Author Archives: health

China worries about hog supply as African swine fever reaches Beijing

GUOGEZHUANG, China/BEIJING (Reuters) – China will adjust its rules on controlling the spread of African swine fever to keep pork supplies stable, said an official on Friday, even as the country reported the first cases of the disease to be discovered in its capital. Workers in protective suits are seen at a checkpoint on a… Read More: China worries about hog supply as African swine fever reaches… »

Civil rights attorney launches suit charging company with withholding new HIV drug

Benjamin Crump (Scott Olson/Getty Images) A new federal lawsuit has been filed against Gilead Sciences alleging that the pharmaceutical giant of putting profits over people. According to the Jacksonville Free Press, civil rights attorney Benjamin Crump believes the company is intentionally withholding a safer HIV drug from hundreds of thousands of patients — particularly those in… Read More: Civil rights attorney launches suit charging company with withholding new… »