LONDON (Reuters) - GlaxoSmithKline's diabetes drug Avandia should be pulled from sale because of concerns about heart risks, British drug regulators said on Monday ahead of a special European meeting on the drug's safety. The strong line from safety experts in the drugmaker's home market is a ...

The outbreak was first detected on August 19 in Sirajganj district, 150 km (90 miles) from the capital Dhaka. The victims fell sick after eating beef from anthrax-affected cattle. "We have issued a red alert and asked livestock officials, civil surgeons and health workers to fan out to detect ...

The person played down recent reports that Sanofi's board was split over whether to pursue the deal after Genzyme rejected its initial offer, the news agency said. The board has agreed that in principle the offer could be raised, but would like a signal from Genzyme that it was prepared to ...

By Susan Heavey and Lisa Richwine SILVER SPRING, Maryland (Reuters) - It wasn't what you would call a casual ...

LONDON (Reuters) - An experimental Novartis drug can clear malaria infection in mice with a single dose and scientists say it shows promise as a possible future treatment for one of the world's major killer diseases. In a study published in the journal Science on Thursday, an international team of ...

Eczema is a collective term for different skin conditions characterized by a scaly, itchy, reddish rash. From 10 percent to 20 percent of infants and children experience some symptoms of the disease, according to the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases. A number ...

The study published on Friday in the journal "Health Affairs" recommended policy reforms and broader efforts to get uninsured children into government medical programs, including the use of income tax data for automatic enrollment. An estimated 7.3 million children were uninsured on an ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - An antidepressant drug delivered through a patch on the skin is no better than placebo for helping smokers kick the habit, new research shows. Eldepryl (generic name selegiline) is used to treat Parkinson's disease, depression, and dementia, in both pill and patch form. ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Wearing a programmable wristwatch could help children manage their daytime bladder control problems, a new study suggests. For children with urinary incontinence, the first approach to treatment is usually behavior modification - sometimes called bladder training or ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Older adults who have a colonoscopy performed by a family doctor, internist or general surgeon are somewhat more likely to need another one within a year compared with those who have the procedure done by a gastroenterologist, a new report finds. The study, based on ...