EU food safety body tells states to keep eye out for insecticide after scare
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union’s food safety watchdog urged member states on...
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South Africa gold producers, gold miners reach silicosis settlement
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South African gold producers reached a class action settlement on Thursday with law firms representing thousands of miners who contracted the fatal lung diseases silicosis and tuberculosis, the...
World food price index little changed in April versus March: U.N. FAO
ROME (Reuters) – World food prices edged marginally higher in April from March, with the...
‘DES daughters’ with rare cancer continue to face higher death rates
By Gene Emery (Reuters Health) – Women who were exposed to the synthetic estrogen diethylstilbestrol (DES) in utero, and who subsequently developed a rare type of vaginal and cervical cancer, continue to face a higher rate...
More sauna visits tied to lower risk of stroke
By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – Middle-aged adults who escape to a sauna every chance they get to relax may have new reason to take this time to unwind – a Finnish study suggests a regular sauna habit is...
Even brief particle pollution spikes tied to respiratory infections
By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – People may be more likely to develop acute lower respiratory infections after even brief increases in air pollution, and babies and toddlers are especially vulnerable, a U.S. study...
CDC reports one death from E. coli outbreak linked to romaine lettuce
(Reuters) – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Wednesday one person from...
Seatbelts may protect against severe liver injury in car crashes
By Mary Gillis (Reuters Health) – Wearing a seatbelt may not prevent liver injuries in a car crash, but it could lessen their severity and make a major difference in the accident’s consequences and costs, researchers...
Migraine drug delay would compound Teva’s troubles
By Steven Scheer and Tova Cohen TEL AVIV (Reuters) – Teva Pharmaceutical Industries is counting on its new migraine treatment to haul it out of the doldrums. But a possible delay in U.S. approval and looming pricing battle...
Accounting concerns wipe $6 billion off Samsung BioLogics market value
By Joyce Lee SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean biotech drug manufacturer Samsung BioLogics Co Ltd <207940.KS> lost almost $6 billion in market value on Wednesday in its biggest intra-day share drop, after the...
U.S. doctors’ group calls for equal pay, opportunities for female physicians
By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – Physicians’ employers should commit to gender equity in pay, leadership development, career opportunities, and parental and family leave policies, a leading U.S. doctors group...
Physical fitness linked to language skills in older adults
By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – Older adults who exercise regularly may have an easier time finding words to express themselves than their peers who aren’t as physically fit, a small study suggests. Researchers...
