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Click to View in Browser 05/2/2014 Seniors can often simplify medication routines NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Miscommunication between healthcare providers and patient concerns over drug interactions lead to many seniors having an unnecessarily complicated medication regimen, a new study finds. U.S. says 13 million enrolled in private/public health plans WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Nearly 13 million people signed up for public and private health coverage during Obamacare's open enrollment period, including late sign-ups for private insurance through April 19, the U.S. administration said on Thursday. Merck and Endocyte's ovarian cancer drug fails in trial (Reuters) - Merck & Co Inc and Endocyte Inc said they had stopped a late-stage trial of their experimental ovarian cancer drug because it did not improve survival rates without the cancer worsening. U.S. city health officials want tighter restrictions on e-cigarettes WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A group of urban health officials on Thursday urged the Food and Drug Administration to go beyond the regulations it proposed last week for e-cigarettes and treat them like regular cigarettes. Ranbaxy recalls nearly 30,000 packs of allergy-relief drug in U.S MUMBAI (Reuters) - Indian drugmaker Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd started recalling 29,790 packs of an allergy-relief medicine in the United States in February, after finding defects in the packaging, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said. Air transport not always faster in heart attack cases NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Switching from helicopter to ground transport between two Texas hospitals cut the time heart attack patients had to wait to have their arteries unblocked by more than half an hour, according to a new study. Geomagnetic storms may influence risk of stroke NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - More strokes happen when geomagnetic storms are afoot, according to a new review of stroke literature - although it's not clear what protective measures anyone could take, researchers said. California senate advances bill to curb antibiotics in farm animals SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The California State Senate advanced a bill on Thursday to restrict the use of antibiotics in farm animals for growth enhancement by requiring that the drugs be sold by prescription for medical reasons only, officials said. Vertex says cystic fibrosis drugs shown to boost lung function (Reuters) - Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc on Thursday said a combination of its cystic fibrosis drug Kalydeco and an experimental compound was shown to improve lung function in a mid-stage trial, sending its shares up nearly 8 percent. Europe not prepared for U.S. pig virus threat LONDON (Reuters) - There are fears that a virus that has killed millions of piglets in North America and sent retail pork prices to record highs could reach Europe in the coming months, and little has been done to try to prevent its arrival, industry sources said. Related Video Rotting, bloated Blue whale worries Canadian fishing community Elephant dung recycled into 'poo paper' 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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