AstraZeneca wins speedy approvals for cancer drugs in Japan

LONDON (Reuters) - AstraZeneca has won rapid regulatory approval for new uses of two of its important cancer drugs in Japan, less than six months after the first global approvals in Western markets.

Trump administration names new U.S. drug enforcement chief

(Reuters) - The Trump administration on Monday named a top White House lawyer as the new head of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration after the agency's prior acting administrator announced his retirement last month.

Roche 'highly encouraged' by Tecentriq results in breast cancer

ZURICH (Reuters) - Swiss drugmaker Roche said on Monday that a trial showed its immunotherapy Tecentriq plus the chemotherapy Abraxane significantly reduced the risk of disease worsening or death in people with metastatic triple negative breast cancer.

Romania reports African swine fever in farm pigs

BUCHAREST (Reuters) - Romania has reported an outbreak of African swine fever at a breeding farm for pigs in the southern county of Tulcea, the national food safety authority ANSVSA said on Monday.

High blood pressure in pregnancy tied to heart disease risk afterward

(Reuters Health) - Women who develop high blood pressure during pregnancy may be more likely to experience it again later or be diagnosed with other risk factors for heart disease like high cholesterol or diabetes, a U.S. study suggests.

People with allergies often leave life-saving epinephrine at home

(Reuters Health) - Most people with severe allergies have filled their prescriptions for epinephrine auto-injectors, but fewer than half carry the devices with them, a new study suggests.

U.S. teens may smoke hookah because `everyone else is doing it'

(Reuters Health) - More than half of U.S. teens overestimate how often their peers smoke hookah, and a new study suggests this makes them more than nine times more likely to try it themselves.

Gun injuries twice as common for city kids

(Reuters Health) - Urban youngsters are almost twice as likely as rural youth to be hospitalized for gun injuries, a U.S. study suggests.

Iowa's top court rejects waiting period for abortions

(Reuters) - Iowa's Supreme Court on Friday rejected a 72-hour waiting period for abortions signed into law last year, ruling it unconstitutional.

Missouri appeals court tosses $55 million J&J talc-powder verdict

(Reuters) - A Missouri appeals court on Friday threw out a $55 million verdict against Johnson & Johnson in a lawsuit by a woman who claimed she developed ovarian cancer after using talc-based products, including J&J's baby powder, citing a U.S. Supreme court ruling on where such cases can be brought.

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