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Jetting off for a summer vacation? How to eat and drink to minimize jet lag

Jet lag threatens to turn even a dream vacation into a slog. And with peak travel season underway, millions of people may have to contend with this disorienting condition, which can cause sleep disturbances, daytime tiredness, headaches and nasty gastrointestinal symptoms. But you can minimize the ...
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Abbott defeats shareholder lawsuit over 2022 infant formula recall

By Jonathan Stempel July 24 (Reuters) - A federal judge on Friday dismissed a lawsuit accusing Abbott Laboratories of defrauding shareholders by downplaying and trying to evade its responsibility for a 2022 recall of powdered infant formula, and lying about its commitment to quality and ...
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More health workers strike as Ebola cases in Congo near 3,000, including over 1,300 deaths

BUNIA, Congo (AP) - Health workers at an Ebola treatment center in eastern Congo went on strike Saturday over payment issues, disrupting care for patients in the epicenter of the country's rapidly growing outbreak. The number of confirmed cases of Ebola in Congo has reached ...
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Michigan battles massive outbreak as state reels from Trump cuts

By Julie Steenhuysen and Tom Polansek CHICAGO, July 25 (Reuters) - Two weeks before the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued its cyclosporiasis health warning on July 14, Michigan warned of an unusually large outbreak of parasitic disease that was causing explosive diarrhea. New ...
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US judge says Biden-era restrictions on prescribing abortion drug are unlawful

By Daniel Wiessner July 24 (Reuters) - A federal judge in Virginia has ruled that it was illegal for former President Joe Biden's administration to require doctors and pharmacies to be specially certified to prescribe the abortion drug mifepristone. U.S. District Judge Robert Ballou in Charlottesville, ...
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US FDA approves Outlook Therapeutics’ eye disease drug

July 24 (Reuters) - Outlook Therapeutics said on Friday the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved its drug for a type of eye disease that can cause vision loss. The New Jersey-based company was seeking approval for Lytenava to treat wet age-related macular degeneration ...
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FDA advisory panel recommends peptide Semax be added to pharmacy compounding list

July 24 (Reuters) - A panel of advisers to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday voted to place a popular peptide called Semax on a list that would allow broader pharmacy compounding. Eight panel members voted in favor, while five voted against. One ...
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US FDA approves over-the-counter Tylenol combination pill for pain relief

July 24 (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved a nonprescription, fixed-dose pill that combines Kenvue's Tylenol with the nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug naproxen for up to 12 hours of pain relief. Here are some details: • The pill can be used by ...
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FDA panel votes to exclude peptide emideltide from pharmacy compounding list

July 24 (Reuters) - A panel of outside advisers to the U.S. FDA on Friday voted to exclude peptide emideltide from a list that would allow broader pharmacy compounding. Seven members voted against recommending emideltide to be on the list, while six members voted in ...
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There are already more US measles cases this year than in all of 2025

The number of measles cases in the U.S. has surpassed the record-breaking tally for all of 2025, with five more months of 2026 still to come. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention logged 2,318 cases of measles as of Thursday, according to an ...
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India’s Manipal Health to spend $414.4 million to expand capacity

By Rishika Sadam and Vivek Kumar M July 24 (Reuters) - India's Manipal Health Enterprises plans to spend 40 billion rupees ($414.38 million) to increase its bed capacity by over 18% in the next few years, a company executive said on Friday, ahead of the ...
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Merck licenses experimental HIV pill to generic makers in 129 countries

By Christy Santhosh July 24 (Reuters) - Merck said on Friday it signed seven voluntary licensing agreements with generic drug manufacturers to make and sell lower-cost versions of its experimental once-monthly oral HIV pill in 129 low- and lower-middle-income countries. The drug, alimatravir, is currently in ...
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