Sickened Marine recruit sues boot camp’s food vendor claiming medical condition led to discharge
A former Marine recruit filed a lawsuit against the food vendor for the Marine Corps boot camp in San Diego…
More drugmakers build Brexit stockpiles as EU agency faces exodus
PARIS/ZURICH/LONDON (Reuters) – Sanofi (SASY.PA) and Novartis (NOVN.S) said on Wednesday they planned to increase stockpiles of medicines in Britain…
Mom, son contract ‘rat lungworm’ after eating raw centipedes: report
A centipede was likely the cause of the rat lungworm parasite found in the mother and son. (iStock) A woman…
Methadone programs for ex-criminals tied to fewer premature deaths
(Reuters Health) – Opioid addicts with criminal histories may be less likely to die of overdoses or other causes during…
What is West Nile virus? 3 things to know about the mosquito-spread ailment
An infected mosquito can spread the West Nile virus. (iStock) West Nile is a virus that’s typically spread by infected…
U.S. insurers grilled on exposure to $4.7 billion J&J talc verdict
(Reuters) – Wall Street is trying to figure out whether the U.S. insurance industry will bear any costs from a…
Cat parasite may make people more entrepreneurial
Researchers reasoned that if Toxoplasma makes people more risk-prone, those tendencies might extend to decisions about whether to start a…
Bayer hits back at new Netflix medical device documentary
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Bayer AG disputed accusations in a new Netflix documentary that claims medical device makers and the…
Town celebrates boy’s end of radiation treatments with ice cream party
Axel’s Food & Ice Cream hosted a celebration for Max Mendez, who finished his radiation treatments this week. (Axel’s Food…
FDA declines to approve Insys Therapeutic’s opioid painkiller
(Reuters) – Insys Therapeutics Inc said on Friday the U.S. Food and Drug Administration declined to approve its opioid painkiller,…
6-year-old shares touching skin-to-skin moment with baby brother in NICU
The Marottas found out they were expecting Jake months after experiencing a miscarriage at 11 weeks gestation. (iStock) A Massachusetts…
Teen drivers take more risks after trading learner permits for licenses
(Reuters Health) – Adolescents may be cautious while they’re learning to drive, but a new study suggests they get downright…
Demi Lovato apparent overdose: How to keep loved ones from relapsing
Drug-abuse relapses: What to know The news of Demi Lovato’s apparent overdose and relapse has many people questioning how and…
Shingrix vaccine makes shingles less severe, disruptive to quality of life
(Reuters Health) – The vaccine Shingrix prevents shingles, and if people do contract the virus, it reduces the severity of…
Teacher who lost hands, feet to flesh-eating bacteria adjusting to new life
He contracted Strep A in his blood, which usually causes strep throat, but for Newsome, it became a flesh-eating bacteria.…
GSK’s new R&D head bets on genetics with $300 million 23andMe deal
LONDON (Reuters) – GlaxoSmithKline’s new research boss aims to turbo-charge the British group’s drug discovery engine with a $300 million…
Prosthetics help 9-year-old quadruple amputee run for the first time
Quad amputee Moshe runs for the very first time, thanks to state-of-the-art prosthetics). (PROSTHETICS IN MOTION/CATERS NEWS) A 9-year-old quadruple…
Bitter pill: China vaccine scandal sparks online fury, roils markets
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – A vaccine scandal in China, which has prompted angry reactions from leaders and citizens fed up with…
Excessive sweating is real and there’s a new drug to treat it
The FDA recently approved Qbrexza (glycopyrronium), a once-daily topical treatment, for excessive underarm sweating. (iStock) Run a mile in the…
Cigarette use declines among U.S. young women, but marijuana blunt use rises
(Reuters Health) – Cigarette use decreased among young women – including pregnant women – during the past decade in the…
Flesh-eating bacteria in raw oysters kill Florida man, health officials say
Florida health officials revealed that flesh-eating bacteria in raw oysters killed a 71-year-old man. (iStock, File) A man who ate…
Mersana’s cancer drug trial put on hold by FDA; shares halted
(Reuters) – Mersana Therapeutics said on Thursday an early stage trial testing its lead cancer drug has been put on…
Liver damage, liver cancer spiked over last decade — with alcohol, unemployment seen as factors: study
Bottles of Jack Daniel’s liqueur and whiskey are displayed at Rossi’s Deli in San Francisco, July 9, 2018. (Associated Press)…
Allergan, Molecular Partners eye drug meets main goal in two studies
(Reuters) – Allergan Plc and Molecular Partners AG said on Thursday their treatment for neovascular age-related macular degeneration, a leading…
Link seen between ADHD and digital media: study
A study released Tuesday by the Journal of the American Medical Association suggests a direct relationship between computer screen time…
Bulgaria reports another case of ovine rinderpest
SOFIA (Reuters) – Bulgaria reported on Thursday another case of the highly contagious Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR) close to…
Woman has leg amputated after infection from shaving cut
A woman who cut herself shaving got an infection so bad she had to have her leg amputated. (SWNS) A…
Pfizer-Lilly pain drug meets late-stage trial goals
(Reuters) – An experimental osteoarthritis drug developed by Pfizer Inc and Eli Lilly and Co achieved its main goal of…
Service dog training program offers hope, rehab to inmates and soldiers
Inmate-trained service dogs bring hope to soldiers, veterans A look at the story of a soldier, an inmate, and a…
France needs ‘food safety police’ to avoid new Lactalis crisis: report
PARIS (Reuters) – France should appoint a “food safety police” and increase fines on those who sell contaminated products to…
Does eating beef jerky cause psychiatric symptoms?
The researchers noted that the findings showed only an association between processed meats and manic episodes — the new research…
Abbott Labs raises 2018 earnings forecast, shares hit record high
(Reuters) – Abbott Laboratories raised its full-year earnings forecast and topped estimates for quarterly profit on Wednesday, powered by demand…
Kansas mom claims flesh-eating infection developed after spider bite
Flesh-Eating Bacteria: What is it? A woman dies from flesh-eating bacteria from the floodwaters of Hurricane Harvey. What is the…
Kansas mom claims flesh-eating infection developed after spider bite
Flesh-Eating Bacteria: What is it? A woman dies from flesh-eating bacteria from the floodwaters of Hurricane Harvey. What is the…
Fast-growing e-cigarette maker Juul to launch in UK
LONDON (Reuters) – Silicon Valley e-cigarette start-up Juul Labs is bringing its small flash drive-sized vaping device to the United…
Marine veteran makes second trek across US to raise awareness for PTSD
A Marine veteran who set out on foot from San Diego in March will reach North Carolina this week as…
CRISPR gene editing can cause risky collateral DNA damage: study
LONDON (Reuters) – Scientists studying the effects of the potentially game-changing gene editing tool CRISPR/Cas9 have found it can cause…
More than 500 fall ill after visiting Tennessee zipline attraction
More than 500 people fell ill after visiting a popular ziplining attraction in Tennessee. (istock) E. coli bacteria was found…
Iowa, Illinois investigating infections linked to McDonald’s salad
(Reuters) – The Iowa and Illinois health departments said on Thursday that they were investigating cyclospora infections linked to salads…
Six North Carolina nurses show off their ‘baby bumps’ in adorable photo
All six nurses are expecting within months of each other. (Comprehensive Cancer Center at Wake Forest Baptist Health) Six nurses…
J&J vows to overturn $4.7 billion talc verdict but experts see hurdles
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Johnson & Johnson has vowed to appeal a $4.7 billion verdict awarded to 22 women who…
McDonald’s salads linked to dozens of illnesses in Iowa, Illinois
Officials said 20 people who ate salads at McDonald’s restaurants in Illinois were sickened, while an additional 15 cases were…
WHO seeks access to Syrians dying from heat, disease in south
GENEVA (Reuters) – The World Health Organization (WHO) called on Thursday for access to 210,000 displaced people who have fled…
Olympic gold medalist Kikkan Randall reveals breast cancer diagnosis
Randall, left, and her teammate, Jessica Diggins, made history by becoming the first-ever American women to medal in a cross-country…
Southeast Asia haze tied to hospitalization for breathing problems
(Reuters Health) – People are more likely to be hospitalized for respiratory disorders during the annual haze season in Southeast…
California woman denied manicure over lupus scars, she says: ‘I’ve never felt more like a leper’
A California woman claims she was denied a manicure at a local nail salon due to inflamed skin on her…
Democrats refocus fight against Trump’s Supreme Court nominee on healthcare
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democrats on Wednesday were reorienting their uphill push to block U.S. Senate confirmation of President Donald Trump’s…
What is ‘cave disease’? Thai soccer team placed in isolation as doctors monitor for infections
After two harrowing weeks trapped inside a dark, damp cave, the entire Thai soccer team — 12 players, ages 11…
Insurers warn of rising premiums after Trump axes Obamacare payments again
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Health insurers warned that a move by the Trump administration on Saturday to temporarily suspend a…
Emotional moment mom meets her baby for first time after she went into septic shock during labor
Emilie Gantry is pictured meeting her son for the first time seven days after he was delivered via emergency C-section,…
CTI Biopharma’s cancer drug fails late-stage trial, shares tumble
(Reuters) – CTI Biopharma Corp said on Monday its treatment for a type of blood cancer did not meet the…
Horrifying photo of toddler’s leg breaking while on slide with mom
Shona Keetley said that while her son stopped crying, she didn’t realize what happened until later when she watched a…
Team mix affects operating room social behavior
(Reuters Health) – Social behavior in the operating room is significantly affected by the mix of professional roles and the…
Texas teen with autism receives perfect score on standardized math test
Cade Elias was diagnosed with autism when he was 2 years old and did not speak full sentences until age…
Cancer diagnosis tied to increased risk of diabetes
(Reuters Health) – People who get diagnosed with cancer may be more likely to develop diabetes, a Korean study suggests.…
‘World Cup’ trophy presented to 5-year-old boy battling cancer
After surviving six weeks of radiotherapy treatment, five-year-old Ben Williams received his very own “World Cup” trophy. (Twitter: Liam Herbert)…
Sticking with the same doctor may extend patients’ lives
(Reuters Health) – Seeing the same doctor over the years helps people live longer, suggests a new international study. “We…
Patient paralyzed in botched scoliosis surgery gets $135M
Faith DeGrand was left partially paralyzed in after undergoing surgery to correct scoliosis eight years ago. (Fox 2 Detroit) A…
Plan ahead for child’s doctor visits, experts say
(Reuters Health) – Parents can make the most of their time at their child’s routine pediatrician visits by preparing for…
Missouri mom warns about danger of hot slides after girl, 4, suffers second-degree burns
Children playing at a playground. (iStock) The sun can burn in more ways than one, a Missouri woman is warning…