By Shereen Lehman(Reuters Health) ? One miscarriage doesn’t necessarily increase the risk of another, and counseling women to delay conception after a pregnancy loss may not be warranted, a recent study suggests.Researchers in the U.S. found that women participating in a larger long-term study who conceived within three months of a pregnancy loss had the lowest likelihood of another miscarriage co
(For other news from Reuters Global Investment 2018 Outlook Summit, see: http://www.reuters.com/summit/investment18)By Svea Herbst-BaylissNEW YORK, Nov 14 (Reuters) - Legendary short-seller Jim Chanos said on Tuesday he is betting against companies that provide kidney dialysis, because their profits may be threatened by insurers that are balking at the high cost of the treatments.Chanos, who runs
By Tom Hals and Tracy Rucinski(Reuters) - Thirty-three nursing homes affiliated with Preferred Care Group, one of the largest U.S. nursing home chains, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy due to multi-million dollar personal injury lawsuits in Kentucky and New Mexico, according to court filings. Preferred Care Group is owned by Thomas Scott of Plano, Texas, according to the court filings. Scott also o
By Lawrence HurleyWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to decide whether a California law requiring private facilities that counsel pregnant women against abortion to post signs telling clients how to get state-funded abortions and contraceptives violates free speech rights. The justices will hear an appeal brought by Christian-based non-profit facilities sometimes called
By Lisa Rapaport(Reuters Health) - The best way to get teens to play sports may be to let them sample a variety of different athletic pursuits earlier in childhood, a Canadian study suggests.Researchers followed 756 kids starting when they were 10 or 11 years old, giving them quarterly questionnaires for five years to see what sports they were playing.Kids who dabbled in several sports at the star
By Lisa Rapaport(Reuters Health) - Below a certain starting threshold, using medication to reduce blood pressure in otherwise healthy people doesn’t provide a clear survival benefit for most, a research review suggests.Researchers examined data from 74 previously published clinical trials that randomly selected a total of more than 306,000 people to take blood pressure drugs or placebo.Treatment t
By Lisa Rapaport(Reuters Health) - Below a certain starting threshold, using medication to reduce blood pressure in otherwise healthy people doesn’t provide a clear survival benefit for most, a research review suggests.Researchers examined data from 74 previously published clinical trials that randomly selected a total of more than 306,000 people to take blood pressure drugs or placebo pills.Treat
By Amanda BeckerWASHINGTON, Nov 14 (Reuters) - Republican U.S. Senator Rand Paul said on Tuesday he will seek to abolish a crucial Obamacare provision as part of sweeping tax cut legislation in a move that could complicate President Donald Trump's push for swift congressional passage.Paul, an iconoclast who often defies the party's Senate leadership, said he planned to offer an amendment t
By Reuters StaffNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A skin patch delivering peanut protein reduced peanut sensitivity in children and adults with peanut allergy in a phase 2b trial.In a prior phase 1 trial, the Viaskin Peanut patch demonstrated safety and tolerability in peanut-allergic individuals (http://bit.ly/2yXgEL9).The goals of the phase 2b trial published in JAMA today were to identify the optimal
By Carolyn Crist(Reuters Health) - Compared to U.S. citizens, immigrants have more than three times the risk of dying from heat-related illness - with the majority of deaths occurring in just three states, according to a recent study.The risk is greatest among Hispanic immigrants and those between ages 18 and 24, a group of researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report onlin
By Carolyn Crist(Reuters Health) - Compared to U.S. citizens, immigrants have more than three times the risk of dying from heat-related illness - with the majority of deaths occurring in just three states, according to a recent study.The risk is greatest among Hispanic immigrants and those between ages 18 and 24, a group of researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report in th
By Megan BrooksNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Sixth-graders can be taught to successfully perform hands-only cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), according to preliminary research presented November 13 at the American Heart Association (AHA) annual meeting in Anaheim, California.Some states require hands-only CPR training before high school graduation, but few studies have looked at training younger