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US employer healthcare costs up 73 percent in 2009 (22 March 10:11) |
| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Average healthcare costs for U.S. employers rose by 7.3 percent in 2009, surpassing inflation and the growth rate in overall healthcare spending, Thomson Reuters repor... |
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Employer healthcare costs up 73 percent in 2009 (22 March 09:31) |
| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Average healthcare costs for U.S. employers rose by 7.3 percent in 2009, surpassing inflation and the growth rate in overall healthcare spending, Thomson Reuters repor... |
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House approves sweeping healthcare overhaul (22 March 09:21) |
| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The House of Representatives gave final approval to a sweeping healthcare overhaul on Sunday, expanding insurance coverage to nearly all Americans and handing Presiden... |
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Pepsi to cut salt sugar and saturated fats (22 March 05:28) |
| PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - PepsiCo Inc said on Sunday it would cut the levels of salt, sugar and saturated fats in its top-selling products.
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Democrats see healthcare bill passage (22 March 04:09) |
| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats in the House of Representatives neared final passage on Sunday of a sweeping healthcare overhaul that would create the biggest health policy changes in four ... |
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Progress made on global tobacco smuggling pact (22 March 01:10) |
| GENEVA (Reuters) - Negotiators have made significant progress on a global pact to halt smuggling and counterfeiting of tobacco products in a week of talks, the World Health Organization (WHO... |
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Nanotech robots deliver gene therapy through blood (21 March 11:38) |
| CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. researchers have developed tiny nanoparticle robots that can travel through a patient's blood and into tumors where they deliver a therapy that turns off an importan... |
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Nearby bone cells may trigger some blood cancers (21 March 11:37) |
| CHICAGO (Reuters) - Certain blood cancers may be triggered by signals sent from surrounding bone cells, not by individual cells going bad, and interrupting those signals may offer a new appr... |
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House Democrats expect healthcare bill passage (21 March 07:34) |
| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic leaders in the House of Representatives said they believe they will have the votes on Sunday to pass landmark healthcare overhaul legislation, President Bar... |
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House heads for close healthcare vote (21 March 05:31) |
| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The House of Representatives headed for a close vote on a landmark healthcare overhaul on Sunday, with Democratic leaders predicting victory on President Barack Obama'... |
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Democrats say they have votes to pass healthcare (21 March 04:15) |
| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats in the House of Representatives said on Saturday they had secured enough support to pass a sweeping healthcare overhaul and would dump a controversial plan t... |
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House leader we have votes on healthcare (21 March 02:33) |
| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A top Democrat in the House of Representatives said on Saturday, "We have the votes" to pass President Barack Obama's healthcare overhaul as Democrats dropped a much-c... |
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Obama pushes for last votes on health bill (21 March 01:33) |
| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama planned a Capitol Hill visit on Saturday to rally support on healthcare as Democrats in the House of Representatives tried to nail down the last... |
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Heat treatment found effective for plantar warts (20 March 01:45) |
| NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A targeted heat treatment appears to alleviate bothersome and sometimes painful plantar warts, researchers from China have found.
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FDA issues warning for high doses of Zocor (20 March 01:01) |
| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Patients on the highest approved dose of the cholesterol-lowering drug Zocor may be at increased risk of muscle injury, U.S. regulators warned on Friday.
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House Democrats see momentum on health bill (20 March 12:24) |
| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic leaders in the U.S. House of Representatives pushed undecided members for support and voiced growing confidence on Friday they will win a close vote on fina... |
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Vitamin D helps fend off flu asthma attacks study (19 March 11:50) |
| NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In a study of Japanese schoolchildren, vitamin D supplements taken during the winter and early spring helped prevent seasonal flu and asthma attacks.
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Herb shows no added benefits for womens bones (19 March 11:49) |
| NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Exercise may help older women maintain their bone density, but adding the supplement black cohosh to the routine does not bring any extra benefits, a new study su... |
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More study needed on vitamin D-ovarian cancer link (19 March 10:51) |
| NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - There isn't enough evidence to back or debunk the claim that vitamin D can help reduce the risk of ovarian cancer, despite several recent studies making this clai... |
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China battling with lifestyle-related diseases (19 March 10:49) |
| HONG KONG (Reuters) - Chronic diseases such as strokes, cancer, and respiratory and heart conditions are China's biggest health problem, the health minister said on Friday, urging citizens t... |
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Will a fresh look at pain overcome drug barriers (19 March 08:55) |
| LONDON (Reuters) - Barriers to understanding pain are starting to fall and scientists and drug firms say a fresh approach is producing potential new drugs to hit where it hurts.
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Mediterranean diet tied to fertility treatment success (19 March 08:49) |
| NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women who closely adhere to a Mediterranean-style diet rich in vegetables, vegetable oils and fish may have a higher likelihood of becoming pregnant after inferti... |
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Hoyer House will pass healthcare reform bill (19 March 08:35) |
| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - House of Representatives Democratic leader Steny Hoyer said on Friday that Democrats would have the support necessary to pass the healthcare reform bill in a vote expe... |
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Most Americans see healthcare benefiting the needy (19 March 07:50) |
| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Most Americans believe the healthcare reform plan in Congress would help the poor and the uninsured, but say it would be less likely to benefit other groups including ... |
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Many Avandia defenders have drug co ties study (19 March 05:53) |
| CHICAGO (Reuters) - Virtually all of the experts who wrote favorably about GlaxoSmithKline Plc's troubled diabetes drug Avandia had financial ties to drug makers, a finding that shows the ne... |
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Study finds H1N1 flu in pregnancy is critical risk (19 March 05:34) |
| LONDON (Reuters) - Pregnant women in Australia and New Zealand who had pandemic H1N1 flu were 13 times more likely to become critically ill and be admitted to hospital, researchers said on F... |
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Acupuncture can spread serious diseases experts (19 March 05:31) |
| HONG KONG (Reuters) - Bacterial infections, hepatitis B and C, and possibly even HIV are being transmitted via acupuncture through the use of contaminated needles, cotton swabs and hot packs... |
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Panel backs new use of Boston Scientific devices (19 March 04:30) |
| COLLEGE PARK, Maryland (Reuters) - Boston Scientific Corp on Thursday moved closer to winning U.S. clearance to promote implanted cardiac devices for patients in earlier stages of heart fail... |
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FDA restricts tobacco marketing to youth (19 March 04:23) |
| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. health officials on Thursday sought to clamp down on the marketing of cigarettes to children and teenagers, issuing national limits on merchandise sales, event sp... |
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New collaboration aims to speed TB drugs to market (19 March 03:51) |
| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. regulators, drug companies, philanthropists and advocates announced a new alliance on Thursday to speed tuberculosis drugs to market, a day after cancer researche... |
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US child obesity problem worse than thought (19 March 03:31) |
| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Extreme obesity among American children is much worse than previously believed, putting them at greater risk of serious health problems as they age, U.S. researchers s... |
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Group warns of severe shortage of medical isotopes (19 March 03:14) |
| CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. imaging experts warned of significant disruptions in the supply of a medical isotope used in scores of diagnostic tests in the coming weeks as a key nuclear reactor ... |
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FDA restricts tobacco marketing to kids (19 March 01:10) |
| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. health officials on Thursday sought to clamp down on the marketing of cigarettes to children and teenagers, issuing national limits on vending machine sales, free... |
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Taking blood pressure pills cuts risk of dying (19 March 12:44) |
| NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People with high blood pressure who want to reduce their risk of having a stroke or dying prematurely should get their prescriptions filled and see their doctor r... |
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Moms partners discipline alters teens drinking (19 March 12:43) |
| NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Young teens may be more likely to drink alcohol if their mother had multiple partners and did not consistently keep tabs on their behavior when they were 5 years ... |
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Experts design elastic iron for surgeries (18 March 11:35) |
| HONG KONG (Reuters) - Researchers in Japan have designed a super-elastic iron alloy which they hope can be used in sophisticated heart and brain surgeries and even buildings in earthquake zo... |
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Budget analysts say health bill to cut deficit (18 March 11:18) |
| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats in the House of Representatives on Thursday predicted weekend passage of a sweeping healthcare overhaul that budget analysts said would cut the U.S. deficit ... |
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Infertility treatments may raise preterm birth risk (18 March 10:46) |
| NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Couples who conceive through certain types of infertility treatment may have a higher-than-normal likelihood of having a premature baby, a new study suggests.
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Drug-resistant TB killed 150000 in 2008 (18 March 10:45) |
| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Multiple drug-resistant tuberculosis killed 150,000 people in 2008 and infects between 400,000 and 500,000 people globally, according to World Health Organization esti... |
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Supplement may slow overweight kids fat gain (18 March 10:43) |
| NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Supplements containing the dietary fat conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) may help overweight kids curb the amount of fat they gain over time, a small study suggests.... |
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Anti-malaria funding must be tripled campaigners (18 March 09:46) |
| PARIS (Reuters) - Funding to combat malaria must be more than tripled if the mosquito-borne disease which kills nearly a million people a year is to be fought effectively, health campaigners... |
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Democrats say health bill to cut deficit by $130 billion (18 March 08:32) |
| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats in the House of Representatives on Thursday predicted weekend passage of a sweeping healthcare overhaul they said would cut the U.S. deficit over the next tw... |
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May need wider eczema caution for kids FDA (18 March 07:37) |
| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Novartis AG and Astellas Pharma eczema drugs may need their warning labels expanded after dozens of new reported cases of cancer and infection in children, U.S. Food a... |
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Healthcare overhaul to cut deficit Hoyer (18 March 07:00) |
| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer said on Thursday that proposed final healthcare legislation would cut the U.S. deficit by more than $100 billion over the first ... |
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Roche aiming to launch 6 new products by end 2014 (18 March 05:05) |
| ZURICH (Reuters) - Roche Holding AG is aiming to launch at least six new products by the end of 2014 and is seeking to further boost its position in areas outside oncology, the Swiss drugmak... |
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UK Spain close to approving GWs cannabis drug (18 March 03:37) |
| LONDON (Reuters) - A pioneering -- but much delayed -- cannabis-based medicine for multiple sclerosis is now on track to win regulatory approval in Britain and Spain in the second quarter of... |
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Roche aiming to launch 6 new products by end of 2014 (18 March 01:32) |
| ZURICH (Reuters) - Roche Holding AG is aiming to launch at least six new products by the end of 2014 and its seeking to strengthen its position in areas outside oncology, the Swiss drugmaker... |
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GW says UK Spain close to approving cannabis drug (18 March 01:20) |
| LONDON (Reuters) - A pioneering -- but much delayed -- cannabis-based medicine for multiple sclerosis is now on track to win regulatory approval in Britain and Spain in the second quarter of... |
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China says probing report on deadly faulty vaccines (18 March 09:53) |
| BEIJING (Reuters) - China's Health Ministry is probing a report in a domestic newspaper that faulty vaccines in northern Shanxi province were responsible for killing four children and making... |
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New attack on cancer forces cells to grow old and die (18 March 05:26) |
| CHICAGO (Reuters) - Instead of killing off cancer cells with toxic drugs, scientists have discovered a molecular pathway that forces them to grow old and die, they said on Wednesday.
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