Colon cancer screening rates vary widely across U.S.

(Reuters Health) – The proportion of U.S. adults who get recommended colon cancer screenings has never been as high as doctors would like, but a new study suggests that it’s much lower than expected in some pockets of the country.


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Ireland sets abortion referendum date for May 25

DUBLIN (Reuters) – Ireland will vote in a referendum on May 25 on whether or not to liberalize abortion laws, the government said on Wednesday, offering voters the first opportunity in 35 years to overhaul one of the world’s strictest regimes.


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South Africa says deadly listeria strain not found at RCL factory

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Tests at an RCL Foods processed-food factory found no traces of a strain of listeria that has killed almost 200 people, but they did find evidence of other strains that could also cause the disease, the South African Ministry of Health said on Wednesday.


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