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Wednesday, March 8, 2017

Conservatives rebel against Trump-backed Republican healthcare plan

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Tuesday endorsed Republican legislation to replace the Obamacare healthcare law but the measure faced a rebellion by conservative groups and lawmakers, complicating its chances for passage in the U.S. Congress.

Trump says he is working on plan to bring down drug prices

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he is developing a plan that will encourage competition in the drug industry and bring down prices for medicines, as the House of Representatives leadership unveiled a new health care plan.

Health secretary says healthcare bill is 'work in progress'

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price said on Tuesday that President Donald Trump supports the Republican bill to replace Obamacare.

Tennessee bird flu shares name, not genetics, of feared China strain: USDA

CHICAGO (Reuters) - The strain of bird flu that infected a chicken farm in Tennessee in recent days shares the same name as a form of the virus that has killed humans in China, but is genetically distinct from it, U.S. authorities said on Tuesday.

South Korea culls 50,000 farm birds as 2 new bird flu cases confirmed

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea has culled some 50,000 farm birds as two cases of bird flu were confirmed on Wednesday, bringing the country's cull this winter to nearly 35 million - more than a fifth of all South Korean poultry - since a first bird flu case was found late last year.

Gene activity in the nose may signal lung cancer

(Reuters Health) - Genetic changes in the cells lining the inside of the nose might someday help doctors diagnose lung cancer, a recent study suggests.

Poor diet tied to nearly half of U.S. deaths from heart disease, stroke, diabetes

(Reuters Health) - Ensuring that diets include the right amount of certain foods may help the U.S. cut deaths from heart disease, stroke and type 2 diabetes by almost half, suggests a new study.

Chicago hospital system scraps merger over U.S. antitrust concern

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - NorthShore University HealthSystem said on Tuesday it was scrapping plans to merge with another Chicago hospital system after losing a court fight with U.S. antitrust regulators who said the merged hospital system would control more than half the area's general acute care inpatient services.

After insurance reform, fewer pregnant women have scheduled deliveries

(Reuters Health) - Low-income pregnant women in Texas were up to 14 percent less likely to deliver babies unnecessarily early after the state’s Medicaid insurance program stopped paying for preterm elective births in 2011, a new study shows.

U.S. reports low pathogenic bird flu outbreak in Wisconsin: OIE

PARIS (Reuters) - The United States reported an outbreak of avian flu on a farm in Wisconsin, the second in the country in less than a week although the virus found this time is considered less virulent, the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) said on Tuesday.