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Monday, 17 April 2017

Reuters Health Report: April 17, 2017

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Monday, April 17, 2017

Roche's emicizumab hemophilia drug shows positive results with children

ZURICH (Reuters) - Roche Holding AG's emicizumab drug for treating hemophilia A showed positive interim results in a phase III study with children with inhibitors to clotting protein factor VIII, the Swiss drugmaker said on Monday.

Trump administration issues final rule on stricter Obamacare enrollment

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration on Thursday issued a final rule that will shorten the Obamacare enrollment period and give insurers more of what they say they need in the individual insurance market, likely making it harder for some consumers to purchase insurance, healthcare experts said.

Black U.S. babies still more likely to die than white infants

(Reuters Health) - Even as infant mortality rates are declining nationwide, there are some U.S. states where black babies are much more likely to die than white infants, a recent study suggests.

U.S. FDA declines to approve Eli Lilly and Incyte arthritis drug Olumiant

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday declined to approve a new drug for rheumatoid arthritis made by Eli Lilly and Co and partner Incyte Corp, the companies said on Friday.

Pedometers tied to less fatigue for rheumatoid arthritis patients

(Reuters Health) - Patients with rheumatoid arthritis who receive pedometers may be more active and feel less fatigued even if they are not told to use the trackers to aim for a specific number of steps, a small study suggests.

Leaning forward during phone use may cause 'text neck'

(Reuters Health) - Spine surgeons are noticing an increase in patients with neck and upper back pain, likely related to poor posture during prolonged smartphone use, according to a recent report.

Unexplained chest pain may signal higher heart risk

(Reuters Health) - Most people who complain to their general practitioner about first-time chest pain don't get additional diagnostic testing to determine the cause, according to a recent UK study.

Trump signs resolution allowing U.S. states to block family planning funds

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Thursday signed a resolution that will allow U.S. states to restrict how federal funds for contraception and reproductive health are spent, a move cheered by anti-abortion campaigners.

University of California files appeal over CRISPR patents

(Reuters) - The University of California is appealing a U.S. patent ruling over the game-changing gene editing technology known as CRISPR that favored the Broad Institute, a research affiliate of Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Improperly stored raw meat among violations found at Trump's Mar-a-Lago

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (Reuters) - Undercooled meat, potentially dangerous raw fish and broken coolers were among 13 violations found by restaurant inspectors at Mar-a-Lago, the exclusive Florida resort owned by President Donald Trump, during visits in late January, state officials said on Thursday.