BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Ireland gained EU approval on Tuesday for a tax on sugary drinks after regulators said the levy would help the country tackle health and obesity issues.
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How can GP practices guard against cyber-attacks?
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Heavy drinking linked to worse PMS
(Reuters Health) – Women who are heavy drinkers are at increased risk of pre-menstrual syndrome (PMS), new research shows.
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FDA panel against higher dose of Lilly-Incyte arthritis drug
(Reuters) – An arthritis drug developed by Eli Lilly & Co and Incyte Corp should not be approved at a 4-milligram dose, advisers to the U.S. FDA voted on Monday, in a setback to the drugmakers that were counting on the treatment as a future blockbuster.
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Magnetic fields in electric cars don't seem to cause pacemaker problems
(Reuters Health) – Electromagnetic fields produced by motors in electric cars don’t appear strong enough to interfere with implanted heart devices like pacemakers and defibrillators, a small German study suggests.
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Vaping tied to higher risk that teens will try marijuana
(Reuters Health) – Teens who use e-cigarettes may be twice as likely to smoke pot as their peers who never try vaping, a U.S. study suggests.
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Wounded soldier gets world's first penis transplant in U.S. operation
(Reuters) – A soldier wounded by an improvised explosive device in Afghanistan has received the world’s first complete penis and scrotum transplant, officials at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore said on Monday.
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Gender bias in peer review of research grants may penalize women
(Reuters Health) – Female researchers may be less successful at winning grant funding than their male counterparts with similar experience and qualifications at least in part because of gender bias among reviewers, a Canadian study suggests.
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Jilted Akorn sues Fresenius over deal termination
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – U.S. generic drugmaker Akorn is taking former suitor Fresenius to court after the German healthcare group canceled their $4.75 billion takeover agreement.
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Trump delays drug pricing speech, no set date yet
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump has postponed a speech on lowering prescription drug prices previously scheduled for Thursday to a date in the near future, the White House said on Sunday.
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