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By Carolyn Crist (Reuters Health) – For children under age 12, decongestants might ease the common cold symptoms of a blocked or running nose, but these medications may not be safe for this age group, according to a...

By Tamara Mathias (Reuters Health) – Teaching toddlers in daycare to use hand sanitizers could go a long way in keeping them from falling ill, missing school and reducing their need for antibiotics, a study suggests. The...

BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s southern Guangdong province on Tuesday banned the transport of live hogs to other parts of the country after two outbreaks of deadly African swine fever were reported in a neighboring...

TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan found African swine fever in packed pork sausage being carried into the country by a foreigner coming from Beijing early this month, the nation’s agriculture ministry said on Tuesday. The...

TEL AVIV (Reuters) – Canada’s FSD Pharma Inc signed a letter of intent to acquire Israel’s Therapix Biosciences Ltd for $48 million in stock, combining two complementary businesses focused on the research and...

BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s agriculture ministry on Tuesday said two new cases of African swine fever had been confirmed in the central province of Hunan. The confirmation of the cases, in the cities of Yiyang and...

By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – Kids who are obese may be more likely to develop a severe hip disorder than children who are not overweight, a UK study suggests. The disorder, known as slipped capital femoral epiphysis...

By Linda Carroll (Reuters Health) – When getting their infants vaccinated, mothers were more likely to use proven techniques to ease babies’ pain if they had been taught how to do so before taking their newborns home...

By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – People who eat more organic foods may be slightly less likely to develop certain cancers, a French study suggests. Compared to people who consumed the least amount of organic foods,...