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By Shelby Sebens PORTLAND, Ore. (Reuters) – A sixth University of Oregon student has contracted the potentially deadly meningococcal disease amid an outbreak that erupted in January, and more cases could emerge, public health officials said on Thursday. Health officials said a 20-year-old college sophomore who lives off campus has been confirmed as having contracted meningococcemia, a bacterial precursor to meningitis that can also lead to damaging blood infections. The
By Ransdell Pierson NEW YORK (Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Thursday denied Amgen Inc’s bid to block the sale of Novartis AG’s recently approved “biosimilar” form of Neupogen, Amgen’s blockbuster drug used to prevent infections in cancer patients. The drug, Zarxio, contains the same active ingredient as Amgen’s $1.2 billion-a-year Neupogen, and once launched, would become the first biosimilar in the United States.
By Keith Coffman BOULDER, Colo. (Reuters) – A Colorado woman appeared in court on Thursday accused of cutting a fetus out of another woman’s womb after luring her with a Craigslist ad, then taking it to a hospital and claiming to have had a miscarriage. A judge ordered Dynel Catrece Lane, 34, held on a $2 million bond at Boulder County Jail, where she was booked on charges of attempted
By Alex Dobuzinskis LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – About 30 makers of low-priced California wines including popular brands Charles Shaw and Sutter Home allow unacceptable levels of arsenic in their products, private attorneys said in a proposed class action filed in Los Angeles on Thursday. The legal action represents a challenge to a segment of the industry that produces wines that consumers can buy for less than $10 a bottle, or
By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – – Installing devices in new cars to prevent drunk drivers from starting the engine could prevent 85 percent of alcohol-related deaths on U.S. roads, saving tens of thousands of lives and billions of dollars from injury-related costs, according to a new analysis. Over 15 years, as older cars without a so-called alcohol ignition interlock come off the roads, sobriety-screening systems in new vehicles could
Yep, they have our love and adoration the moment we see them playing, rolling around, or just plainly looking so darn cute. Puppies. Dogs. Man’s best friend…and woman’s too. Companions for life.Many stories have been written about dogs from those who serve with our military searching for IEDs, dogs who help blind individuals have new “sight”,…
The world of tea is exceedingly fun to explore, but remarkably difficult to fully understand. But on the surface, one thing is easily understood: color.
Dr. Jeremy Greene’s diabetic patients said they couldn’t afford the insulin they needed. He discovered how we can make it more affordable —and where you can get it cheaply right now.
Was Regina George really the bombshell it-girl of school, or was her jealousy of new-girl Cady what really got Aaron’s blood rushing?
The FAMILY Act would give partial paid time off for pregnancy and a number of other medical conditions/scenarios.
