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By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – Prescription drug shortages may drive up prices twice as much as they would rise with medicines in abundant supply, adding $230 million a year to U.S. drug costs, a new study estimates....

By John Miller ZURICH (Reuters) – Drug giants Novartis, Bayer and Roche on Friday lost a bid to stop British doctors from recommending a cheaper drug option for people with an eye disease that causes blindness, the High...

By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – A new type of “heat-not-burn” cigarette may lead to just as much lung damage as traditional cigarettes, a recent study suggests. So-called “heat-not-burn” devices...

By Ankur Banerjee (Reuters Health) – The commonly used painkiller diclofenac may be linked with an increased risk of heart problems, a large Danish study suggests. Diclofenac is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug...

SOFIA (Reuters) – An outbreak of a virulent bird flu virus has spread to a farm in southern Bulgaria, the Balkan country’s food safety agency said on Friday. A three-kilometer protection zone was set around the farm...

(Reuters) – Bayer AG’s long-acting treatment for hemophilia A has won a recommendation from a European Medicines Agency (EMA) panel for the treatment of the rare genetic disorder in which blood does not clot easily....

By Linda Carroll (Reuters Health) – Young and middle-aged women who are overweight or obese may be more likely to develop a leaky bladder, researchers say. Australian researchers found that obese women were twice as likely...

By Tamara Mathias (Reuters Health) – A substantial percentage of U.S. military vets store guns loaded and ready to use, according to an American study that could have implications for suicide prevention. “American...

By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – People who live in low-income and middle-income countries may have a harder time finding and affording essential medicines for diabetes than residents of wealthier nations, a recent...