Category Archives: Health

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Bayer to acquire herbal medicine maker Steigerwald

A general view shows the annual general meeting of Bayer AG in Cologne April 27, 2012. Credit: Reuters/Ina Fassbender FRANKFURT | Thu May 16, 2013 7:44am EDT (Reuters) - Germany's largest drugmaker Bayer said it agreed to buy privately...

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Medical weed could jinx recreational dope market in Washington state

Marijuana plants are displayed for sale at Canna Pi medical marijuana dispensary in Seattle, Washington, November 27, 2012. Credit: Reuters/Anthony Bolante By Jonathan Kaminsky OLYMPIA, Washington | Wed May 15, 2013 9:35pm EDT (Reuters) - Key officials helping to...

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New cancer tools allow patients to reconsider chemo

A patient receives chemotherapy treatment for breast cancer at the Antoine-Lacassagne Cancer Center in Nice July 26, 2012. Credit: Reuters/Eric Gaillard By Deena Beasley LOS ANGELES | Wed May 15, 2013 7:38pm EDT (Reuters) - After decades of using...

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Analysis: Gene swapping makes new China bird flu a moving target

Health officers examine a pigeon for H7N9 at a poultry market in Changsha, Hunan province April 7, 2013. Credit: Reuters/China Daily By Kate Kelland, Health and Science Correspondent LONDON | Mon Apr 15, 2013 5:47am EDT (Reuters) - A...

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Roche to commercialize Hepatitis C drug in China with Ascletis

The logo of the Swiss drugmaker Roche is seen on a factory in Burgdorf near Bern November 17, 2010. Credit: Reuters/Pascal Lauener ZURICH | Mon Apr 15, 2013 1:27am EDT (Reuters) - Swiss drugmaker Roche Holding AG said it...

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U.S. top court weighs patentability of human genes

People walk in front of the Supreme Court building in Washington, March 24, 2013. Credit: Reuters/Jonathan Ernst By Sharon Begley NEW YORK | Sun Apr 14, 2013 6:21pm EDT (Reuters) - Soon after learning that his son had autism,...

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Lab-made rat kidneys raise hopes for dialysis patients

The collagen scaffolding of a kidney, left behind after removing the cells, is pictured in this undated handout photo obtained by Reuters April 12, 2013. Credit: Reuters/Ott Laboratory, Massachusetts General Hospital Center for Regenerative Medicine/Handout By Sharon Begley NEW...

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Beijing reports first case of new bird flu strain

Officials from the Centre for Food Safety check chickens transported by a truck from mainland China at a border checkpoint in Hong Kong April 11, 2013. Credit: Reuters/Bobby Yip BEIJING | Fri Apr 12, 2013 9:32pm EDT (Reuters) -...

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FDA advisory panel to reconsider Avandia safety

A picture shows a package of the diabetes drug Avandia in a pharmacy in Berlin, July 14, 2010. Credit: Reuters/Thomas Peter By Ransdell Pierson Fri Apr 12, 2013 5:19pm EDT (Reuters) - A federal health advisory panel in June...

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Pool exercise may build strength, reduce falls

Elderly residents of the Sun City retirement community swim in a pool in Sun City, Arizona, January 9, 2013. Credit: Reuters/Lucy Nicholson By Trevor Stokes NEW YORK | Fri Apr 12, 2013 5:12pm EDT (Reuters Health) - Women who...

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China detains 10 for bird flu rumors, death toll at 9

Officials from the Centre for Food Safety check chickens transported by a truck from mainland China at a border checkpoint in Hong Kong April 11, 2013. Credit: Reuters/Bobby Yip By Pete Sweeney and Michael Martina SHANGHAI/BEIJING | Fri Apr...

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U.N. aims to end child deaths from pneumonia, severe diarrhea

The logo of the United Nations Childrens Fund, UNICEF, is pictured at their German headquarters in Cologne February 20, 2008. Credit: Reuters/Ina Fassbender By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA | Thu Apr 11, 2013 7:32pm EDT (Reuters) - Child deaths from...

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Exercise as good as massage for sore muscles

People exercise at Torrey Pines State Park in San Diego, California, November 14, 2012. Picture taken November 14, 2012. Credit: Reuters/Mike Blake By Kerry Grens NEW YORK | Thu Apr 11, 2013 1:36pm EDT (Reuters Health) - The aches...

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Analysis: Big brain projects highlight drug research gaps

By Ben Hirschler and Kate Kelland LONDON | Thu Apr 11, 2013 8:10am EDT (Reuters) - Governments on both sides of the Atlantic are placing big new bets on the future of brain science, just as much of the...

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Tamiflu and cancer drugs lift Roche above forecasts

The logo of the Swiss drugmaker Roche is seen on a factory in Burgdorf near Bern November 17, 2010. Credit: Reuters/Pascal Lauener By Ben Hirschler LONDON | Thu Apr 11, 2013 3:34am EDT (Reuters) - A spike in U.S....

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Sanofi says authorities to assess new flu vaccine

Chris Viehbacher, Chief Executive Officer of Sanofi, attends the company's 2012 annual results presentation in Paris February 7, 2013. Credit: Reuters/Jacky Naegelen PARIS | Thu Apr 11, 2013 1:21am EDT (Reuters) - Sanofi said European authorities have agreed to...

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Yum says bird flu hits China April sales; March down

The logo of KFC restaurant is reflected on a metal wall at a shopping mall in Beijing, February 26, 2013. Credit: Reuters/Kim Kyung-Hoon By Lisa Baertlein Wed Apr 10, 2013 8:00pm EDT (Reuters) - KFC parent Yum Brands Inc...

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Health budget spends on mental health; cuts Medicare

U.S. President Barack Obama speaks about the Fiscal Year 2014 Budget while next to acting Director of Office of Management and Budget Jeffrey Zients in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, April 10, 2013. Credit: Reuters/Larry...

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Breakfast cereal tied to lower BMI for kids

A bag of corn flakes is seen in Bucharest April 23, 2012. Credit: Reuters/Bogdan Cristel By Kathryn Doyle NEW YORK | Tue Apr 9, 2013 5:21pm EDT (Reuters Health) - Regularly eating cereal for breakfast is tied to healthy...

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Analysis: Public doubt on bird flu a ghost of China’s past

A worker cleans empty cages, which were used to transport chickens, after morning trading at a wholesale poultry market in Hong Kong April 8, 2013. Credit: Reuters/Bobby Yip By Michael Martina and Kate Kelland BEIJING/LONDON | Tue Apr 9,...

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Bird flu found on South Africa ostrich farm, no Chinese link seen

An ostrich fluffs up at an ostrich farm outside Oudtshoorn, some 450 kilometres (279 miles) east of Cape Town. Picture taken December 31, 2007. Credit: Reuters/Alex Grimm CAPE TOWN | Tue Apr 9, 2013 12:42pm EDT (Reuters) - An...

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U.S. agency to investigate possible leak of Medicare rate move

By Toni Clarke WASHINGTON | Tue Apr 9, 2013 12:24pm EDT (Reuters) - The nominee to lead a key healthcare agency said on Tuesday that the agency was investigating events surrounding a decision on Medicare Advantage payment rates that...

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Insight: Insurers see promise in pay-for-performance health plans

Patient Sharon Dawson Coates has her knee examined by Dr. Narang at University of Chicago Medicine Urgent Care Clinic in Chicago, June 28, 2012. Credit: Reuters/Jim Young By Caroline Humer Tue Apr 9, 2013 8:29am EDT (Reuters) - Insurers...

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China reports another bird flu death, total now 8

A worker rests beside empty cages, which were used to transport chickens, after morning trading at a wholesale poultry market in Hong Kong April 8, 2013. Credit: Reuters/Bobby Yip BEIJING | Tue Apr 9, 2013 6:59am EDT (Reuters) -...

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FDA OK’s first drug for morning sickness in more than 50 years

The corporate logo of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is shown in Silver Spring, Maryland, November 4, 2009. Credit: Reuters/Jason Reed By Toni Clarke WASHINGTON | Mon Apr 8, 2013 8:07pm EDT (Reuters) - U.S. health regulators...

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New Medicare cuts threaten non-profit hospitals – Moody’s

A patient waits in the hallway for a room to open up in the emergency room at a hospital in Houston, Texas July 27, 2009. Credit: Reuters/Jessica Rinaldi WASHINGTON | Mon Apr 8, 2013 6:00pm EDT (Reuters) - Not-for-profit...

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Roche to use Isis’s technology to develop brain disorder drug

The logo of the Swiss drugmaker Roche is seen on a factory in Burgdorf near Bern November 17, 2010. Credit: Reuters/Pascal Lauener Mon Apr 8, 2013 11:05am EDT (Reuters) - Isis Pharmaceuticals Inc said it will form an alliance...

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Fitness after 65 is no one-size-fits-all endeavor

Carol Johnson, 80, works out on a treadmill at a recreation center in Sun City, Arizona, January 5, 2013. Credit: Reuters/Lucy Nicholson By Dorene Internicola NEW YORK | Mon Apr 8, 2013 9:02am EDT (Reuters) - America's ageing population...

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China’s bird flu outbreak no cause for panic: WHO

By Michael Martina BEIJING | Mon Apr 8, 2013 7:54am EDT (Reuters) - A strain of bird flu that has been found in humans for the first time in eastern China is no cause for panic, the World Health...

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Dish size, meal frequency may affect kids’ weight

Pizza is shown for sale in the cafeteria at a middle school in San Diego, California March 7, 2011. Credit: Reuters/ Mike Blake By Genevra Pittman NEW YORK | Mon Apr 8, 2013 12:52am EDT (Reuters Health) - Shrinking...

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Experts triple estimate of world dengue fever infections

The hand of a child, who has been put on drip after showing symptoms of dengue fever, is seen in the pediatric emergency room of a public hospital in Santo Domingo August 13, 2010. Credit: Reuters/Eduardo Munoz By Ben...

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To crack human brain’s code, a search for visionaries

William Newsome, a neurobiologist at Stanford Medical School, shown in this undated handout publicity photograph, is one of two co-chairs of a scientific ''dream team'' making the first steps toward mapping the human brain as part of the Obama...

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China confident it can control bird flu outbreak

BEIJING | Sun Apr 7, 2013 4:49am EDT (Reuters) - China can control the outbreak of an avian flu strain newly contracted by humans, a senior Chinese health official said on Sunday, a day after China reported its eighteenth...

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Two new bird flu cases in China amid poultry crackdown

By Adam Jourdan SHANGHAI | Sat Apr 6, 2013 11:22am EDT (Reuters) - Two more people have contracted bird flu in Shanghai, China's health ministry said on Saturday, as authorities closed live poultry markets and culled birds to combat...

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White House fights Catholic Church subpoena on birth control

U.S. President Barack Obama bows his head in prayer during the Easter Prayer Breakfast held in the East Room of the White House in Washington April 5, 2013. Credit: Reuters/Kevin Lamarque By David Ingram WASHINGTON | Fri Apr 5,...

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