Health News

• Analysis: Hospital investors sold on U.S. health reform despite bumps June 19, 2013
  CHICAGO (Reuters) - Shares of U.S. hospital operators have been on a tear this year, on average posting triple the gains of the broader stock market, as investors tallied up the benefits of President Barack Obama's healthcare reform. […]
• Outbreak of deadly piglet virus spreads to 13 U.S. states June 19, 2013
  CHICAGO (Reuters) - A swine virus deadly to young pigs, one never before seen in North America, is spreading rapidly across the United States and proving harder to control than previously believed. […]
• Call for overhaul of drug industry business model June 18, 2013
  LONDON (Reuters) - Pharmaceutical companies need to boost the benefits of drug research by working with regulators and healthcare providers to overhaul the way medicines are approved and paid for, a thinktank backed by investors says. […]
• Enroll America sets private outreach for Obamacare sign-up June 18, 2013
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Enroll America, a nonprofit group at the center of the political fight over President Barack Obama's healthcare reform law, launched a multi-state grassroots campaign on Tuesday to help sign up millions of uninsured Americans for health coverage in the coming months. […]
• FDA probes deaths of two patients on Lilly schizophrenia drug June 18, 2013
  (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is investigating the cases of two individuals who died after injections with Eli Lilly and Co.'s long-acting treatment for schizophrenia, Zyprexa Relprevv. […]
• Past care tied to later treatment's success June 18, 2013
  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - If a person doesn't have much success with one pain treatment, they may say the next one they try doesn't work so great either, suggests a new study from Germany. […]
• New Hampshire nears approval of medical marijuana law June 18, 2013
  LITTLETON, New Hampshire (Reuters) - New Hampshire is set to become the final state in New England to allow medical marijuana after negotiators from the Republican-controlled Senate and Democratic-controlled House agreed Tuesday on a bill backed by Governor Maggie Hassan. […]
• U.S. court finds Novo Nordisk Prandin diabetes drug patent invalid June 18, 2013
  (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court found the patent on Novo Nordisk's Prandin diabetes drug in combination with metformin to be invalid, paving the way for introduction of a generic version of the medicine, the Danish drugmaker said on Tuesday. […]
• Obamacare-like groups tied to lower costs: study June 18, 2013
  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Large independent doctor practices that focus on primary care tend to spend less money and are more likely to meet guidelines for Americans on Medicare than smaller groups, according to a new study. […]
• MRI may help find infection from tainted injection June 18, 2013
  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Some people who received potentially contaminated steroid injections may benefit from a MRI to check for signs of infection, a new study suggests - even if they don't have obvious symptoms. […]