Reuters Health Report: January 3, 2017

Click to View in Browser Tuesday, January 3, 2017 Pakistani city launches new polio campaign after rare strain found QUETTA, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistan began a special five-day polio immunisation campaign in the southwestern city of Quetta on Monday for children under five after a rare strain of the virus was found in sewage samples, officials said. Life-extending capacity of new cancer drugs varies widely (Reuters Health) - Drugs recently approved around the world to fight cancer increased patients' overall survival, but benefits vary depending on the drug, a new study shows. Cured meats linked to worsening asthma symptoms (Reuters Health) – Eating large amounts of cured meats was linked to worse symptoms among asthma sufferers, a French study found. China confirms human bird flu case in Guizhou province BEIJING (Reuters) - Health authorities in the southern Chinese province of Guizhou have confirmed a new human case of H7N9 avian influenza, state radio said, bringing the total number of human infections of the highly pathogenic strain to 19 this winter. Supervised injection site for addicts could save San Francisco money, lives (Reuters Health) - Addicts regularly use drugs on the streets of San Francisco, and some people there say giving addicts a safe, clean place to shoot up – and clean needles – could help curb overdose deaths and diseases. Teen drug use may not be tied to sports participation (Reuters Health) - Playing team sports in high school may not influence whether or not teens use heroin or abuse prescription drugs, a U.S. study suggests. New drug approvals fall to six-year low in 2016 LONDON (Reuters) - Last year turned out to be a disappointing one for new drug approvals with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration clearing just 22 new medicines for sale, the lowest number since 2010 and sharply down on 2015's tally of 45. France finds bird flu in new part of country PARIS (Reuters) - Local authorities in France confirmed on Monday an outbreak of severe bird flu in the Deux-Sevres administrative department in the west of the country, an area previously unaffected by a recent spate of bird flu cases. Germany to cull more turkeys after bird flu outbreak spreads HAMBURG (Reuters) - About 22,000 turkeys are to be culled after suspect cases of bird flu were found on two more German farms in the major German poultry production region of Lower Saxony, authorities said on Monday. Obama to meet lawmakers in attempt to protect health law WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama plans to meet Democratic lawmakers in Congress next week to discuss how to protect his signature healthcare law from Republican efforts to dismantle it, a White House official said on Friday. Related Video Delft team seeks Hyperloop prize Audio released of Carrie Fisher emergency call 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