African Americans need 24-hour blood pressure checks
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Measuring blood pressure outside the clinic using 24-hour monitoring equipment is important for identifying and managing hypertension in African-Americans, a...
FDA declines to approve Sarepta’s second Duchenne drug
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration declined to approve Sarepta Therapeutics Inc’s newest treatment for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), a rare muscle-wasting disorder that mainly...
Open Arms suggests Italy take rescue ship migrants to Spain
The commanders of a rescue ship with 98 migrants aboard declined to leave Italian waters on Monday, turning down an option to take them to...
Brazil’s securities regulator CVM opens investigation into Vale after dam disaster
Brazil’s securities regulator CVM opened on Monday an investigation into the conduct of mining company Vale SA in relation to the collapse of the Brumadinho...
Canada’s Trudeau under pressure after Britain revokes citizenship of ‘Jihadi Jack’
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau came under pressure on Monday from the opposition Conservatives who warned against giving any assistance to Jack Letts – a...
Seniors at greater risk of choking on dietary supplements
(Reuters Health) – Seniors may be more likely than younger adults to choke on vitamins and dietary supplements, or to have other problems swallowing them,...
Turkey says air strike hit Syria convoy, killed three
Turkey said a Syrian government air strike on a Turkish military convoy in northwest Syria killed three civilians and wounded 12 on Monday as Syrian...
Syrian government forces march into Khan Sheikhoun in Idlib: Observatory, rebel source
Syrian army troops and their allies entered Khan Sheikhoun in northwest Syria, advancing against insurgents in the town where ground battles raged on Monday night,...
Saudi-Led coalition attacks military targets in Houthi-controlled Sanaa: Saudi TV
The Saudi-led coalition in Yemen launched an attack on Monday on military targets in the capital Sanaa, which is controlled by the Houthi movement, Saudi...
Nabriva prices two pneumonia antibiotic versions at over $200 per day
Nabriva Therapeutics Plc on Monday priced an oral and injectable version of its antibiotic Xenleta, which treats community-acquired pneumonia, at more than $200 per day...