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Tuesday, February 7, 2017

Study of cancer-causing toxins finds e-cigarettes much safer than smoking

LONDON (Reuters) - Consuming e-cigarettes is far safer and less toxic than smoking conventional tobacco cigarettes, according to the findings of a study analyzing levels of dangerous and cancer-causing substances in the body.

Cellectis gets U.S. go-ahead to test 'off-the-shelf' cell therapy

(Reuters) - Cellectis has won U.S. regulatory approval to run an early clinical trial using its gene edited cell therapy product UCART123 for blood cancers, boosting the French biotech firm's ambitions in the hot area of cancer research.

Carmat withdraws initial request to resume artificial heart implants

(Reuters) - Artificial heart maker Carmat said on Monday it had decided to withdraw its initial request to France's national drugs agency (ANSM) to resume trial implantations.

Youth organizations may not ease access to HIV tests

(Reuters Health) - Young people may be at risk for HIV infection, but very few get tested, partly because it can be difficult to access testing, researchers say.

Many teens use e-cigarettes for 'dripping' liquid nicotine

(Reuters Health) - One in four teens who use electronic cigarettes have tried “dripping” liquid nicotine directly onto the heating coils on the devices to get thicker clouds of vapor, a new study suggests.

Japan Tobacco bets on e-cigarette's growth prospect, boosts annual dividend

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan Tobacco Inc said it was still confident about the prospect of its Ploom Tech tobacco-based electronic cigarettes, the launch of which has been delayed due to supply problems, and raised its dividend despite forecasting a lower annual profit.

South Korea confirms foot-and-mouth disease at dairy farm

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea on Monday confirmed a case of foot-and-mouth at a dairy farm, the first discovery of the disease in the country in nearly a year.

Pet medicines pose poison risk for kids

(Reuters Health) - Parents who store medicines and household cleaners out of reach to protect their kids from accidental poisoning shouldn’t forget to consider any drugs they have for the family pet, a new study suggests.

Childhood cancer treatments tied to sex lives years later

(Reuters Health) - In general, childhood cancer survivors are just as satisfied with their sex lives as people who didn't have cancer, a recent study suggests.

Cash may get more mothers to breastfeed babies

Cash incentives may encourage new mothers to breastfeed until their infants are at least six months old, a small experiment suggests.