Brazil environment agency launches operation to combat Amazon deforestation
Brazil’s environmental protection agency IBAMA on Wednesday launched its biggest-ever operation to tackle illegal logging that is accelerating Amazon deforestation amid a surge in tree-felling...
Insys to pay $225 million, plead guilty in U.S. over opioid kickbacks
Insys Therapeutics Inc agreed to pay $225 million and an operating unit will plead guilty to fraud to settle probes into their payment of kickbacks...
On Normandy’s beaches, leaders and veterans recall sacrifice of D-Day
Western leaders and ageing veterans gather on the shores of France on Thursday in a second day of events marking the 75th anniversary of D-Day,...
Middle schools can help prevent teen dating violence
(Reuters Health) – Middle schools that offer a comprehensive dating violence prevention program in every grade may have fewer youth involved in abusive relationships, a...
Insys to pay $225 million, unit to plead guilty to settle U.S. opioid charges
Insys Therapeutics Inc agreed to pay $225 million and an operating unit agreed to plead guilty to five mail fraud counts to settle criminal and...
U.S. soldiers have worse heart health than civilians
(Reuters Health) – U.S. soldiers are more likely to have poor heart health than civilians of similar ages, a new study finds....
U.S. records 1,000th case of measles, officials blame misinformation for outbreak
The United States has recorded 1,001 measles cases so far this year in the worst outbreak of the highly contagious disease in more than a...
Takeda scraps late-stage amyloidosis study
Takeda Pharmaceutical Co Ltd said on Wednesday it would discontinue a late-stage study testing its experimental treatment for amyloidosis, as it did not meet the...
Wildfire smoke worse for kids’ health than prescribed burns
(Reuters Health) – Children who are exposed to smoke from wildfires may experience a greater health impact than those exposed to smoke from prescribed controlled...
U.S. measles cases surpass 1,000 this year, say health officials
The United States recorded 1,001 measles cases so far this year, federal health officials said on Wednesday....