Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) Health News (Master Feed)
Skittles are toxic, U.S. lawsuit claims
By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) - Mars Inc has been sued by a consumer who claims that Skittles candies are unfit to eat because they contain a known toxin that the company had pledged six years ago to ...
Jul 15, 2022
Democrats call for Biden action on climate after Manchin pulls support
By Makini Brice WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats and environmental groups called on President Joe Biden to take steps on his own to reduce climate emissions after Senator Joe Manchin said he would not...
Jul 15, 2022
Nigeria approves imports of GMO wheat from Argentina’s Bioceres – co spokesperson
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Nigeria has approved imports of a drought-resistant, genetically modified wheat developed by Argentina's Bioceres, a company spokesperson said on Friday. Australia, New Zealan...
Jul 15, 2022
UK weekly COVID-19 infections rise nearly 30% to 3.5 million – ONS
LONDON (Reuters) - An estimated 3.5 million people in Britain had COVID-19 in the latest week of available data, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said on Friday, up nearly 30% on the 2.7 milli...
Jul 15, 2022
UnitedHealth CEO says no copay for insulin, other critical drugs from 2023
(Reuters) - UnitedHealth Inc Chief Executive Officer Andrew Witty said on Friday that beginning next year there would be no copay or out-of-pocket costs for several critical medicines, including insul...
Jul 15, 2022
Factbox-Monkeypox cases around the world
(Updates on overall global cases, and Australia, Austria, Croatia, Canada, Chile, Denmark, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Malta, Norway, Poland, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland, UK, US; add...
Jul 15, 2022
Czechs to start offering second COVID booster shots
PRAGUE (Reuters) - The Czech Republic will begin offering a second COVID-19 boosters from July 18, recommending the shot for people over 60 and those in risk groups, the Health Ministry said on Friday...
Jul 15, 2022
For some U.S. Democrats, abortion isn’t a top campaign topic
By Richard Cowan and Rose Horowitch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden and other top Democrats are pushing to make abortion a central issue as they try to retain control of the U.S. Congress i...
Jul 15, 2022
Factbox-GSK spins off consumer health business worth up to $57 billion
By Natalie Grover (Reuters) - British drugmaker GSK will spin off its consumer health business Haleon worth up to an estimated 48 billion pounds ($57 billion) on Monday in the biggest listing in Europ...
Jul 15, 2022
UnitedHealth boosts 2022 profit forecast further on health services demand
(Reuters) -UnitedHealth Group Inc raised its full-year profit forecast for a second straight quarter on Friday, after strong sales at the company's Optum healthcare services unit helped it top quarter...
Jul 15, 2022
