China finds African swine fever virus in some animal feed products

China has detected the African swine fever virus in some protein powders made using pork blood and manufactured by a Tianjin-based company, the General Administration of Customs said in a statement on Tuesday.

Thailand approves medical marijuana in New Year's 'gift'

Thailand approved marijuana for medical use and research on Tuesday, the first legalization of the drug in a region with some of the world's strictest drug laws.

New African swine fever outbreak reported in China's Guangdong province

China's agriculture ministry on Tuesday reported a new outbreak of African swine fever in the city of Huizhou in the southern province of Guangdong, which has killed 11 pigs on a farm of 90 pigs.

People who understand the benefits of exercise may spend more time being active

(Reuters Health) - The more people understand about the benefits of exercise, the more time they're likely to spend being physically active, an Australian study suggests.

U.S. quality of care for head and neck cancers varies widely

(Reuters Health) - The quality of care received by patients with head and neck cancers in the U.S. varies widely and is unaffected by the size of the hospital or the volume of patients treated in a year, a study shows.

Seawalls may give false sense of security during a tsunami

(Reuters Health) - If a coastal city's seawall is higher than a forecast tsunami, residents are less likely to evacuate promptly, suggests a new study based on interviews with survivors of the 2011 tsunami that hit eastern Japan.

China reports new African swine fever outbreak in Fujian province

China's agriculture ministry on Monday reported a new outbreak of African swine fever in the southeastern province of Fujian, which has killed 11 pigs on a farm of 5,776 pigs.

New African swine fever outbreak reported in China's Guangzhou

- China's agriculture ministry on Sunday reported a new outbreak of African swine fever on a farm in the southern city of Guangzhou, which has killed nine of 6,027 pigs.

Salmonella outbreak linked to raw turkey leaves over 200 sick across U.S.

More than 200 people from across the United States have fallen ill, 84 of them hospitalized, from an ongoing salmonella outbreak linked to raw turkey products that prompted a second voluntary recall on Friday, the U.S. government said.

Signs of progress and challenges as more patients survive cancer

(Reuters Health) - - As a growing number of people live decades after a cancer diagnosis, doctors and scientists are developing treatment guidelines for survivors. But a U.S. report suggests more work is needed to improve the consistency and quality of survivorship care.

More Google searches for sexual harassment facts since #MeToo

(Reuters Health) - - Millions of Americans have searched Google for information on how to understand, prevent and report sexual harassment and assault since the start of the #MeToo movement more than a year ago, a U.S. study suggests.

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