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US teens change behavior after searching health info online

One in three American teenagers have changed their behavior after looking up health information online, according to a major study on adolescents and technology released on Tuesday. Of 1,156 US teens aged 13 to 18 years old surveyed, 84 percent said they have used the Internet to seek out health information. The Internet ranked fourth as a source of health information for teenagers but was the top media source, far

FDA panel to discuss Lilly's lung cancer drug approval

(Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said a panel of experts would discuss a marketing application from Eli Lilly & Co on a new targeted lung cancer treatment. The FDA said the panel would review data that showed improved overall survival rate in lung cancer patients treated with a combination of Lilly’s experimental drug, necitumumab, and chemotherapy agents gemcitabine and cisplatin. The panel will discuss the application on

Canada court orders tobacco firms to pay smokers Can$15.5 bn

A Canadian court on Monday ordered tobacco firms to pay Can$15.5 billion (US$12.4 billion) to smokers in Quebec who claimed they were never warned about the health risks associated with smoking. Imperial Tobacco Canada, Rothmans Benson & Hedges and JTI-MacDonald said they would appeal the award for moral and punitive damages, which is the largest in Canadian history. The two class action lawsuits behind the award were originally filed in