Director of CDC resigns over financial conflicts: officials

(Reuters) - Dr. Brenda Fitzgerald has resigned her post as director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention over financial conflicts of interest, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) said on Wednesday.

Top doctor at CDC resigns over financial conflicts: officials

(Reuters) - Dr. Brenda Fitzgerald, director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, has resigned her post over financial conflicts of interest, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) said on Wednesday.

Japan's revised smoking measures threaten smoky 2020 Olympics, critics say

TOKYO (Reuters) - Two Japanese doctors on Wednesday raised concerns about the government's latest effort to prevent second-hand smoking, saying it could lead to the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo being held in an "extremely smoky environment".