| Outbreak of hantavirus infections kills three in Washington state | | | (Reuters) - Five people have been stricken with the rare, rodent-borne hantavirus illness in Washington state since February, three of whom have died, in the state's worst outbreak of the disease in at least 18 years, public health officials reported on Thursday. |
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| Resistance exercise may help stave off heart, diabetes risks | | | (Reuters Health) - Middle aged adults who do even a small amount of regular strength training exercise may be lowering their risk of so-called metabolic syndrome - itself a risk factor for both heart disease and diabetes, a recent study suggests. |
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| Generic drug group sues to block Maryland price-gouging law | | | (Reuters) - The main U.S. trade group for generic pharmaceutical companies filed a lawsuit on Thursday seeking to block a recently adopted Maryland law that lets the state attorney general sue generic drugmakers that sharply raise prices. |
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| Endo pulls opioid as U.S. seeks to tackle abuse epidemic | | | (Reuters) - Endo International Plc said on Thursday it agreed to withdraw its long-acting opioid painkiller Opana ER from the market after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration declared its benefit did not outweigh public health risks associated with opioid abuse. |
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