Category: General Health

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Google told Reuters Monday it would resume accepting ads from U.S. addiction treatment centers in July, nearly a year after the Alphabet Inc unit suspended the lucrative category of advertisers for numerous deceptive and misleading ads.

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(Reuters) – Merck & Co’s immunotherapy Keytruda plus chemotherapy significantly improved overall survival in newly-diagnosed patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer in a closely-watched study, cementing its lead position over Bristol-Myers Squibb Co and others in the most lucrative oncology market.

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NEW YORK (Reuters) – A $117 million verdict against Johnson & Johnson and a supplier in favor of a man who said his asbestos-related cancer was caused by long-term use of J&J’s Baby Powder could open a new front for thousands of cases claiming the widely-used product caused cancer, legal experts and plaintiffs lawyers said.

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(Reuters) – Apricus Biosciences Inc said on Monday it was considering options for the company and looking to sell the U.S. rights to its erectile dysfunction cream Vitaros, after the Food and Drug Administration asked it to make a new formula for the product.

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ZURICH (Reuters) – Swiss fragrance and flavors company Givaudan has begun recycling Haitian vetiver roots now used to make oil for fragrances to produce a new cosmetic substance it said can reduce wrinkles and help scents linger longer.

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Doctors hope the discovery will lead to potential new treatments Related items from OnMedica Antidepressant link to persistent pulmonary hypertension NHS funds pioneering lung procedure Researchers identify gene for irregular heartbeat Scientists find new markers for high blood pressure UK mass gene sequencing breakthrough

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People with learning difficulties and dementia among 350,000 who could benefit Related items from OnMedica Patients spend money better than GPs, report suggests Personal health budgets: perceived threat and real opportunity Making personal health budgets work for all GPs to offer personal maternity budgets

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RCGP says current agreement ‘treats GP patient data like the Yellow Pages’ Related items from OnMedica Increase in health charge paid by temporary migrants GPs blast migrant health plans Understanding cancer – the importance of patient data Charity advises GPs to register undocumented migrants as ‘no fixed abode’ Proposals to help NHS charge overseas patients ‘go much too far’

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And survey reveals many staff consider seeking work outside the NHS Related items from OnMedica Chemo treatment ‘unsustainable’ due to staff shortages NHS reliance on agency workers linked to staff wellbeing Sharon Hodgson MP: NHS cancer staff shortages should be ‘top government priority’ NHS performance figures paint ‘extremely worrying picture’ Unions and employers welcome 6.5% NHS pay deal

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Trials using nasal spray esketamine showed rapid improvement in depressive symptoms Related items from OnMedica Management of depression: non-pharmacological Management of depression: pharmacological Diagnosis and evaluation of depression in adults Anaesthetists call for protection of ketamine Surge in antidepressant prescriptions for fourth year running

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