Could life insurance go up in smoke for some vapers?

Global reinsurers are stepping up their warnings to life insurer clients about the potential risks of vaping, putting pressure on underwriters to charge certain vapers higher rates than smokers, or even exclude them altogether.

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Tear gas used for crowd control in Hong Kong poses health, environmental risks

The use of tear gas to control crowds of protesters in the Chinese-ruled city of Hong Kong could have dangerous effects on health and the environment, a group of academics warns.

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British EPR vendor PatientSource signs contract with London-based charity The Brandon Centre

This is the second charity in London that PatientSource will be working with this year.

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Lexicon Pharma shares plummet after FDA denies appeal against drug rejection

Shares of Lexicon Pharmaceuticals Inc plunged 40% on Monday after the company's appeal to the U.S. health regulator's rejection of its add-on treatment for type 1 diabetes patients was denied.

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Human Nature film review: Telling the CRISPR story with wit and verve

How much do you really know about the revolutionary gene-editing technology called CRISPR? A sharp independent film will have you up to speed in no time, finds Simon Ings in his latest column

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Health strike: Patients set to be hit by week of cancellations

More than 10,000 outpatient appointments and surgeries will not go ahead on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday.

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Latex allergy: 'A balloon could kill me'

Liz Knight's latex allergy is so severe she cannot touch a newspaper or the buttons on the remote controls.

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Samoa in Christmas lockdown as measles deaths top 50

The small Pacific island nation of Samoa has closed schools and is restricting travel ahead of the Christmas holiday season as the death toll from a measles outbreak tops 50, in the latest flare-up of a global epidemic of the virus.

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Why Innovate?

Representatives from two healthcare providers and a technology partner discussed the meaning, processes and obstacles to innovation in healthcare at the HIMSS Australia Digital Health Summit.

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Why Innovate?

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Samoa measles deaths rise above 50, mostly small children

The death toll from a measles outbreak in Samoa climbed to 53, the government said on Monday, as the number of people infected in the small Pacific nation grows by more than a hundred a day.

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Morning-after pill 'should be sold off the shelf'

A report says accessing contraceptives in the UK should be easier for girls and women.

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Bangladesh plans to ban e-cigarettes amid growing health concerns

Bangladesh plans to prohibit the sale and use of electronic cigarettes and vaporizers, a health official said on Sunday, as countries around the world move to ban devices that have been linked to health risks and teen addiction.

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