Alnylam, Regeneron to partner for RNAi treatments

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc on Monday agreed to partner to develop treatments for eye and central nervous system diseases using RNA interference.

China reports new African swine fever outbreak in Xinjiang region

China said on Monday it had confirmed a new outbreak of African swine fever in Xinjiang region, as the highly contagious disease spreads through the world's largest hog herd.

China reports first African swine fever outbreak in Tibet

China's agriculture ministry late on Sunday confirmed the first outbreak of African swine fever in the country's Tibet Autonomous Region.

Exclusive: Pain-care specialist agrees to testify against Purdue, other drug makers - court documents

A physician ally of Purdue Pharma LP whose views helped drive the explosive growth in the use of addictive pain relievers for common aches and pains in the United States has agreed to testify against the OxyContin maker and other drug companies, newly disclosed court records show.

China's Inner Mongolia reports human infection of H7N9 bird flu virus: Xinhua

China's Inner Mongolia region reported on Saturday a case of human infection with the H7N9 bird flu virus, the official Xinhua news agency reported.

Cholera vaccinations launched in post-cyclone Mozambique

Health officials launched a vaccination campaign in Mozambique's cyclone-hit port city of Beira on Wednesday in an effort to contain an outbreak of cholera that has already infected more than 1,400 people, the World Health Organization (WHO) said.

Factbox: Cyclone Idai's death toll rises to 843, hundreds of thousands displaced

Hundreds of thousands of people are in need of food, water and shelter after Cyclone Idai battered Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi.

Women often keep impact of menstrual pain, bleeding to themselves

Many women who suffer from menstrual symptoms like pain and heavy bleeding don't tell their families or doctors about it even when it interferes with their ability to keep up with daily routines, a Dutch study suggests.

Workplace yoga can indeed lower employee stress

People who get to do yoga at work may be less stressed out than their peers who don't, a research review suggests.

CDC investigates E.coli outbreak in several states

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and several other U.S. agencies are investigating an E.coli outbreak in five states, the CDC said https://www.cdc.gov/ecoli/2019/o103-04-19/map.html on Friday.

Hospital staff errors with gowns and gloves spread bacteria

(Reuters Health) - - Healthcare workers caring for infectious patients sometimes make mistakes when removing personal protective garments, resulting in contamination of clothes or equipment with antibiotic-resistant bacteria, a small study shows.

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