Vaping impacts blood vessels, even without nicotine
(Reuters Health) – Healthy young people show signs of impaired blood vessel function after just a few puffs of an…
High levels of exhaust pollutants may raise risk for degenerative eye disease
(Reuters Health) – Exposure to high levels of exhaust may raise the risk of the vision robbing disease called age-related…
Pregnant women may be exposed to MRI contrast agent
(Reuters Health) – Women who don’t realize they’re pregnant when they undergo magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) may be exposed to…
Cardinal Health warns ongoing opioid-related lawsuits to hit business
(Reuters) – Drug distributor Cardinal Health Inc (CAH.N) warned on Tuesday that its business could be hurt as it defends…
African Americans need 24-hour blood pressure checks
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Measuring blood pressure outside the clinic using 24-hour monitoring equipment is important for identifying and…
Planned Parenthood turns down U.S. subsidies in fight over abortion referrals
(Reuters) – Planned Parenthood said on Monday it would no longer accept grants from a federal program subsidizing reproductive healthcare…
FDA declines to approve Sarepta’s second Duchenne treatment
(Reuters) – Sarepta Therapeutics Inc said on Monday the U.S. Food and Drug Administration declined to approve its newest treatment…
Furniture flame retardants may not stifle deadliest home fires
(Reuters Health) – Targeting the flammability of smoking materials like cigarettes, pipes and cigars, rather than fireproofing all furniture with…
Roche’s personalized cancer treatment wins FDA approval
FILE PHOTO: The logo of Swiss pharmaceutical company Roche is seen outside the Shanghai Roche Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. headquarters in…
Surgeons not good at predicting benefit from knee operations
(Reuters Health) – Surgeons are no better at determining which patients might benefit from operations to treat torn knee cartilage…
Disparities in access to best stroke treatment
(Reuters Health) – Less than 10% of U.S. stroke patients get a treatment that evidence shows is most effective for…
As Americans get heavier, obesity-linked cancers may strike earlier
Increasing numbers of middle-aged Americans appear to be developing cancers that can be associated with obesity, new data suggest. And…
Tyson recalls nearly 40,000 pounds of Weaver chicken patties
FILE PHOTO: Traders gather at the post that trades Tyson Foods on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange…
FDA proposes graphic warnings on cigarette packs, advertisements
(Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has proposed that cigarette packs carry graphic new health warnings including pictures…
Roche cancer treatment priced at $17,050 a month, lower than rival Vitrakvi
FILE PHOTO: The logo of Swiss drugmaker Roche is seen at its headquarters in Basel, Switzerland February 1, 2018. REUTERS/Arnd…
AbbVie prices new rheumatoid arthritis drug at $59,000 a year
(Reuters) – AbbVie Inc has priced its new rheumatoid arthritis treatment at $59,000 a year after gaining U.S. approval on…
First two Ebola cases confirmed in Congo’s South Kivu: officials
FILE PHOTO: A woman and child wait to receive an Ebola vaccination in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, August 5,…
Nordic walking may benefit breast cancer patients
(Reuters Health) – Nordic walking, an aerobic activity performed with walking poles similar to ski poles, may benefit patients with…
Roche cancer treatment priced at $17,050 a month, lower than rival Vitrakvi
FILE PHOTO: The logo of Swiss drugmaker Roche is seen at its headquarters in Basel, Switzerland February 1, 2018. REUTERS/Arnd…
Edwards Lifesciences, Medtronic heart valves win FDA approval for expanded use
(Reuters) – Heart valve systems from Edwards Lifesciences Corp and Medtronic Plc have been approved for use in a condition…
Tyson recalls nearly 40,000 pounds of Weaver chicken patties
FILE PHOTO: Traders gather at the post that trades Tyson Foods on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange…
FDA approves Celgene’s bone marrow cancer treatment
(Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved Celgene Corp’s Inrebic to treat certain rare forms of…
Sick hospital workers often expose patients to contagious illness
Hospital workers often come to work with contagious respiratory illnesses, against the recommendations of public health regulators, a Canadian study…
Tobacco industry anti-smoking ads reached less than half of U.S. adults
Court-ordered anti-smoking ads sponsored by the tobacco industry reached only around 40% of adults and about half of all smokers…
AbbVie prices new rheumatoid arthritis drug at $59,000/yr
(Reuters) – AbbVie Inc has priced its new rheumatoid arthritis treatment at $59,000 a year after gaining U.S. approval on…
U.S. FDA approves TB Alliance’s treatment for drug-resistant tuberculosis
(Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved TB Alliance’s treatment for drug-resistant tuberculosis as part of a…
Virtual reality experiences can help ease severe pain
(Reuters Health) – Playing virtual reality games or relaxing in a virtual nature setting might help ease chronic pain, particularly…
Novartis replaces top scientists at Avexis after drug data manipulated
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Novartis AG said on Wednesday it replaced the two top research and development executives at its…
Poorer kids may have less shade in their schoolyards
(Reuters Health) – Elementary schools with the greatest proportions of poor children may have the least amount of shade in…
Air pollution, especially ozone, tied to worsening lung damage
(Reuters Health) – The more exposure people have to air pollution, especially ozone, the more lung damage they develop over…
Novartis names Bulto as new head of U.S. drugs business
FILE PHOTO: Logo of Swiss drugmaker Novartis is seen at its branch in Schweizerhalle near Basel, Switzerland, March 29, 2018.…
Novartis says top R&D executives no longer at Avexis unit after test data manipulation
FILE PHOTO: Swiss drugmaker Novartis’ logo is seen at the company’s plant in the northern Swiss town of Stein, Switzerland…
Lifestyle stressed in cardiovascular disease prevention guideline
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A new guideline from the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association emphasizes…
Late puberty may lead to weaker bones
(Reuters Health) – Teens who hit puberty late may end up with weaker bones, a new study finds. In the…
Mediterranean diet tied to lower risk of gestational diabetes
(Reuters Health) – Pregnant women at high risk for developing gestational diabetes may be less likely to experience this complication…
Bayer mediator dismisses report of $8 billion Roundup settlement
NEW YORK/FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Bayer AG has not offered to pay billions of dollars to settle claims in the United…
Amgen wins U.S. patent battle on arthritis drug Enbrel, thwarting Novartis
(Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Friday upheld two patents relating to Amgen Inc’s blockbuster rheumatoid arthritis drug Enbrel, denying…
No-deal Brexit could deepen Europe’s shortage of medicines – experts
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – As the Oct. 31 deadline for Britain to leave the European Union approaches, health professionals are warning…
Serbia reports suspected African swine fever cases in backyard pigs
PARIS (Reuters) – Serbia has reported four suspected outbreaks of African swine fever among backyard pigs, the Paris-based World Organisation…
U.S. records 10 new cases of measles last week
FILE PHOTO: A vial of the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine is pictured at the International Community Health Services…
Regeneron’s Ebola treatment proves superior to rival in trial
(Reuters) – Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc said on Monday its experimental treatment for Ebola proved superior to a rival therapy from…
Bills from out-of-network doctors rising at in-network hospitals
A growing number of Americans treated at hospitals that are part of their insurance networks are getting billed for out-of-network…
Alarms in emergency rooms rarely important, which can desensitize staff
Walk into any emergency room in the U.S. and you’ll hear a regular din of beeping alarms going off from…
Obesity, belly fat tied to early death among Mexicans
Residents of Mexico City who are obese may be more likely to die prematurely than their slimmer counterparts, especially if…
Senator Grassley seeks info on Novartis’s Zolgensma data issues
FILE PHOTO: U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) speaks to reporters on his way from the Senate floor after a vote…
Scientists hail promise of first effective Ebola treatments in Congo trial
LONDON (Reuters) – Scientists are a step closer to finding the first effective treatments for the deadly Ebola haemorrhagic fever…
Dengue death toll rises in Malaysia, number of cases close to double
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia saw a rise in deaths caused by dengue to 113 by August 3, compared to…
Bayer mediator dismisses report of $8 billion Roundup settlement
NEW YORK/FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Bayer AG has not offered to pay billions of dollars to settle claims in the United…
Sarepta says adverse event report for DMD gene therapy erroneously submitted
(Reuters) – Sarepta Therapeutics Inc said on Thursday it was informed that an adverse event report was erroneously submitted to…
FDA panel backs Gilead’s HIV prevention drug Descovy, except in women
(Reuters) – An FDA advisory panel on Wednesday voted in favor of Gilead Sciences Inc’s combination drug to reduce the…
Three Congolese doctors arrested in connection with WHO official’s death
GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) – Three Congolese doctors have been arrested for allegedly planning an attack on a…
Supermarkets near home, fast-food along commute tied to obesity
(Reuters Health) – People with more supermarkets and grocery stores close to home and workers who pass more fast food…
Patient groups push back against Gilead’s pricey HIV prevention treatment
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Gilead Sciences Inc (GILD.O) hopes to soon introduce a pricey new pill to prevent HIV in…
Major surgeries linked to small decline in mental functioning in older age
(Reuters Health) – Major surgery may be tied to a small decline in cognitive functioning when we are older –…
Medicare to cover expensive cancer cell therapies
FILE PHOTO: A Gilead Sciences, Inc. office is shown in Foster City, California, U.S. May 1, 2018. REUTERS/Stephen Lam (Reuters)…
Drug industry urges Canada to act early on U.S. import plan
TORONTO (Reuters) – Canada’s main pharmaceutical lobby group has urged the government not to wait for drug shortages before responding…
Nobio gets FDA approval for anti-bacterial dental fillings
TEL AVIV (Reuters) – Israel’s Nobio Ltd said on Monday it received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration…