Health News
EU fines pharma firms over generics delay
4 hours 29 mins ago
The European Union has fined Danish pharmaceuticals multinational Lundbeck and several other producers a combined 146 million euros ($195 million) for delaying the market entry of cheaper generic alternatives to a major antidepressant.
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HPV vaccine cut infection by half in teen girls
22 mins ago
Researchers say a vaccine for a sexually spread virus has cut infections in teen girls by half.
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Study: Wiser medication use could cut health costs
3 hours 51 mins ago
If doctors and patients used prescription drugs more wisely, they could save the U.S. health care system at least $213 billion a year, by reducing medication overuse, underuse and other flaws in care that cause complications and longer, more-expensive treatments, researchers conclude.
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Singapore fumes as air pollution hits 16-year high
15 hours 36 mins ago
Singaporeans rolled back military training, kept cough-stricken children indoors and considered wearing protective masks to work after a smoky haze triggered by forest fires in neighboring Indonesia caused air pollution to briefly hit its worst level in nearly 16 years.
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18 mayors: Limit use of food stamps to buy soda
15 hours 43 mins ago
The mayors of New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and 15 other cities are reviving a push against letting food stamps be used to buy soda and other sugary drinks.
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Especially grim encephalitis toll feared in India
17 hours 4 mins ago
A mosquito-borne disease that preys on the young and malnourished is sweeping across poverty-riven northern India again this monsoon season in what officials worry could be the deadliest outbreak in nearly a decade.
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Nonprofit launches campaign to reach uninsured
22 hours ago
A nonprofit group helping to spread the word about President Barack Obama's health care overhaul launched a campaign Tuesday that will target states with high numbers of uninsured Americans and tackle their skepticism with straightforward messages.
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Medicare: Cost-saving changes coming for diabetics
22 hours 57 mins ago
Medicare begins a major change next month that could save older diabetics money and time when they buy crucial supplies to test their blood sugar _ but it also may cause some confusion as patients figure out the new system.
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Strange
Hitchhiking cat 'Mata Hairi' headed home to Oregon
A well-traveled cat named "Mata Hairi" will soon be reunited with her owner after spending nearly 10 months traveling thousands of miles with a hitchhiker who rescued her from the rain.
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Politics
Pruitt: DOJ broke rules in phone records seizure
The head of The Associated Press says the Justice Department violated its own rules when it secretly seized records for thousands of phone calls to and from AP journalists as part of ...
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Finance
Bluebird Bio shares rocket higher in trading debut
Shares of gene therapy developer Bluebird Bio Inc. are surging in their trading debut.
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