Monday, 2 April 2018

Reuters Health Report: Come for your drugs, leave with more shopping: Walmart's new growth strategy?

Come for your drugs, leave with more shopping: Walmart's new growth strategy?

(Reuters) - Walmart Inc's efforts to develop closer ties with health insurer Humana Inc , which came to light on Thursday, point to a brave new world of retail where superstores become healthcare centers offering basic medical care.

Starbucks coffee in California must have cancer warning, judge says

(Reuters) - Starbucks Corp and other coffee sellers must put a cancer warning on coffee sold in California, a Los Angeles judge has ruled, possibly exposing the companies to millions of dollars in fines.

Pfizer's rare heart disease drug succeeds in late-stage study

(Reuters) - Pfizer Inc's experimental drug to treat a rare and fatal disease linked to heart failure reduced deaths and need for hospitalizations in a late-stage study.

FDA expands use of Amgen leukemia drug Blincyto to patients with relapse risk

(Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday expanded the use of Amgen Inc's leukemia drug Blincyto to include patients who are in remission but still have residual signs of the disease.

Listeria class action filed against South Africa's Tiger Brands

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - A class action lawsuit was filed on Thursday against South Africa's Tiger Brands, after one of its food factories was linked to a listeria outbreak that has killed 180 people since early 2017, the lawyer running the case said.

People with sinus infections stay on antibiotics too long

(Reuters Health) - Most people prescribed antibiotics for sinus infections are on treatment courses of 10 days or longer even though infectious disease doctors recommend five to seven days for uncomplicated cases, a U.S. study suggests.

HPV vaccine coverage on the rise, but still far from 2020 goal

(Reuters Health) - The proportion of boys and young men in the U.S. receiving the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine has more than tripled since 2011, new research shows.

Doctors often skip discussing dangers of driving after concussion

(Reuters Health) - Most doctors who treat young athletes for concussion know that the injury increases the risk of having a car accident, but barely half counsel their patients against driving, a U.S. study suggests.

Arkansas sues opioid manufacturers for roles in epidemic

(Reuters) - Arkansas' attorney general on Thursday joined the widening mass of litigation against opioid manufacturers, accusing three drugmakers of promoting addictive painkillers in ways that falsely denied or trivialized their risks.

Many in U.S. take more calcium supplements than necessary

(Reuters Health) - Some adults in the U.S. who use supplements to get their daily requirement of calcium are taking higher doses than necessary, a recent study suggests.

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