Roche says committed to diabetes care after report it may exit

ZURICH (Reuters) - Swiss drugmaker Roche said on Wednesday it remains committed to its diabetes care business following a report that the company was considering options for the unit.

Brain games linked to delayed cognitive decline in elderly

(Reuters Health) - Older people who engage in mentally stimulating activities later in life may have a lower risk of developing mild cognitive impairment than their peers who don't challenge their minds, a study suggests.

Exposure to violence tied to risk of teen gun possession

(Reuters Health) - Adolescents with criminal records may be more likely to carry guns if they have witnessed or experienced violence, a U.S. study suggests.

African-Americans suffer inordinate loss of parents, children and siblings

(Reuters Health) - By the time they turned 10 years old, black children born in the U.S. in the 1980s were three times more likely than white children to have lost their mothers and twice as likely to have lost their fathers, a new study shows.

Black, Hispanic parents may be less likely to enroll kids in medical trials

(Reuters Health) - White parents may be more likely than African American or Hispanic parents to allow their children to participate in a medical trial, a recent U.S. study suggests.

Skipping breakfast may be bad for your heart, doctors say

(Reuters Health) - Planning meals and snacks in advance and eating breakfast every day may help lower the risk of cardiovascular disease, new guidelines from U.S. doctors say.

Paralyzed patients communicate thoughts via brain-computer interface

LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists have developed a brain-computer interface that reads the brain's blood oxygen levels and enables communication by deciphering the thoughts of patients who are totally paralyzed and unable to talk.

Cambodia reports outbreak of H5N1 bird flu in southeast

PARIS (Reuters) - Cambodia has reported an outbreak of the highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu virus among backyard poultry in the southeastern part of the country, the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) said on Tuesday.

Trump meets with drugmakers, seeks lower prices, U.S. production

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump, in a meeting with the chief executives of several top drugmakers on Tuesday, called on the pharmaceutical industry to boost their U.S. production and lower their prices, and vowed to speed up approval times for new medicines.

Smokers face tighter rules as Japanese capital eyes smoke-free Olympics

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan must make public places in Tokyo smoke-free by the time it hosts the 2020 Summer Olympics or risk falling afoul of International Olympic Committee (IOC) rules that call for a healthy games, activists said on Tuesday.

Novartis says Votubia receives EU approval for new indication

ZURICH (Reuters) - Novartis has broaded the indications for its Votubia drug, the company said on Tuesday, when the European Union approved its use to treat refractory partial-onset seizures in patients with tuberous sclerosis complex.

U.S. court rejects Teva's patent-infringement claims on Copaxone

(Reuters) - Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd said on Monday a U.S. court rejected four of the Israel-based drugmaker's claims of patent infringement on its top-selling multiple sclerosis treatment.

Medical students, faculty rally to try to save Obamacare

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Hundreds of medical students and faculty members gathered at Northwestern University's school of medicine in Chicago on Monday to voice their opposition to the dismantling of Obamacare.