By Kate Holton LONDON (Reuters) – The new chief executive of Uber Technologies [UBER.UL] will meet the head of London’s transport system next week to try to retain the license for its ride hailing service in the British capital. Transport for London (TfL), which regulates and operates the transport network in one of the world’s […]
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By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – People who monitor their own blood pressure at home may get better results if they also have extra support like counseling and lifestyle coaching, a research review suggests. To see how blood pressure control is influenced by patients checking it themselves at home, researchers examined data from 25 previously […]
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By Stephen Nellis (Reuters) – Since 2015, Apple Inc <AAPL.O> has tried to protect its Mac line of computers from a form of hacking that is extremely hard to detect, but it has not been entirely successful in getting the fixes to its customers, according to research released on Friday by Duo Security. Duo examined […]
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By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO (Reuters) – The U.S. government is investing more than $170 million to help two new vaccines against the Ebola virus and two Ebola drugs complete the steps needed for approval from the Food and Drug Administration. The Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), part of the department of Health and […]
Read More By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – Newer injected cholesterol medicines known as PCSK9 inhibitors can cost Medicare patients more than $300 a month, compared with only about $4 for older statin pills to lower cholesterol, a U.S. study suggests. Nationwide, approximately 9 million adults with heart disease and hardening of the arteries or a family […]
Read More By Deena Beasley (Reuters) – A U.S. District Court judge on Friday cleared the way for Maryland to implement the nation’s first law designed to penalize drugmakers for price gouging by denying the generic drug industry trade group’s request for an injunction. The state’s new law will go into effect as planned on Sunday, according […]
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By Sonali Paul and Tom Westbrook ADELAIDE/SYDNEY (Reuters) – Silicon Valley billionaire Elon Musk on Friday outlined ambitious plans for a manned mission to Mars and a rocket capable of carrying passengers from one continent to another on Earth. SpaceX plans its first trip to the red planet in 2022, carrying only cargo, to be […]
Read More By Shereen Lehman (Reuters Health) – Stopping low-dose aspirin therapy without good reason raises the likelihood of heart attack or stroke by nearly 40 percent, a large Swedish study suggests. Doctors commonly prescribe daily low-dose aspirin after a heart attack to reduce the risk of having a second cardiovascular event. But about one in six […]
Read More By Manas Mishra (Reuters) – Zogenix Inc’s experimental treatment for a rare form of epilepsy met the main goal in a late-stage study, the company said on Friday, more than doubling the value of its shares and hurting those of peer GW Pharmaceuticals . In the trial, Zogenix’s drug was superior to a placebo in […]
Read More JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – The South African Weather Service said on Friday that it now forecasts a weak La Nina weather pattern to develop in the early summer, raising expectations for above-normal rainfall across large swathes of the country, including parts of the maize belt. But it cautioned in its monthly outlook, that looks five months […]
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By Angeliki Koutantou ATHENS (Reuters) – A Greek government plan to regulate taxi-hailing apps, such as Taxibeat and Uber, has angered many consumers who are worried it could disrupt a popular service for their daily commute. Greece is shaping up as the latest battlefield over fast-growing taxi apps such as Uber, which has faced regulatory […]
Read More (Reuters) – Lee, previously a hurricane, has weakened to tropical storm strength and is expected to dissipate on Saturday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said on Friday. The tropical storm is located about 1210 miles (1950 km) west-northwest of the Azores with maximum sustained winds of 70 miles per hour (110 km per hour), […]
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