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U.S. government says verdict in Bayer’s Roundup case should be reversed

FILE PHOTO: Logo and flags of Bayer AG are pictured outside a plant of the German pharmaceutical and chemical maker in Wuppertal, Germany August 9, 2019. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay/File Photo (Reuters) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Justice Department said a federal appeals court should reverse a lower court verdict finding Bayer AG liable… Read More: U.S. government says verdict in Bayer’s Roundup case should be… »

Close to half of U.S. population projected to have obesity by 2030

About half of the adult U.S. population will have obesity and about a quarter will have severe obesity by 2030, according to a new study led by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. The study also predicts that in 29 states, more than half of the population will have obesity, and all states will… Read More: Close to half of U.S. population projected to have obesity… »

One corner of the health-care sector is on its longest win streak ever

Health-care stocks are soaring this quarter, and one part of the sector is having its best winning streak on record. The XBI biotech ETF, which holds top stocks such as Amgen and AbbVie, is on pace for its 12th straight week of gains. That’s its longest win streak on record. Bill Baruch, president of Blue… Read More: One corner of the health-care sector is on its longest… »

CDC Study Breaks Down Diabetes Risk for Hispanic, Asian Subgroups

FRIDAY, Dec. 20, 2019 — There are significant differences in rates of diagnosed and undiagnosed diabetes between subgroups of Hispanic and Asian Americans, a federal government study finds. Hispanics and Asians represent 23% of the U.S. population and are expected to account for 38% by 2060. And, these groups may be at higher risk for… Read More: CDC Study Breaks Down Diabetes Risk for Hispanic, Asian Subgroups »