Wednesday, 14 June 2017

Reuters Health Report: June 14, 2017

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Wednesday, June 14, 2017
Trump hosts lunch with Republican senators, Obamacare repeal on menu
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday urged Senate Republicans to pass a "generous" replacement program for Obamacare, as the Senate struggled to produce an alternative to the healthcare law.
Pfizer, Roche and Aspen face South African probe into cancer drug prices
PRETORIA (Reuters) - South Africa's competition watchdog has launched an investigation into three drug companies accused of over-charging for cancer medicines, the agency's chief said on Tuesday.
Are drones a fast way to deliver emergency defibrillators?
(Reuters Health) - Drones may be able to rush emergency defibrillators to patients in cardiac arrest faster than traditional emergency medical services (EMS), potentially improving survival odds, a small Swedish experiment suggests.
FDA delays rolling out new nutrition facts label
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. Food & Drug Administration on Tuesday delayed indefinitely implementation of a new nutrition facts label that would enlarge calorie counts, itemize added sugar and bring serving sizes in line with actual average portions.
Aspirin linked to higher risk of serious bleeding in the elderly
LONDON (Reuters) - People who are aged 75 or older and take aspirin daily to ward off heart attacks face a significantly elevated risk of serious or even fatal bleeding and should be given heartburn drugs to minimize the danger, a 10-year study has found.
Centrexion's chili-based painkiller offers relief for 6 months - study
(Reuters) - A synthetic version of a medicine traditionally extracted from chili plant relieved knee pain among osteoarthritis patients for up to six months, data showed, bringing Centrexion Therapeutics a step closer to developing a safe and effective analgesic.
Prenatal fever linked to autism risk
(Reuters Health) - Children born to mothers who experienced fever, especially multiple fevers, during the second trimester of pregnancy are at increased risk for developing autism spectrum disorder (ASD), a new study suggests.
Mammogram follow-up tests take longer for Asian women in U.S.
(Reuters Health) - After an abnormal mammogram, Asian women in the U.S. are less likely than white women to get follow-up tests to determine if they have breast cancer, a recent study suggests.
WHO confirms Congo polio outbreaks in new eradication setback
GENEVA (Reuters) - Democratic Republic of Congo has suffered two separate outbreaks of polio, a debilitating and potentially deadly disease that the world is trying to eradicate, the World Health Organization said on Tuesday.
Irregular sleep tied to worse grades
(Reuters Health) - College students who go to sleep and wake up at different times during the week may be harming their academic performance, according to a U.S. study.
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