Health News
Three million Europeans catch infections in hospital annually
LONDON - On any given day, some 80,000 patients in Europe are fighting an infection they picked up in hospital, often while in intensive care, the EU's disease monitoring agency said in a survey published on Thursday.
Study finds MERS virus has not yet reached pandemic potential
LONDON - The Middle East coronavirus that has killed 40 people since emerging late last year has not yet reached pandemic potential and may simply die out, according to new estimates of how easily it is transmitted.
People eat less after harder workouts: small study
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - High intensity workouts may curb people's appetite shortly afterward, according to a small study.
Reported IVF success rates can be misleading: study
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Fertility centers are mandated to report the number of in vitro fertilization (IVF) cycles they perform, but a new study suggests those data may give some practices misleadingly high success rates.
China probes pricing at drugmakers including GSK, Merck
SHANGHAI - China's top economic planning agency is investigating costs and prices charged by drugmakers, including units of GlaxoSmithKline and Merck, as foreign firms come under pressure from Beijing over possible price-fixing.
FDA approves Orexo drug to treat opioid addiction
- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Swedish drugmaker Orexo AB's drug to treat opioid addiction, the company said on Thursday, sending its shares up as much as 14.3 percent in Stockholm.
Risk of birth defect doubles for cousin couples -study
LONDON - Children whose parents are cousins run more than double the risk of being born with a congenital abnormality, although the overall rate of such birth defects remains low, according to new research findings.
California pot shop billed as world's largest may stay open for now -judge
SAN FRANCISCO - A medical marijuana dispensary billed as the world's largest cannabis store may stay open while the city of Oakland fights a U.S. government effort to shut it down or seize the property, a federal judge ruled on Wednesday.
Keeping mentally busy tied to less memory loss
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who spend a lot of time reading, writing and otherwise seeking and processing new information lose their thinking and memory skills more slowly as they age, a new study suggests.
Drink more water, lose more weight?
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Dieters who drink more water have greater weight loss, according to a new review of several prior studies.
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