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The FINANCIAL -- Preeclampsia's deleterious effects on maternal eye health could resurface years following a complicated pregnancy, according to research that suggests doctors monitor for long-term risk of retinal disease.

The FINANCIAL -- A University of Liverpool led clinical trial has been successful in prolonging survival for pancreatic cancer patients by at least five years as a result of a combination of chemotherapy drugs.

The FINANCIAL -- A family of highly drug-resistant and potentially deadly bacteria may be spreading more widely—and more stealthily—than previously thought, according to a new study from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard. 

The FINANCIAL -- Only nine percent of U.S. consumers believe pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies put patients over profits, while only 16 percent believe health insurance companies do, according to a Harris Poll study released on Janaury 17.

The FINANCIAL -- Global health care expenditures are projected to reach US$8.7 trillion by 2020, up from US$7 trillion in 2015. This growth will be driven by an aging population and associated chronic disease, innovative clinical advancements, and rising technology and labor

The FINANCIAL -- A common treatment for wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD) may need a second thought by doctors of optometry.

The FINANCIAL -- U.S. chain restaurants participating in a National Restaurant Association initiative to improve the nutritional quality of their children’s menus have made no significant changes compared with restaurants not participating in the program, according to a new study led by

The FINANCIAL -- Policies to control tobacco use, including tobacco tax and price increases, can generate significant government revenues for health and development work, according to a new landmark global report from WHO and the National Cancer Institute of the United States

The FINANCIAL -- Today (Monday, 9 January) sees the beginning of the national ‘JanUary’ campaign (formerly known as National Obesity Awareness Week) which runs until Sunday, 15 January.

The FINANCIAL -- Maintaining healthy eyes and vision may play a role in postponing some aspects of aging, according to a study that appears in a recent issue of the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.