Reuters Health Report: January 12, 2017

Click to View in Browser Thursday, January 12, 2017 Senate approves measure launching Obamacare repeal process WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate on Thursday took a first concrete step toward dismantling Obamacare, voting to instruct key committees to draft legislation repealing President Barack Obama's signature health insurance program. Trump says pharma 'getting away with murder,' stocks slide NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday said pharmaceutical companies are "getting away with murder" in what they charge the government for medicines, and promised that would change, sending drugs stocks sharply lower. Nutella maker fights back on palm oil after cancer risk study ALBA, Italy (Reuters) - The $44 billion palm oil industry, under pressure in Europe after authorities listed the edible oil as a cancer risk, has found a vocal ally in the food sector: the maker of Nutella. China's fifth bird flu outbreak hits goose farm in Hunan province BEIJING (Reuters) - China's Ministry of Agriculture said late on Wednesday that a bird flu outbreak, the country's fifth since last October, hit a goose farm in its southern Hunan province, killing 1,054 birds. Secondhand smoke during childhood may boost miscarriage risk (Reuters Health) - Nonsmoking women who were exposed to secondhand smoke as children may have an increased risk of a miscarriage, a Chinese study suggests. Active kids less likely to be depressed later on (Reuters Health) - Children who get more exercise may have fewer symptoms of depression than their peers who are less active, a recent study suggests. AbbVie vows to keep drug price increases below 10 percent (Reuters) - AbbVie Inc Chief Executive Richard Gonzalez on Wednesday promised to keep all drug price increases in 2017 under 10 percent, becoming the third global drugmaker to publicly make that pledge. No new antidepressants in sight despite growing need, experts warn LONDON (Reuters) - It is likely to be at least 10 years before any new generation of antidepressants comes to market, despite evidence that depression and anxiety rates are increasing across the world, specialists said on Wednesday. Review offers limited support for using yoga for back pain relief (Reuters Health) - A new review of past research shows limited evidence that yoga may be better than no exercise when it comes to relieving general back pain but little evidence that yoga is better than other types of back exercise. More bird flu outbreaks can be expected in Europe - animal health chief PARIS (Reuters) - Further bird flu outbreaks caused by migrating birds are likely to hit Europe in the future after a second outbreak in as many years on the continent that was down to chance, said the head of the world animal health body. Related Video Finnish scientists turn over a new leaf Aquarium trains animals to participate in own medical care A quick-fix on the day's news delivered when you want it. 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 - 3 Times Square New York, NY 10036 USA © Copyright 2017 Thomson Reuters Ensure delivery of Reuters Newsmails, add newsletters@email.reuters.com to your address book. Subscribe to other Reuters newsletters. Unsubscribe from this newsletter. Follow us on Twitter Friend us on Facebook