China to lift restrictions where second African swine fever outbreak found

China is set to lift restrictions on an area in central Henan province, where the country's second African swine fever outbreak occurred last month, the agriculture ministry said on Sunday.

China removes restrictions where first African swine fever outbreak found

China has removed restrictions on an area in Shenyang, Liaoning province, where the nation's first African swine fever outbreak was found last month, the agriculture ministry said on Saturday.

China reports H5N6 bird flu case on poultry farm in Guizhou province

China has reported a case of H5N6 avian bird flu on a poultry farm in southwestern Guizhou province, the nation's agriculture ministry said on Saturday.

Insmed's treatment-resistant lung disease drug gets FDA approval

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved Insmed Inc's lead drug to treat a rare, chronic lung disease, making it the first approved treatment in the United States for the condition.

Sanofi, Regeneron skin cancer drug gets FDA nod

Sanofi SA said on Friday its skin cancer drug, made in partnership with Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc, was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

Childhood secondhand smoke exposure tied to arthritis in adulthood

(Reuters Health) - Women exposed to secondhand smoke as children may be more likely to develop rheumatoid arthritis than people who didn't breathe cigarette fumes growing up, a French study suggests.

Peer support tied to fewer repeat mental health hospitalizations

(Reuters Health) - Adults who have been hospitalized for psychiatric problems may be less likely to be readmitted when they get support from other patients who went through similar experiences, a UK study suggests.

Heart disease common among firefighters who die of cardiac arrest

(Reuters Health) - Most firefighters who die from cardiac arrest turn out to have narrowing of the heart arteries or structural damage in their hearts, a recent study suggests.

Minority doctors in US residency programs routinely face racism

(Reuters Health) - Minority doctors in training routinely deal with bias, sometimes subtle, sometimes not so subtle, a new study suggests.

FDA halts imports from China's Huahai after heart drug recall

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Friday that it will no longer allow imports of drug ingredients or drugs made with ingredients produced by China's Zhejiang Huahai Pharmaceuticals, after a recall of one of its drugs that contained a probable carcinogen.

EU asks Czech Republic to clarify trade measures on African swine flu

The EU executive said on Friday that it had asked Czech authorities to clarify a decision to ask states to test exports to the country for African swine fever.

U.S. FDA approves Lilly migraine drug; price same as rivals

Eli Lilly and Co on Thursday said the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved its migraine drug Emgality, marking the third approval from a promising new class of treatments for the often debilitating headaches.

UK biotech raises bumper $2 billion, despite Brexit blues

Britain's biotechnology industry has raised a bumper 1.56 billion pounds ($2.05 billion) in the first eight months of this year, surpassing the 1.2 billion reached in the whole of 2017, despite anxiety in the sector about the fallout from Brexit.