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Nurofen to be pulled in Australia over misleading claims
Nurofen feels pain in Australia over misleading claimsdrug giant Reckitt Benckiser was Monday ordered to pull some of its popular Nurofen painkiller brands off shelves in Australia after a court ruled they made misleading claims. Australia's
New laws to ease doctor shortage see long delays, criticism
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A new Missouri law offered a first-of-its-kind solution to the physician shortage plaguing thousands of U.S. communities: Medical school graduates could start treating patients immediately, without wading through years of traditional
India to get Japan’s bullet train, deepens defense and nuclear ties
By Nidhi Verma NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Japan will provide $12 billion of soft loans to build India's first bullet train, the two nations announced during a visit by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe that also
World’s first dengue fever vaccine cleared by Mexico
The world's first dengue vaccine won regulatory approval in Mexico on Wednesday, raising hopes that it could prevent more than 100 deaths there a year and eventually perhaps millions around the world. Globally, dengue is the
U.S. FDA advisors recommend approval of Teva asthma drug in adults
(Reuters) - An advisory committee to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration recommended on Wednesday that the agency approve Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd's
House Speaker Ryan wants Obamacare replacement, welfare cuts
By Susan Cornwell WASHINGTON (Reuters) - House Speaker Paul Ryan said on Thursday that Republicans next year will unveil a plan to replace Obamacare in its entirety, as part of a "pro-growth" agenda that he believes
What I Learned From Being Stuck in a Foreign Country
I'm going home next week after six years abroad. Two long-haul flights, five airports, fifty hours travel time. Before I cornered myself in Brazil, I worked in the luxury service industry in Australia. So that makes
Premenstrual syndrome may be linked to high blood pressure
By Kathryn Doyle (Reuters Health) - Women who experience moderate to severe premenstrual syndrome (PMS) are significantly more likely than others to develop high blood pressure over the next 20 years, according to a new U.S. study.
From curse to catfish: West Africa schools tackle stigma of disability
By Kieran Guilbert DAKAR (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Working quietly in a classroom at a primary school in Dakar, nine-year-old blind boy Abdoulaye sits next to the star pupils, who watch and help him, and alert the
Gunfire at Colorado Planned Parenthood clinic triggered rapid lockdown
The moment a receptionist heard gunfire and an "intruder" burst into the Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado Springs, the well-drilled staff immediately activated lockdown procedures, the organization's local president said on Saturday. "This is a community that's