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Sleep apnea tied to heart problems after surgery
(Reuters Health) - People having surgery may be more likely to experience cardiovascular problems afterward when they have a common nighttime breathing disorder known as sleep apnea, a study suggests.
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Factbox: More Roundup trials, appeals in store for Bayer after $2 billion verdict
Bayer shares continued to fall on Tuesday after a California jury on Monday awarded more than $2 billion in damages to a couple who alleged that the company's glyphosate-based weed killer Roundup caused their cancers.
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Bayer nears seven-year low after $2 billion award in Roundup trial
Bayer shares fell by as much as 5 percent on Tuesday after a California couple were awarded more than $2 billion in the largest U.S. jury penalty over allegations its Roundup weed killer causes cancer.
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Informal eldercare has larger labor-market effect for women
(Reuters Health) - Informal care for older relatives continues to affect the labor market, and the effects remain gendered, according to a new study in Canada.
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California jury hits Bayer with $2 billion award in Roundup cancer trial
A California jury on Monday awarded more than $2 billion to a couple who claimed Bayer AG's glyphosate-based Roundup weed killer caused their cancer, in the largest U.S. jury verdict to date against the company in litigation over the chemical.
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Weight-loss surgery may help cut risk of breast cancer
(Reuters Health) - Severely obese women who opt for weight-loss surgery may be cutting their risk of breast cancer along with their extra pounds, a large U.S. study suggests.
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Israel regulator warns of medical cannabis bubble, eyes Australia pact
Medical cannabis could become an investment bubble in Israel, the country's market regulator warned, as cash floods into a rapidly-expanding industry where few companies yet make money.
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Bayer stock continues rout after $2 billion award in Roundup trial
Shares in Bayer fell as much as 5 percent on Tuesday after a jury awarded more than $2 billion to a California couple in the largest U.S. jury verdict against the company over allegations its Roundup weed killer causes cancer.
Categorie: Agenzie
WHO issues first advice on dementia: exercise and don't smoke
The World Health Organization published its first guidelines on the prevention and management of dementia on Tuesday, putting physical activity at the top of its list of recommendations for preventing cognitive decline.
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Myovant Sciences' uterine fibroids combo therapy meets main goal in study
Myovant Sciences Ltd said on Tuesday its combination therapy met the main goal of a late-stage study testing the treatment in women with uterine fibroids.
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Bayer stock at lowest in nearly seven years after $2 billion award in Roundup trial
Shares in Bayer were down 5.9 percent in early trade on Tuesday after a jury awarded more than $2 billion to a California couple in the largest U.S. jury verdict against the company over allegations its Roundup weed killer causes cancer.
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Vietnam to mobilize military in fight against African swine fever
Vietnam said it will mobilize its military and police forces to help combat the outbreak of African swine fever that has already resulted in the culling of about 4% of the country's pig herd.
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U.S. measles outbreak grows with 75 new cases, mostly in New York
U.S. health authorities recorded 75 new cases of the measles in the latest week, mostly in New York state, bringing the nationwide total to 839 cases in the country's worst outbreak of the virus since 1994, federal health officials said on Monday.
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Antibiotics after assisted births could stop thousands of infections
Giving a single dose of antibiotics to mothers who have a medically assisted birth using forceps or vacuum could prevent almost half of maternal infections, researchers said on Monday, and global health authorities should change their advice.
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Home-based heart rehab may help patients who can't get to clinics
(Reuters Health) - Some heart attack survivors may benefit from supervised home-based cardiac rehabilitation programs when hospital-based rehab isn't an option, U.S. doctors say.
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With cancer rates rising worldwide, oncologist shortage predicted
(Reuters Health) - As cancer rates rise worldwide, researchers predict a shortage of specialists who can deliver chemotherapy, according to a new study.
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Without heart disease, daily aspirin may be too risky
(Reuters Health) - For people without heart disease, taking a daily aspirin to prevent heart attacks and strokes may increase the risk of severe brain bleeding to the point where it outweighs any potential benefit, a research review suggests.
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Political games hinder efforts to end Ebola outbreak in Congo: WHO
Attempts to end the second worst Ebola outbreak on record are being hampered by "political games" and distrust of outsiders in two towns in Democratic Republic of Congo, a senior World Health Organization official said on Monday.
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Most parents text while driving, but millennials may be more dangerous
More than half of U.S. parents believe it's unsafe to text while driving, but most of them do it anyway, a new survey suggests.
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U.S. records 75 new measles cases, 9.8% increase, as outbreak grows
The United States recorded 75 new cases of the measles in the last week, totaling 839 cases in the country's worst outbreak of the virus since 1994, federal health officials said on Monday.
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