriq as new liver cancer option
By John Miller ZURICH (Reuters) – Roche’s Tecentriq mixed with Avastin helped liver...
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FDA approves AstraZeneca diabetes drug for treating heart failure risk
(Reuters) – AstraZeneca’s diabetes drug Farxiga has been approved for use in the...
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Erdogan says he will never allow vaping, will block e-cigarettes in Turkey
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday he will never allow...
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Opioid settlement talks fail, landmark trial expected Monday
By Kathy Gray CLEVELAND (Reuters) – A landmark trial over the U.S. opioid epidemic is on...
Read MoreFDA approves Alexion’s Ultomiris for another rare blood disease
(Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc’s treatment for a second rare blood disorder, the company said. The treatment, Ultomiris, has already been approved in...
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Sanofi pulls Zantac from U.S. and Canada after carcinogen found
By Michael Erman NEW YORK (Reuters) – Sanofi SA said on Friday it would recall popular...
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J&J recalls 33,000 bottles of baby powder as FDA finds asbestos in sample
By Julie Steenhuysen and Lisa Girion (Reuters) – Johnson & Johnson said on Friday it is...
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Judge’s unorthodox approach has huge opioid settlement within reach
By Tom Hals and Nate Raymond (Reuters) – From the start of the sprawling U.S. litigation...
Read MoreEarly life stress tied to increased pain sensitivity later
By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – People who were exposed to more sources of stress in the womb and early childhood may be more sensitive to pain by early adulthood than their counterparts with little or no exposure to...
Read MoreSecondhand smoke may damage children’s eyes
By Linda Carroll (Reuters Health) – Secondhand smoke may damage children’s eyes and possibly lead to problems with sight later in life, new findings suggest. In a study of Chinese children, a structure in the back of...
Read MoreEarly menopause tied to heart problems before 60
By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – Women who go through menopause earlier in life may be more likely to have a heart attack or stroke before they reach age 60 than their counterparts who go through menopause later on, a...
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Current and ex smokers may lower lung cancer risk with exercise
By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – Men who are current or former smokers may be less likely...
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Ebola concentrated in Congo mining area, still an emergency: WHO
By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) – Ebola is infecting and killing people in a gold...
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