Tag: linda-sieg
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Japan confronts disability stigma after silence over murder victims’ names
By Kwiyeon Ha and Linda Sieg TOKYO (Reuters) – The stabbing deaths of 19 disabled people in their sleep last July and the silence surrounding their identities are forcing Japan to grapple with its attitudes toward physically and cognitively impaired persons, less than four years before Tokyo hosts the Paralympics. Almost nothing except their genders…
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Canada amplifies label warnings on common pain reliever
Over-the-counter pain-relief drugs containing widely used acetaminophen will have clearer warning labels in Canada to help reduce potential liver damage that can be fatal, health authorities said Thursday. Health Canada pointed out that acetaminophen is one of the most commonly used pain and fever relievers in Canada, and requires clearer labeling and stronger warnings to…
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Aging, indebted Japan debates right to ‘die with dignity’
By Linda Sieg TOKYO (Reuters) – Retired Japanese airline employee Tarou Tanzawa said he hadn't thought much about his own death until his 84-year-old mother was diagnosed with malignant lymphoma and decided against costly and invasive life-prolonging treatment. Soon after, Tanzawa made his own “living will”, stipulating he did not want life-prolonging treatment if he…
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VW chairman, CEO knew of defeat devices early: Bild
Volkswagen AG's current chairman and chief executive were alerted by the carmaker's former CEO to the use of illicit emissions-control software in the United States two weeks before the carmaker disclosed the scale of its manipulations, Bild am Sonntag reported, without citing the source of the information. Martin Winterkorn, who resigned within a week of…
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Colombia reports more than 47,700 Zika cases
Colombia has seen more than 47,700 cases of Zika, including thousands of pregnant women infected with the mosquito-borne virus, the country's National Health Institute reported Saturday. A total of 8,890 pregnant women have come down with the disease, which has been tentatively linked to a serious birth defect known as microcephaly affecting babies born to…
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GSK asthma drug Nucala’s long-term study supports safety profile
(Reuters) – 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. GSK said Nucala, which is administered once every four weeks by injection, maintained its risk/benefit profile over an extended 52-week period.…