Health News Headlines
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Novavax vaccine for respiratory disease fails in late stage trial
(Reuters) - Novavax Inc said on Thursday that its experimental vaccine for a serious infectious respiratory disease failed at the final stage of human testing, sending its stock plunging more than 80 percent.
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EXCLUSIVE-Drugmaker Depomed prepares to explore a sale -sources
Sept 15 (Reuters) - Drug maker Depomed Inc is preparing to put itself up for sale, following calls from activist investor Starboard Value LP to explore such a move, just a year after it fought off a hostile acquisition bid, people familiar with the matter said.
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How much video game time should kids get?
(Reuters Health) - Kids who play video games much more than an hour a day may experience behavior problems, a Spanish study suggests.
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Clinton says success of Syria agreement rests with Russia
GREENSBORO, N.C. (Reuters) - Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton said on Thursday the success of the Syrian ceasefire brokered by the United States and Russia depends on whether Moscow decides it is in its interest to follow through with the agreement.
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Clinton returns to campaign trail with Trump rising in polls
GREENSBORO, N.C. (Reuters) - Hillary Clinton got back on the campaign trail on Thursday after taking three days off for pneumonia, and the Democratic presidential candidate faced a more challenging political landscape, with Republican rival Donald Trump rising in opinion polls.
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Early menopause tied to heart risk and early death
(Reuters Health) - Women who enter menopause before age 45 are more likely to have cardiovascular problems and to die younger than women who enter menopause later in life, according to a new analysis.
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Silicon Valley 3D printing startup gets $81 million in new funding
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Sept 15 (Reuters) - Carbon, a Silicon Valley startup that is developing 3D printers to produce medical devices and car parts on demand, said on Thursday it had closed on $81 million in funding that brought the total it has raised to $222 million.
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Too soon to tell if 9/11 firefighters face increased cancer risk
(Reuters Health) - Fifteen years after the 9/11 attacks, the jury is still out on whether firefighters who worked at the World Trade Center site have increased odds of developing cancer, a U.S. study suggests.
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U.S. Senate approves aid for Flint, Michigan, water crisis
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate on Thursday passed a broad $10 billion water projects development bill that will help Flint, Michigan, deal with a long-running problem of lead contamination in the city's water supply.
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U.N. commission lists rights concerns in conflict-riven South Sudan
JUBA (Reuters) - A U.N. human rights commission said on Thursday it was concerned by intimidation of civil society activists, harassment of journalists, sexual violence and other rights abuses in South Sudan.
