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US DOJ closes criminal probe into Abbott over baby formula plant, WSJ reports

June 28 (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department closed a criminal probe into Abbott Laboratories over its handling of a baby formula plant linked to potentially deadly bacteria and infant deaths, opting instead for civil penalties, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday. Reuters could ...
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Europe’s record heat has overwhelmed Paris mortuaries and left families in distress

PARIS (AP) - Every few minutes, the mortuary owner's phone rings. Since a record-smashing heat wave started taking lives and storage space for bodies in Paris and beyond, the funeral directors and mourning families calling him mostly have the same question: Do you have ...
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US, Mexico inaugurate sterile fly plant in Chiapas in cross-border screwworm fight

By Cassandra Garrison METAPA, Mexico June 27 - Senior Mexican and U.S. officials inaugurated a sterile fly production plant in southern Chiapas on Saturday, a milestone in efforts to contain the New World screwworm outbreak as it has spread across borders and disrupted cattle trade. ...
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Scratching that bug bite might feel good at first but science explains why it’s a bad idea

WASHINGTON (AP) - You've likely heard it since childhood: Don't scratch that bug bite or rash, you'll make it worse. But why would something that feels so good be bad? A lot of things can cause itchiness, sometimes serious diseases. Whatever the cause, doctors have ...
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GLP-1s linked to smell and taste impairment in diabetes patients

(This is an excerpt of the Health Rounds newsletter, where we present latest medical studies on Tuesdays and Thursdays) By Nancy Lapid June 26 (Reuters) - We also report on a potentially simple solution to nausea experienced by cancer patients receiving morphine for pain. GLP-1 ...
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US starts vaccine effort for Ebola Bundibugyo as outbreak spreads

June 26 (Reuters) - The U.S. is working on finding a vaccine targeting the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola while sending an experimental treatment and preparing diagnostic tests to help contain the outbreak in Africa, the Department of Health and Human Services said on Friday. The ...
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US FDA proposes rule to tighten oversight of foreign tobacco makers

June 26 (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration proposed a rule on Friday that would require foreign tobacco product makers to register their facilities and list products sold in the country. The agency said the move would help it crack down on illegal ...
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Swiss pharma at risk of US trade investigation, industry body says

ZURICH, June 26 (Reuters) - The United States could open a trade investigation into Switzerland's pharmaceutical industry similar to the one initiated last week against Germany, the head of Swiss industry body Interpharma said on Friday. Washington has launched so-called Section 301 investigations into suspected ...
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Congo says number of confirmed Ebola cases rises to 1,203

June 26 (Reuters) - The number of confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo has increased to 1,203, including 321 deaths, government data showed on Friday. The number represented the total of confirmed cases as of Thursday, according to a situation report that ...
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FDA declines to approve Sobi’s gout therapy on concerns over manufacturing

June 26 (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration declined to approve Swedish drugmaker Sobi's therapy to treat uncontrolled gout, a common form of inflammatory arthritis, the company said on Friday. In its so-called complete response letter, the FDA asked the company to provide ...
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States seek to lower drug prices by targeting the companies that manage them for health plans

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - As consumers worry about medication costs, states are trying to lower drug prices by reining in big companies that oversee prescription coverage for health insurers. Some of those companies, called pharmacy benefit managers, also own pharmacies, and one of them, ...
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US FDA declines Lantheus’ tumor imaging kit over third-party manufacturing issues

By Puyaan Singh and Sahil Pandey June 26 (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration declined to approve Lantheus Holdings' diagnostic imaging kit for types of cancer tumors, citing unresolved issues at a third-party manufacturing facility, the company said on Friday. This marks another ...
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