Zika in Africa: Rare birth defect on the rise in Angola
By Stephen Eisenhammer and Julie Steenhuysen LUANDA/CHICAGO (Reuters) – Emiliano Cula starts...
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By Stephen Eisenhammer and Julie Steenhuysen LUANDA/CHICAGO (Reuters) – Emiliano Cula starts...
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By Ueslei Marcelino RECIFE, Brazil (Reuters) – Nearly three years after a Zika outbreak in...
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By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – Most elderly patients taking multiple prescription medications would be willing to reduce their daily pill regimen to minimize their risk of side effects like falls or dangerous drug...
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By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – While age-related hearing loss has long been linked to cognitive decline, a UK study suggests hearing aids may help minimize the risk of problems like impaired memory or executive...
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By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – Corn masa flour and tortillas sold in U.S. grocery stores may not be fortified with folic acid, which means a government effort to help reduce birth defects among Hispanic babies may not...
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By Michael Erman NEW YORK (Reuters) – Prices for two dosages of the blood pressure drug valsartan rose more than any other drug in the United States in September, following a recall of much of the drug’s supply....
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By Nate Raymond (Reuters) – Minnesota’s attorney general on Tuesday filed a lawsuit...
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By Linda Carroll (Reuters Health) – People with restless legs syndrome may be more likely to think about suicide or to actually make plans to take their own lives, compared to people without the troublesome condition, a...
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(Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Tuesday it approved Pfizer...
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By Manas Mishra (Reuters) – Johnson & Johnson reported slightly better-than-expected...
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BEIJING (Reuters) – A unit of China’s vaccine maker Changsheng Bio-technology Co Ltd...
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By Ben Hirschler LONDON (Reuters) – Rival versions of the world’s top-selling drug,...
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By Dominique Patton and Hallie Gu BEIJING (Reuters) – One of China’s top animal feed...
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BEIJING (Reuters) – China will lift restrictions on an area in Wuxi city of Jiangsu province where an outbreak of African swine fever was found, the agriculture ministry said on Tuesday Local authorities will remove the...
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By Linda Carroll (Reuters Health) – A new study adds to earlier evidence that getting vaccinated against the human papillomavirus (HPV) does not lead girls to be less careful about sex. HPV is transmitted during sexual...
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GOMA, Congo (Reuters) – The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday it would convene...
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By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – Teens may be less likely to get in fist fights when they live in countries where it’s illegal for parents to spank or slap children as punishment for bad behavior, an international...
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(Reuters) – The U.S. government, in an effort to increase pressure on drugmakers to lower...
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GOMA, Congo (Reuters) – Congo has confirmed 33 cases of Ebola virus in the past week, of whom 24 died, the health ministry said on Monday. The ministry said the latest cases were confirmed between Oct. 8 and 14. In total,...
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By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – Emergency room visits for homelessness surged at a large urban children’s hospital after Massachusetts made it harder for families to get into shelters, a new study suggests. In...
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