Health News
U.S. to partner with Big Pharma for drug discovery
CHICAGO/WASHINGTON - The U.S. government will help drug companies find treatments for a host of diseases through a new collaboration in which researchers will test experimental drugs provided by manufacturers.
FDA says number of new drug shortages down
WASHINGTON - Health officials said the number of new shortages of crucial drugs used to treat cancer and other illnesses had been halved compared to a year ago, and attributed the improvement to earlier notice from drugmakers about looming supply issues.
After IVF, some couples get pregnant without help
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Despite the label of being "infertile," some couples who have tried fertility treatments are later able to have a baby naturally, according to a new study from France.
Triplets fare well as teenagers: study
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Although triplets are usually born early and smaller than other babies, they may be faring well by the time they are teenagers, a small study suggests.
Even at higher genetic heart risk, lifestyle helps
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - It's no secret that healthy habits do your heart good. But a new study helps confirm that lifestyle also matters for people who have a genetically increased risk of heart problems.
Best face forward: chin implants surge in popularity
BOSTON - Over the last year Dr. Darrick Antell has performed up to three or four chin implants a day, reflecting a national trend that has seen chin augmentations emerge as the fastest growing plastic surgery trend of 2011.
Vitamins E, C no help against vision disorder
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Taking vitamins E and C may do nothing to protect aging eyes from macular degeneration -- the leading cause of vision loss in older adults, a new clinical trial finds.
Smith & Nephew's profit rises after restructuring
LONDON - Artificial hip and knee maker Smith & Nephew said the early fruits of a restructuring program and a strong performance in knee implants delivered a better-than-expected 5 percent rise in first-quarter trading profit.
India's Dr Reddy's gets U.S. nod for osteoporosis drug
- Indian drugmaker Dr Reddy's Laboratories has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration's approval for selling ibandronate sodium tablets used to treat osteoporosis, the regulator's website showed on Thursday.
Can portfolio theory save lives?
NEW YORK - With U.S. biomedical research under assault by everyone from patients to Congress for turning so few scientific discoveries into treatments, a leading finance expert says decisions about what studies to bankroll should be made the same way pension funds, mutual funds, and university endowments decide how to invest their money.
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