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New range of serious fetal abnormalities linked to Zika: study

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NEW YORK Fetuses in 29 percent of pregnant women with Zika virus infection were found to have a range of severe abnormalities, according to preliminary results from a small study that raised new concerns about the potential link between Zika and serious birth defects.

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GSK asthma drug Nucala's long-term study supports safety profile

GlaxoSmithKline Plc said on Saturday its asthma drug, Nucala, which is already approved in the United States and Europe, showed a similar safety profile in a long-term study compared with previous studies.

05 Mar 2016

Evidence mounts linking Zika virus to birth defects

GENEVA/WASHINGTON Evidence mounted on Friday linking Zika to the birth defect microcephaly, and the United Nations health agency set a review of travel advice related to the outbreak of the virus while U.S. officials planned strategy to control mosquitoes that spread it.

04 Mar 2016

Supreme Court temporarily blocks Louisiana abortion law

WASHINGTON The Supreme Court, two days after hearing a major abortion case from Texas, on Friday temporarily blocked a Louisiana law imposing regulations on doctors who perform abortions in a move that would allow two recently closed clinics to reopen.

U.S., Election 2016, Politics 04 Mar 2016

USOC forms medical group to guard against Zika in Rio

The United States Olympic Committee (USOC) on Friday announced the formation of a medical advisory group to protect U.S. athletes and staff against infectious diseases, including the Zika virus, at this year's Rio Games.

Sports, 04 Mar 2016

Study shows how Zika virus could cause fetal brain defects

NEW YORK The Zika virus is capable of quickly infecting and harming developing fetal brain cells, scientists said on Friday in a study that provides insight into how the virus might cause the birth defect microcephaly in fetuses exposed in the womb.

04 Mar 2016

WHO calls expert talks amid 'accumulating evidence' of Zika link to disorders

GENEVA The World Health Organization, prompted by "accumulating evidence" of a link between the Zika virus and two neurological disorders, on Friday called a meeting of experts to work out what new advice they could give to travelers and women.

04 Mar 2016

Exclusive: White House and states to craft Zika attack plan at summit

WASHINGTON The White House and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will gather state and local officials next month to urgently craft a plan to attack the hard-to-control mosquito that spreads the Zika virus.

U.S., Aerospace & Defense 04 Mar 2016

Doctor quality ratings may be influenced by setting

(Reuters Health) - Patients give the same doctors different ratings depending on where their visit took place, according to a small U.S. study.

04 Mar 2016

Protection against peanut allergy persists even after peanuts stopped

(Reuters Health) - The technique of feeding peanuts to infants and young children who might be allergic not only protects them from a serious reaction immediately, but that protection persists even after the children stop eating peanut products, according to a new British study.

04 Mar 2016