BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Dozens of Argentine lawmakers of all political stripes presented a bill to legalize abortion on Tuesday, launching a debate that promised to divide a deeply Catholic nation.
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U.S. FDA allows 23andMe to sell test for 3 mutations of breast cancer gene
(Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday allowed genetic testing company 23andMe to market directly to consumers its test that will help assess three mutations in a common type of breast cancer gene.
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Kenya stops imports of ready-to-eat meats from South Africa over listeria
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Kenya stopped imports of ready-to-eat meats from South Africa on Tuesday, the Kenyan ministry of health said, after the world’s worst listeria outbreak in the southern African nation.
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FDA approves new dosing for Bristol-Myers Squibb's Opdivo
(Reuters) – Bristol-Myers Squibb Co said on Tuesday the U.S. Food and Drug Administration had approved a four-week dosing schedule for its cancer drug, Opdivo.
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Zimbabwe joins neighbors in banning South Africa meat over listeria
HARARE (Reuters) – Zimbabwe will join other countries in banning imports of processed meat products from South Africa after a deadly listeria outbreak there, Zimbabwe’s ministry of health said in a statement on Tuesday.
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Israeli healthcare startup Medial EarlySign raises $30 million
TEL AVIV (Reuters) – Israel’s Medial EarlySign, whose machine-learning based technology is meant to help improve patient management, said on Tuesday it raised $30 million, bringing its total funding to $50 million.
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Strict state gun laws linked to fewer suicides and murders
(Reuters Health) – U.S. states with the strongest firearm laws have fewer gun-related murders and fewer suicides than states that take a more permissive approach to regulating these weapons, a new study suggests.
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Doctors' group issues controversial advice for type 2 diabetes
(Reuters Health) – A large organization of internal medicine physicians said today that adults with type 2 diabetes can aim for an easier-to-achieve blood sugar target than what’s been used to guide treatment in the past.
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Cleaning products tied to faster lung function decline in women
(Reuters Health) – Women with regular exposure to cleaning products may face a steeper decline in lung function over time, according to an international study.
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Close relationships in midlife tied to lower mortality for child abuse survivors
(Reuters Health) – Child abuse survivors may be less likely to die prematurely when they develop supportive relationships by middle age, a U.S. study suggests.
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