Data suggests drug treatment can lower U.S. crime
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. crime statistics show illegal drugs play a central role in criminal acts, providing new evidence that tackling drugs as a public health issue could offer a...
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FDA panel backs OraSure’s In-Home HIV test
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. Food and Drug Administration panel of outside experts concluded that OraSure Technologies Inc's over-the-counter, in-home HIV test is reasonably safe and effective for determining whether...
U.S. Senate probes painkiller makers, allied groups
A U.S. Senate panel has launched a probe of possible links between three drugmakers and nonprofit medical groups that advocated for increasing the use of prescription painkillers, now the target...
FDA staff: Gilead’s Truvada may help reduce HIV risk
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Gilead Sciences Inc's Truvada tablets appear safe and effective for reducing the risk of HIV infection, U.S. regulators said on Tuesday. But they recommended a cautious approach...
FDA staff: Gilead’s Truvada may help reduce HIV risk
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Gilead Sciences Inc's Truvada tablets appear safe and effective for reducing the risk of HIV infection, U.S. regulators said on Tuesday. But they recommended a cautious approach...
Healthcare access to erode if law struck down: study
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Most Americans have seen a decade-long erosion in access to medical services that is likely to continue if President Barack Obama's healthcare law is struck down by...
Healthcare access to erode if law struck down: study
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Most Americans have seen a decade-long erosion in access to medical services that is likely to continue if President Barack Obama's healthcare law is struck down by...
Health insurers to pay $1.3 billion in rebates: study
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Health insurers will pay $1.3 billion in rebates to consumers and employers this year under a provision of President Barack Obama's healthcare reform law that penalizes plans...
Prescription drug abuse abetted by family, friends: study
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - More than 70 percent of people who abuse prescription pain relievers obtain the drugs from friends or relatives, usually with permission and for free, according to a...
Prescription drug abuse abetted by family, friends: study
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - More than 70 percent of people who abuse prescription pain relievers obtain the drugs from friends or relatives, usually with permission and for free, according to a...