China has culled 2,310 hogs in Anhui after swine fever outbreak: state media

China had culled 2,310 hogs in east China's Anhui province as of Sept 2 in response to African swine fever, an agricultural ministry official told state radio on Monday.

China bans pig shipments from areas hit by African swine fever as disease spreads

China reported a new case of African swine fever in Xuancheng in Anhui province on Monday, the second in the city in as many days, raising the risk for farmers as the disease spreads rapidly in the world's top pork producer.

China reports second case of African swine fever in Xuancheng city, Anhui province

A new case of African swine fever has been confirmed in eastern China's Anhui province, said the country's agriculture ministry on Monday, a second outbreak of the disease in Xuancheng city.

Sanofi wins European approval for rare blood-clotting disorder treatment

French drugmaker Sanofi on Monday said it had secured approval in Europe for a rare blood-clotting disorder treatment using nanobodies.

China confirms sixth African swine fever outbreak in the country

China's Ministry of Agriculture said on Sunday that 134 hogs had died from African swine fever in Xuancheng city of eastern Anhui province, bringing the total number of outbreaks in China over the past month to six.

Exclusive: Brazil prosecutors hope to strike deal lifting glyphosate injunction

Brazil federal prosecutors are negotiating with health authority Anvisa and the agriculture ministry to reach a deal that could lift an injunction against the popular weed-killer glyphosate, a prosecutor on the case told Reuters on Friday.

Fake, low quality drugs come at high cost

(Reuters Health) - About one in eight essential medicines in low- and middle-income countries may be fake or contain dangerous mixes of ingredients that put patients' lives at risk, a research review suggests.

Cataract surgery not tied to longer life for women, after all

(Reuters Health) - While older women may have a better quality of life and better vision after surgery to remove cataracts, newly reanalyzed data suggest they shouldn't base their decision to have the surgery on whether it will help them live longer.

Phone apps help heart patients remember meds

(Reuters Health) - Smartphone apps that remind heart patients to take their pills could help them stick to prescribed regimens, an Australian study suggests.

Bulgaria reports its first outbreak of African swine fever

Bulgaria reported its first outbreak of African swine fever on Friday, with authorities saying seven backyard pigs at a farm close to the Romanian border had been infected with the disease.

Ebola control measures seem to be working in Congo, WHO says

Efforts to halt an outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus in Democratic Republic of Congo appear to be working, but substantial risks remain, the World Health Organization said on Friday.

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