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Wednesday 26 July 2017

Reuters Health Report: July 26, 2017

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Wednesday, July 26, 2017

U.S. senators seek ban on pesticide chlorpyrifos

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A group of Democratic senators hopes to ban a pesticide the U.S. government has greenlighted for use, according to a bill unveiled on Tuesday in a challenge to Republican President Donald Trump's push to loosen environmental regulations.

Sperm count falling sharply in developed world, researchers say

LONDON (Reuters) - Sperm counts in men from America, Europe, Australia and New Zealand have dropped by more than 50 percent in less than 40 years, researchers said on Tuesday.

Signs of brain disease in 99 percent of ex-NFL players studied: paper

BOSTON (Reuters) - The brains of 99 percent of former National Football League players studied showed signs of a disease linked to repeated hits to the head that can lead to aggression and dementia, according to research published in a medical journal on Tuesday.

Tetraphase's antibiotic succeeds late-stage study, shares soar

(Reuters) - Tetraphase Pharmaceuticals Inc said its lead experimental antibiotic for serious bacterial infections met the main goal in a late-stage study, sending its shares surging nearly 23 percent in after-market trading on Tuesday.

Doctors view technology as largely problematic

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters Health) - When an endurance runner with a history of heart failure felt under the weather, he brought his activity tracker data from a workout to his cardiologist.

Lilly signals long delay for arthritis drug, shares fall

(Reuters) - Eli Lilly and Co on Tuesday outlined a likely multi-year delay for its experimental rheumatoid arthritis drug with blockbuster sales potential, and disappointed investors sent its shares down nearly 4 percent.

Cancer patients in chemo ward may influence each other's survival

(Reuters Health) - Who a cancer patient spends time with in the chemotherapy ward may have a small but significant effect on their likelihood of surviving the disease, suggests a small study in the UK.

Stroke survivors without complications still face ongoing risks

(Reuters Health) - Even stroke survivors who don't experience any immediate complications are still more likely to die or have a heart attack than people who never had a stroke, a recent Canadian study suggests.

Myanmar reports outbreak of H5N1 bird flu on poultry farm: OIE

PARIS (Reuters) - Myanmar has reported an outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu on a farm in the southern Tanintharyi Region, the Paris-based World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) said on Tuesday, citing a report from Myanmar's livestock ministry.

Yemen cholera epidemic slowing after infecting 400,000

GENEVA (Reuters) - Yemen's cholera outbreak is set to hit 400,000 cases on Tuesday but there are signs the three-month-old epidemic is slowing, according to World Health Organization data analyzed by Reuters.