China’s agri ministry emphasizes need to ensure stable hog market
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s agriculture ministry said on Tuesday that it would work to ensure the country’s pork supplies and to keep the hog market stable despite the spread of…
Senators announce bipartisan proposal to lower drug prices
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – The top Republican and Democrat on the U.S. Senate Finance Committee announced a proposal to lower prescription drug prices on Tuesday that could save $100 billion…
Multiple sclerosis drug helps Biogen beat Wall St. profit expectations
(Reuters) – Biogen Inc reported better-than-expected second quarter profit and raised its 2019 earnings forecast on Tuesday, driven by higher sales of its top-selling multiple sclerosis drug Tecfidera and lower…
Short-term opioids for pain still come with side effects
(Reuters Health) – Patients who only briefly take opioid painkillers are still likely to face side effects, a new study suggests. While side effects associated with long-term use of the…
Senators announce bipartisan proposal to lower drug prices
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – The top Republican and Democrat on the U.S. Senate Finance Committee announced a proposal to lower prescription drug prices on Tuesday that could save $100 billion…
U.S. farmers look past trade fears to cash in on China’s hog crisis
WALCOTT, Iowa/LONDON (Reuters) – It might seem an unlikely time for U.S. farmers to look to China for more business but the devastating impact of African swine fever on the…
Nursing home residents often have preventable complications after hospital stay
(Reuters Health) – Many nursing home residents who are hospitalized develop preventable health problems after they go back to the nursing facilities, a new study suggests. Researchers examined data on…
Multidrug-resistant malaria spreading in Southeast Asia: study
FILE PHOTO: Anopheles minimus mosquitoes are pictured at a lab in the Public Health Ministry in Bangkok, Thailand, November 9, 2017. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha LONDON (Reuters) – Strains of malaria resistant…
Night shifts, long hours linked to miscarriages and preterm births
(Reuters Health) – Pregnant women who work nights or long hours may be more likely to have a miscarriage or preterm delivery than mothers with day jobs, a research review…
Biden versus Sanders: Top 2020 contenders snipe over healthcare policy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democratic presidential front-runner Joe Biden and rival Bernie Sanders are waging a public battle this week over universal healthcare, staking out competing turf on an issue that…