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Click to View in Browser 02/17/2014 Effects of bullying may add up in kids: study NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The negative physical and mental effects tied to bullying among children and teens may accumulate throughout the years, according to a new study. FDA rejects wider use of Xarelto drug NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. health regulators have again declined to approve proposed wider uses of Bayer AG and Johnson & Johnson's lucrative blood clot preventer Xarelto, the drugmakers said on Friday. Novartis to buy U.S.-based biotech CoStim for undisclosed price ZURICH (Reuters) - Novartis said it will buy U.S.-based CoStim Pharmaceuticals Inc., a privately held biotechnology company focused on harnessing the immune system to eliminate immune-blocking signals from cancer, for an undisclosed price. Number of test-tube babies born in U.S. hits record percentage NEW YORK (Reuters) - More test-tube babies were born in the United States in 2012 than ever before, and they constituted a higher percentage of total births than at any time since the technology was introduced in the 1980s, according to a report released on Monday. FDA warns about Medisca's L-citrulline supplement WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Saturday certain lots of the supplement L-citrulline, used to treat genetic disorders found mostly in children, sold by compounding firm Medisca Inc were found to contain none of the drug, and warned doctors and patients not to use it. Educating young men could expand 'morning after pill' use NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Young men know even less about emergency contraception than young women do, which may be limiting access to an effective means of preventing unwanted pregnancies, researchers say. Aveo, Astellas end pact to develop cancer drug tivozanib (Reuters) - Aveo Oncology and Astellas Pharma Inc said they would end an agreement to develop Aveo's lead experimental drug that has seen a string of failures in multiple cancer indications. Digital media could work as tool to improve health NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - After a desperate mother in South Wales, UK, posted a video of her baby having a seizure on Facebook, one of her friends provided the diagnosis that had eluded the boy's doctor. Value of ice water soak for sore muscles still unclear NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The pain of a short soak in ice water is supposed to cure the longer-lasting discomfort of sore muscles, but researchers say it may not make enough difference to be worthwhile. Matchmakers can get a happiness boost, too NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Fixing up your single friends this Valentine's Day might pay off for them, and it could make you happier too, according to a new group of studies. Related Video Nigeria harnesses the power of waste Long-lived winter storm pelts northeast The latest Reuters articles on M&A, IPOs, private equity, hedge funds and regulatory updates delivered to your inbox each day. Register Today   A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. Register Today   » MORE NEWSLETTERS

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