Tag: safety
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Mistrust of vaccines is greatest in France: survey
By Kate Kelland LONDON (Reuters) – Public confidence in immunization varies widely across the world with the French the most skeptical about the safety of vaccines, according to a survey published on Friday. With outbreaks of measles, whooping cough and other infectious diseases occurring in recent years in places where the take-up of vaccinations has…
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U.S. health regulator plans ‘thorough’ probe of St. Jude case
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration plans a “thorough investigation” of allegations about vulnerabilities in cardiac devices made by St. Jude Medical Inc, the agency's official responsible for cyber security said on Thursday. The FDA began its investigation in late August after short-selling firm Muddy Waters and cyber security firm MedSec Holdings Inc said they…
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Statins’ benefits understated and harms exaggerated, scientists warn
By Kate Kelland LONDON, (Reuters) – – The benefits of statins – cholesterol-busting drugs that can dramatically reduce the risk of heart attacks and strokes – have been underestimated and their harms exaggerated, scientists said on Thursday in a major review of research. In an effort to counter what they said were misleading reports of…
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Appeals court rejects Michigan woman’s lawsuit over Catholic hospital care
Tamesha Means said she went to a Mercy Health Partners facility in Muskegon, Michigan, the only hospital within 30 minutes of her home, when her water broke after only 18 weeks of pregnancy, according to the lawsuit filed against the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops in 2013. Despite her being in excruciating pain and with…
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Chipotle settles sick customers’ claims, avoiding court battles
Chipotle Mexican Grill has agreed to financial settlements with more than 100 customers who fell ill after eating at its restaurants last year, lawyers for the consumers said, as it attempts to move on from a string of food-safety problems. Terms of Chipotle's settlements with customers were confidential, lawyers representing them said this week. Chipotle…
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Killings, kidnappings and burnout: the occupational hazards of aid work
By Katie Nguyen LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – You're an aid worker speeding back to base after a long, cold day questioning people who have fled fighting about what they need to survive. It's perhaps the toughest dilemma aid workers face during their brief stint in war-torn “Badistan” – in reality, a training camp in…
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EDF says Hinkley Point equity cost could rise to 21 billion pounds
French utility EDF said on Thursday that contingency margins on its project to build two nuclear reactors in Hinkley Point, Britain could increase the cost by about three billion pounds to nearly 21 billion pounds. In a statement ahead of its annual shareholders' meeting, EDF also said that it anticipates a 115 month construction period…
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Four children wounded, woman killed in Alabama shooting: local media
The children aged 5, 8, 11 and 12 had wounds to their hands, hips, chests and thighs and were taken to a local hospital, the site reported. Apparently they refused to let him in and for some reason I guess, he began to start shooting inside the residence,” Birmingham police spokesman Sean Edwards told the…
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U.N. says poised for huge Syria aid effort, if the door opens
By Tom Miles GENEVA (Reuters) – The United Nations is ready for a huge aid effort if the warring Syria parties stop fighting, but even then aid workers will proceed carefully and assess the safety of each delivery, a U.N. spokesman said on Wednesday. “We are now standing by, our warehouses are full of aid…