California high court affirms local right to ban medical pot shops
By Ronnie Cohen SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The California Supreme Court dealt a blow to the state's faltering medical-marijuana indus...
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Brazil to deploy 6,000 Cuban doctors in remote areas: minister
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil plans to hire 6,000 Cuban doctors to serve in remote parts of the country where medical services are def...
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MS more common in blacks than previously thought
By Genevra Pittman NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - For years doctors have assumed black people are less likely to develop multiple scler...
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No, really - don't shop when you're hungry: study
By Genevra Pittman NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A new study offers evidence to support what many people have learned for themselves: ...
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Brakes on health spending go beyond the recession: studies
By Sharon Begley NEW YORK (Reuters) - Slower growth in the pace of healthcare spending reflects a fundamental change in the use of m...
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Stress study offers clues for new antidepressant drugs
By Kate Kelland LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists have worked out the way in which stress hormones reduce the number of new brain cells ...
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FDA strengthens warnings on tanning beds to reduce cancer risk
By Toni Clarke Washington (Reuters) - Tanning beds and sunlamps will be required to carry stronger warning labels under new regulati...
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FDA warns on use of certain migraine drugs during pregnancy
(Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration warned on the use of migraine drug valproate sodium in pregnant women as it could ...
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FDA warns shorter name of new Roche cancer drug may cause confusion
(Reuters) - The Food and Drug Administration warned on Monday that using a shorter name for Roche's new breast cancer drug Kadcyla m...
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Horsemeat scandal prompts plan for EU fraud crackdown
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission proposed more unannounced inspections of food companies and tougher fines for labeling ...
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