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Wednesday 31 May 2017

Reuters Health Report: May 31, 2017

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Wednesday, May 31, 2017

Novartis warns of U.S. price pressure on Sandoz generics

ZURICH (Reuters) - Novartis warned on Wednesday that price pressure on its generics drugs in the United States has intensified in the second quarter, cutting into its Sandoz division's sales growth in the world's largest healthcare market.

Ban on foreign funds for non-profit may hurt India health programs

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's ban on foreign funding for the Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI), a non-profit group backed by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, may damage some government health programs, according to the group and a health ministry official.

Swiss biotech NLS Pharma's ADHD drug succeeds in mid-stage study

(Reuters) - Swiss biotech NLS Pharma AG said on Wednesday mid-stage trial data showed that its drug to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) greatly reduced symptoms in adults, paving the way for a late-stage trial.

Maryland joins California in battling antibiotic overuse on farms

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Maryland has become the second U.S. state to pass a law banning the routine use of antibiotics in healthy livestock and poultry, a move aimed at battling the rise of dangerous antibiotic-resistant bacteria known as "superbugs."

China launches crackdown on illegal cosmetic surgery: paper

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Chinese authorities have launched a year-long crackdown on practitioners of unregistered cosmetic surgery, the official China Daily said on Wednesday.

Gilead and GSK go head-to-head with similar HIV drug data

(This story corrects story published on May 30 to show that two, not three, of the studies had enrolled previously untreated patients, in third and fourth paragraphs from the bottom.)

Most doctors and nurses don't know what ER care costs

Less than half of doctors and nurses working in emergency rooms know what some of the conditions they see most often cost to treat, a recent U.S. study suggests.

Trans, gender nonconforming people report poorer health

(Reuters Health) - People who identify as transgender or gender nonconforming may have higher than average rates of poor or fair health, a new study suggests.

Severe birth complications more common with older mothers

(Reuters Health) - Women who are at least 35 years old when they give birth are much more likely than younger mothers to experience a variety of major pregnancy complications, a recent study confirms.

Healthy arteries rare but not impossible for elderly

(Reuters Health) - Some people who avoid risk factors for heart disease like obesity and diabetes may be able to maintain the blood vessels of a healthy 29-year-old well into old age, a U.S. study suggests.