Two top U.S. senators launched an investigation into rising insulin prices on Friday, sending letters to the three leading manufacturers seeking answers as to why the nearly 100-year-old drug's cost has rapidly risen, causing taxpayers to spend million... ... The Trump administration said on Friday that taxpayer-funded family planning clinics which primarily serve low-income Americans will no longer be able to refer patients for abortions, a move that critics vowed to challenge in court.
... An experimental gene therapy for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) developed by Swiss drugmaker Novartis AG would be worth a price of $310,000 to $900,000, according to an independent U.S. nonprofit organization that reviews the value of drugs and medical ... ... (Reuters Health) - Weight-loss surgery has more benefits than simply slimming a patient down, it may also result in lasting improvements to ****** functioning, a new study suggests.
... (Reuters Health) - Two chemicals commonly used as e-cigarette flavors might harm users' airway passages, a small experiment suggests.
... (Reuters Health) - When medical marijuana becomes legal in a state, teenagers there may be slightly less likely to use the drug, a U.S. study suggests.
... (Reuters Health) - Combining 30 minutes of morning exercise with short walking breaks throughout the day may help control blood pressure, an Australian study suggests.
... CUPRA Formentor joins electrifying Geneva Motor Show CUPRA, Seat‘s performance brand, will be back at the Geneva Motor Show with a new plug-in concept. After the racing all-electric Cupra e-Racer, this year the company will unveil its first model developed specifically for the brand. Meet the CUPRA Formentor, a high-performance plug-in hybrid for the first anniversary ... Zombie deer disease is a clicktastic term for chronic wasting disease, a spongiform ecephalopathy suffered by ungulates. Much like Mad Cow Disease, Scrapie in sheep, and Creutzfeldt-Jakob's disease in humans, misfolded proteins slowly destroy the brain, causing listlessness, discoordination, dementia and finally death. Now, what if you were to eat Zombie Deer? On March 13, ... The Czech Republic is free to take the necessary steps against the risk of imports of Polish beef that could be infected with salmonella, but the measures have to be proportionate to the risk, the European Commission said on Friday.
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U.S. Senators launch bipartisan probe into rising insulin prices
Trump administration bans abortion referrals at U.S.-funded clinics
Novartis gene therapy would be cost effective up to $900,000: U.S. group
Weight-loss surgery can bring lasting improvement in ****** function
Chemicals in e-cig flavors could harm respiratory tract
Teens may smoke less *** in states with medical marijuana laws
Morning exercise, short breaks from sitting lower high blood pressure
CUPRA Reveals Formentor Plug-In Hybrid SUV Ahead Of Geneva
Study tracking people who ate zombie deer meat found no ill-effects, so far
Up to Czechs to act against risk of infected Polish beef imports: Commission