 | | | | A wave of medical research is providing fresh evidence that marijuana may help dogs and cats cope with arthritis, epilepsy, anxiety and other maladies without the side effects of traditional drugs, but veterinarians are afraid to prescribe it for fear of running afoul of federal laws. | | |
| | | Shares in Novo Nordisk fell on Wednesday after sales of some of its key drugs in the second quarter fell short of expectations and it said prices in the key U.S. market would be lower next year. | | |
| | | Drugmaker AstraZeneca has agreed to pay $110 million to settle two lawsuits brought by the state of Texas claiming that it fraudulently marketed the antipsychotic drug Seroquel and Crestor for high cholesterol. | | |
| | | U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that his administration would make an announcement next week on reducing drug prices, but he did not offer specifics. | | |
| | | (Reuters Health) - Even when a hospital is equipped with sexual evidence kits, known as "rape kits," a small percentage of assaulted women go through with the entire procedure and agree to release evidence to police, a new study finds. | | |
| | | The Trump administration said on Tuesday it would give Medicare Advantage health plans for the elderly new tools to negotiate for lower prescription drug prices. | | |
| | | (Reuters Health) - Lesbian, gay, bisexual or questioning teens are at least twice as likely as their heterosexual peers to use illegal drugs like cocaine, ecstasy, heroin and methamphetamines, a U.S. study suggests. | | |
| | | A trial in which a school groundskeeper alleged that his use of Monsanto's Roundup weed killer caused his terminal cancer will go to a California jury after lawyers for both sides delivered their closing arguments on Tuesday. | | |
| | | An Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo has been confirmed as the Zaire strain of the virus, and vaccinations will start on Wednesday, health officials said. | | |
| | | Morocco has agreed to accept imports of American poultry products for the first time, the U.S. Trade Representative's office and the U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Tuesday, estimating initial annual shipments at about $10 million. | | |
| | | (Reuters Health) - Seniors are more likely to survive a hip fracture if the break is repaired the day they're admitted to the hospital or the following day at the latest, a new study finds. | | |
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