Reuters Health News Summary

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Following is a summary of current health news briefs.

Bullets trump rehab as Asia quickens 'failing' war on drugs

The Philippines has launched a bloody "war on drugs" that has killed at least 2,400 people in just two months, while neighboring Indonesia has declared a "narcotics emergency" and resumed executing drug convicts after a long hiatus. In Thailand and Myanmar, petty drug users are being sentenced to long jail terms in prisons already bursting at the seams.

U.S. Justice Department subpoenas Taro over generic drug pricing

Taro Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd and two of its senior officers received grand jury subpoenas last week in connection with a federal antitrust investigation into generic drug pricing, the company disclosed. The company, which is headquartered in Israel, said late on Friday it received subpoenas on Thursday from the U.S. Justice Department's Antitrust Division.

Eight pregnant women among 329 infected by Zika in Singapore: government

Eight pregnant women have been infected by the Zika virus among the 329 cases in Singapore, the government said on Sunday. Doctors are providing close support and counseling, the Ministry of Health and National Environment Agency said in a joint statement.

Thailand finds 21 new cases of Zika in Bangkok, including pregnant woman

Twenty-one new cases of locally-transmitted Zika virus have been confirmed in central Bangkok, including a pregnant woman who later gave birth with no complications, Thailand's public health ministry said on Sunday. Residents in the Thai capital were urged not to be alarmed after the cases were confirmed in the Sathorn area of the city, an up-market neighborhood popular with the city's expatriate community and part of the capital's business district.

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