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Utah Zika case raising new questions about how virus spreads
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The case of a Utah man who contracted the Zika virus after caring for his infected father raised new questions for health experts who said Tuesday that the investigation could guide new research into the way the disease spreads.
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Utah Zika case raising new questions about how virus spreads
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The case of a Utah man who contracted the Zika virus after caring for his infected father raised new questions for health experts who said Tuesday that the investigation could guide new research into the way the disease spreads.
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Zafgen to scrap lead obesity drug, shares slide
(Reuters) – Zafgen Inc said it was suspending the development of its lead obesity drug, beloranib, more than six months after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration asked the company to halt all tests on the drug following the death of two patients. Zafgen’s shares tumbled more than 40 percent in extended trading on Tuesday…
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Zafgen to scrap lead obesity drug, shares slide
(Reuters) – Zafgen Inc said it was suspending the development of its lead obesity drug, beloranib, more than six months after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration asked the company to halt all tests on the drug following the death of two patients. Zafgen’s shares tumbled more than 40 percent in extended trading on Tuesday…
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Physician-assisted suicide, euthanasia: increasingly legal but still rare
By Andrew M. Seaman (Reuters Health) – Legalized euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide are mainly used by patients with cancer, but remain rare, according to a new analysis of such programs. In the last year alone, California has legalized physician-assisted suicide, Canada legalized both physician-assisted suicide and euthanasia, and Colombia performed its first legal euthanasia, said…
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Physician-assisted suicide, euthanasia: increasingly legal but still rare
By Andrew M. Seaman (Reuters Health) – Legalized euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide are mainly used by patients with cancer, but remain rare, according to a new analysis of such programs. In the last year alone, California has legalized physician-assisted suicide, Canada legalized both physician-assisted suicide and euthanasia, and Colombia performed its first legal euthanasia, said…
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Are freestanding emergency rooms following the money?
By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – Freestanding emergency departments (EDs) are becoming more common in many communities across the U.S., often popping up in places where people are wealthier and likely to have private health insurance, a recent study suggests. Freestanding EDs can provide many of the same services as their traditional counterparts housed inside…
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Ohio voters weigh legalizing recreational marijuana use
Ohio voters will decide Tuesday on whether to become the first Midwestern state to legalize the recreational use of marijuana, though a rival ballot measure could kill the law before it takes effect. Issue 3 would add an amendment to the state constitution that legalizes both personal and medical use of marijuana for those over…