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EU watchdog backs Bayer acne drug for certain patients

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LONDON - Bayer's acne pill Diane 35 and its generic versions are safe to use in certain women when other options have failed, the European Medicines Agency said on Friday.

Saudi Arabia has another case of new coronavirus: WHO

LONDON - Saudi Arabia has reported another case of infection in a concentrated outbreak of a new strain of a virus that emerged in the Middle East last year and spread into Europe, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Saturday.

Saudi Arabia 5:43pm EDT

Lundbeck says drug shows improvement in depression symptoms

COPENHAGEN - Danish pharmaceutical group Lundbeck and Japanese partner Takeda said on Saturday that data from clinical phase III studies with the antidepressant vortioxetine had shown significant improvement in patients' symptoms.

Japan 2:05pm EDT

Sanofi says myelofibrosis treatment study positive

PARIS - French drugmaker Sanofi said a late-stage Phase III trial of a drug designed to treat myelofibrosis led to positive results.

17 May 2013

Higher-stakes soccer matches tied to more injuries

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Soccer matches played at a high level of competition are more likely to result in injuries - and in more serious ones - compared to less important games, according to a new study.

17 May 2013

Endometriosis more common in lean women: study

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Heavy women are less likely to be diagnosed with endometriosis than their slimmer peers, according to a new study.

17 May 2013

Fever reducers don't slow children's recovery: study

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A review of past research finds that fever-reducing drugs have no effect on the speed of children's recovery from an infection, contrary to the fears of some doctors and parents.

17 May 2013

Death toll from new bird flu in China rises to 36: WHO

LONDON - Four more people in China have died from a new strain of bird flu, bringing the death toll from the H7N9 virus to 36 from 131 confirmed cases, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday.

United Nations 17 May 2013

Virus found in Iowa hog population, possibly beyond

WASHINGTON - A potentially fatal hog virus, porcine epidemic diarrhea, has been found in the United States for the first time, government and private industry officials said on Friday, posing a new threat for the country's struggling pork producers.

U.S., 17 May 2013

Surgeons-in-training dislike new work hours: survey

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Most surgeons-in-training dislike new rules that limit how many hours they can work, according to a new study that also found the majority said they skirt the restrictions.

17 May 2013