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Friday, 19 May 2017

Reuters Health Report: May 19, 2017

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Friday, May 19, 2017

Democratic attorneys general seek to intervene in Obamacare case

SAN FRANCISCO/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - More than a dozen Democratic attorneys general on Thursday sought to intervene to defend a key part of the Obamacare healthcare law - subsidy payments to insurance companies - which is under threat in a court case.

For millions of Chinese with rare diseases, some relief in sight

NANJING, China (Reuters) - China is set to publish its first national list of rare diseases, to guide policymakers as part of a broader overhaul to improve diagnoses and speed up drug approvals in the world's second-largest drugs market.

Planned Parenthood to close four Iowa clinics after cuts

(Reuters) - Planned Parenthood said on Thursday it would shutter four of its 12 clinics in Iowa as a result of a measure backed by Republican Governor Terry Branstad that blocks public money for family planning services to abortion providers.

Scientists to test whether Zika can kill brain cancer cells

LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists in Britain plan to harness the Zika virus to try to kill brain tumor cells in experiments that they say could lead to new ways to fight an aggressive type of cancer.

Janssen files suit in U.S. to block sale of Samsung Bioepis' Remicade copy

SEOUL (Reuters) - A unit of healthcare conglomerate Johnson & Johnson filed a lawsuit to block a copy of its rheumatoid arthritis drug Remicade made by South Korea's Samsung Bioepis Co Ltd from being sold in the United States.

Vision impairment among U.S. preschoolers is a growing problem

A growing number of U.S. children may develop vision problems before they reach kindergarten, according to a study that suggests eye screenings will become increasingly important for the preschool set.

India's drug pricing regulator clamps down on drug cocktails

MUMBAI (Reuters) - India's drug pricing regulator has demanded explanations from 65 domestic and global drugmakers for selling new forms of essential diabetes and antibiotic drugs without its approval.

Jim Chanos slams Express Scripts and Mallinckrodt over high drug prices

LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Noted short-seller Jim Chanos on Thursday criticized the alliance between Mallinckrodt Plc which uses the pharmacy benefits manager Express Scripts as the exclusive distributor for its drug Acthar.

Surgeons on board with teaching public to stop bleeding in emergencies

(Reuters Health) - Just as many regular people have already learned CPR, members of the public can and should learn techniques to stop bleeding after mass-shooting events or everyday injuries, a survey of U.S. surgeons concludes.

Philippines' Duterte gets tough on tobacco with ban on smoking in public

MANILA (Reuters) - Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has signed an executive order banning smoking in public across the second-most populous country in Southeast Asia, one of the region's strictest anti-tobacco laws.