Ask adult patients about alcohol misuse: panel
By Genevra Pittman NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Primary care doctors should ask adults how much and how often they drink alcohol and ...
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Ranbaxy pleads guilty, to pay $500 million in U.S. settlement
(Reuters) - Indian generic drugmaker Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd pleaded guilty on Monday to felony charges related to drug safety and ...
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Paralyzed British men fight right-to-die case in court
By Estelle Shirbon LONDON (Reuters) - Two Paralyzed British men who want to die but cannot kill themselves went to court on Monday ...
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Eating insects could help fight obesity, U.N. says
By Catherine Hornby ROME (Reuters) - The thought of eating beetles, caterpillars and ants may give you the creeps, but the authors o...
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China reports three new bird flu deaths, toll hits 35
BEIJING (Reuters) - Three more people have died in China from the new strain of H7N9 bird flu virus, raising the death toll to 35 wh...
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Elan's $1 billion drug royalty deal aids bid defense
By Padraic Halpin DUBLIN (Reuters) - Irish drugmaker Elan Corporation has agreed a $1 billion royalties deal that could soothe conce...
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New fitness centers cater to aging baby boomers
By Dorene Internicola NEW YORK (Reuters) - Baby boomers, the generation that vowed to stay forever young, are getting older, designi...
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Agent Orange tied to aggressive prostate cancer risk
By Genevra Pittman NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Men who were exposed to Agent Orange chemicals used during the Vietnam War are at hig...
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Teen texting at the wheel tied to more driving risks
By Genevra Pittman NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Teenagers who text while driving are also more likely to engage in other risky activi...
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Rumors, grief and questions: A virus ravages a Saudi family
By Angus McDowall HOFUF, Saudi Arabia (Reuters) - On the third day after his father's death from a respiratory infection, Hussein al...
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