FDA halts imports from China’s Huahai Chuannan plant
(This 28 September story has been refilled as FDA spokesman corrects information to show import...
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U.S. immigrants pay more for health insurance than they get in benefits
By Carolyn Crist (Reuters Health) – The roughly 50 percent of immigrants in the U.S. who have private health insurance coverage contribute more to the risk pool than they receive in benefits, a new study suggests. As U.S....
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Ebola response tightens in eastern Congo as seven new cases confirmed: health ministry
By Giulia Paravicini KINSHASA (Reuters) – Congolese authorities announced a ban on Wednesday...
Read MoreChina lifts restrictions on area hit by African swine fever outbreak
BEIJING (Reuters) – China has lifted the restrictions on an area in Yueqing city in eastern Zhejiang province where the African swine fever outbreak was found in August, the agriculture ministry said on Wednesday. Local...
Read MoreChina approves 17 anti-cancer drugs for medical insurance coverage
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China has approved 17 anti-cancer drugs for inclusion in its national health insurance system, the government said on Wednesday, part of its efforts to make cancer treatment more affordable as the...
Read MoreMental health crisis could cost the world $16 trillion by 2030
By Kate Kelland LONDON (Reuters) – Mental health disorders are on the rise in every country in the world and could cost the global economy up to $16 trillion between 2010 and 2030 if a collective failure to respond is not...
Read MoreBetter insurance coverage of non-drug therapies might help ease opioid crisis
By Linda Carroll (Reuters Health) – When it comes to non-drug therapies for back pain, U.S. insurance plans vary widely in what they will cover, a new study finds. Private and public insurers are missing important...
Read MoreChurch-based programs may help bring blood pressure down
By Linda Carroll (Reuters Health) – Lifestyle interventions delivered in churches by community-based health care workers may help bring down blood pressure among African-Americans, a new study finds. Hypertensive church...
Read MoreDon’t pick doctors based on where they went to medical school
By Carolyn Crist (Reuters Health) – Where a doctor went to medical school in the U.S. doesn’t predict how well that doctor’s patients will do, a new study suggests. Researchers who looked at outcomes of nearly...
Read MoreFor U.S. patients, access to medical records often difficult and costly
By Linda Carroll (Reuters Health) – Getting access to your own medical records might be a lot harder than you think, a new study suggests. Even the top-ranked U.S. hospitals can make records requests arduous, according to...
Read MorePeople rarely outgrow seafood allergies
By Shereen Lehman (Reuters Health) – A small study of children and adults in Canada suggests that fish and shellfish allergies don’t usually resolve over time. Together with nut allergies, fish and shellfish...
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French prosecutors step up probe into baby milk contamination at Lactalis
PARIS (Reuters) – French prosecutors have decided to further an investigation into a...
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UK clinical trials fall as Brexit clouds drug approval process
LONDON (Reuters) – The number of new clinical trials started in Britain last year was 25...
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J&J’s Stelara succeeds in chronic bowel disease study
(Reuters) – Johnson & Johnson said on Tuesday its blockbuster drug Stelara was found to...
Read MoreFDA staff raises safety issues over Trevena opioid injection
(Reuters) – Trevena Inc’s opioid injection to treat acute pain could be abused and potentially lead to overdose, staff reviewers of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Tuesday, sending the drugmaker’s...
Read MoreBrazil detects form of swine fever in remote region
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – An outbreak of a form of a viral hog disease known as “classical swine fever” has been confirmed in the northeastern state of Ceará, the Brazilian agriculture ministry said in a statement...
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New WHO regional chief must battle lifestyle conditions, tropical diseases
MANILA (Reuters) – Western Pacific health ministers picked a Japanese doctor as the next...
Read MoreChina reports new H5N6 bird flu outbreak in Hunan province
BEIJING (Reuters) – China has registered a new case of H5N6 avian bird flu on a poultry farm in southern Hunan province, the Agriculture Ministry said on Tuesday. Local authorities culled 1,029 birds following the...
Read MoreChina says efforts to control African swine fever outbreak in pivotal phase
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s agriculture ministry said on Tuesday that the country’s African swine fever outbreak remains complex and severe, and prevention and control efforts are in a pivotal period. China has...
Read MoreIndia on alert as zika virus hits tourism hotspot of Jaipur
By Alasdair Pal NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India has sent experts to try to contain an outbreak of the zika virus in the popular tourist destination of Jaipur, capital of the northern state of Rajasthan, with a close watch on...
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