CDC links two deaths to multi-state salmonella outbreak
(Reuters) – Two people have died following a multi-state outbreak of salmonella infections linked to backyard poultry, U.S. health officials said on Friday. One death was reported in Ohio and…
Biohaven’s treatment for Lou Gehrig’s disease fails to win FDA nod
FILE PHOTO: The logo for Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Company is displayed on a screen during the company’s IPO on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New…
African swine fever hits pig farm in northeast Bulgaria
SOFIA (Reuters) – Bulgaria reported on Saturday an outbreak of African swine fever at a breeding farm for pigs near the Danube city of Ruse in the north east of…
Timeline: How a Congo Ebola outbreak became a global concern
DAKAR (Reuters) – The World Health Organization has declared Congo’s Ebola outbreak an international health emergency, after the virus threatened to spread to a major city and into neighboring countries.…
WHO sounds Ebola alarm as risks intensify
GENEVA (Reuters) – The World Health Organization on Wednesday declared Congo’s Ebola outbreak an international health emergency, sounding a rarely used global alarm after the virus threatened to spread to…
Malnutrition, disease kill at least 139 displaced in Indonesia’s Papua – group
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Thousands of people in Indonesia’s easternmost province of Papua have been displaced by fighting between soldiers and separatists, and at least 139 of them have died from…
Young men ‘benefit’ in later years when teen pregnancy ends in abortion
When young women use abortion services, the adolescent men who avoid becoming teenaged fathers go on to have better educational and financial futures than peers who do become teen fathers,…
Recent cannabis use tied to memory deficits, slowed mental processing
(Reuters Health) – People who have recently used cannabis may be more likely to experience memory deficits or difficulties with cognitive function than those who don’t use the drug, a…
Exclusive: Canada warns U.S. against drug import plans, citing shortage concerns
TORONTO (Reuters) – Canada opposes any U.S. plans to buy Canadian prescription drugs that might threaten the country’s drug supply or raise costs for its own citizens, officials have told…
Second opioid distributor charged over role in U.S. drug epidemic
(Reuters) – An Ohio drug wholesale distributor and two former executives were charged on Thursday with profiting from the U.S. opioid epidemic by selling millions of pills despite signs the…