Water-based implant new option for Americans with big toe damage
When the painkillers stop working, arthritic joint damage in the big toe can make even the weight of a bedsheet agonizing. Cartiva Inc’s implant – made of the same...
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WHO seeks new mechanism for crisis vaccine supplies at low cost
By Kate Kelland LONDON (Reuters) – The World Health Organization, drugmakers and humanitarian groups are hammering out details of a new vaccine supply system aimed at getting vital shots...
EU court quashes German prescription drug price floor
BERLIN/DUESSELDORF (Reuters) – Europe’s highest court has ruled Germany’s floor on retail prescription drug prices violates free trade in the single market, potentially opening the door to competition from...
Mental illness casts shadow over Afghans struggling to cope with decades of war
By Zabihullah Noori LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – When psychiatrist Ghulam Sarwar Sakha first met a 23-year-old woman who had been studying in the northern Afghan city of Kunduz when...
Certain anti-inflammatory drugs may relieve symptoms of depression, study finds
Researchers at the UK's University of Cambridge have highlighted the anti-depressive effects of new anti-inflammatory drugs, usually prescribed to treat autoimmune conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis and psoriasis. Certain types...
62-year-old woman in Spain gives birth to third child
MADRID (AP) — A 62-year-old Spanish woman has given birth to a healthy girl and encourages women in their later years to imitate her if they want to.
Merck's antiviral drug meets main goal in late-stage trial
(Reuters) – Merck & Co Inc said its experimental drug to prevent cytomegalovirus infection in high-risk bone marrow transplant patients met its primary goal in a late-stage trial. The...
Aid groups in Philippines ready food, shelter to respond to super typhoon
By Beh Lih Yi JAKARTA (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Aid agencies were on standby on Wednesday to respond to the strongest typhoon to threaten the Philippines in three years,...
Robotic scan for horses could hold promise for human health
Veterinarians hope an innovative type of CT scan can advance medical care for horses and possibly be adapted for humans, eliminating the need for people to lie still inside...
New Trump ad attacks Clinton's health
Donald Trump tweeted on Tuesday that “the shackles have been taken off” his campaign — a thinly veiled threat suggesting that the final 28 days of the presidential race will...
