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Merck antibody reduces risk of Clostridium difficile recurrence: study
- An experimental antibody developed by Merck & Co Inc was shown in pivotal studies to reduce by about 10 percentage points the risk that infection with Clostridium difficile bacterium, which can cause a deadly diarrhea, will recur.
A third of Britons born in 2015 will develop dementia: study
LONDON - One in three people born in Britain in 2015 will develop dementia, according to an analysis commissioned by the charity campaign group Alzheimer's Research UK.
Gilead combo drug fights all forms of hep C infection: data
- Gilead Sciences Inc said its experimental combination treatment was effective against all forms of hepatitis C infection, citing data from four late-stage studies.
High percentage of ex-NFL players had brain disease: report
- All but four of 91 former National Football League (NFL) players who donated their brains for research were diagnosed with a disease linked to concussion and head trauma, according to the Concussion Legacy Foundation.
House Republicans vote to strip Planned Parenthood funds
WASHINGTON - House Republicans voted to deny funds to women's healthcare provider Planned Parenthood for a year on Friday but the action did little to quell party desires to use a spending bill as leverage in their fight to punish the group in an abortion controversy.
Iraq tries to contain cholera outbreak west of Baghdad
BAGHDAD - Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi ordered daily water tests and other measures on Saturday to contain an outbreak of cholera that has killed at least six people in Baghdad's western outskirts.
Infant sleep safety still misunderstood by many caregivers
(Reuters Health) - Even though most caregivers agree on the importance of safe infant sleep practices, many of them may not know what to do – or not do – to prevent sleep-related deaths from sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), a U.S. study suggests.
Shake, shake, shake your NPH insulin pen before injecting
(Reuters Health) - A warning for people who use insulin pens: Not shaking your NPH insulin pen before injecting can result in wide variations in your insulin level and blood sugar control, researchers from Italy report.
U.S. may use heat to kill poultry if bird flu strikes again
CHICAGO - U.S. agriculture officials seeking to control deadly bird flu have approved a method of killing infected poultry that entails sealing barns shut, turning up the heat and shutting off ventilation systems, an option that has been condemned by animal rights groups as cruel.
McDonald's investor wants it to cut antibiotics in all meats
LOS ANGELES - A McDonald's Corp shareholder group is renewing its call for the fast-food chain to stop buying any meat from animals raised with antibiotics vital to fighting human infections.
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