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GlaxoSmithKline seeks U.S. approval for triple lung drug 8:02am GMT

LONDON GlaxoSmithKline said on Monday it had filed its new three-in-one inhaled lung drug for U.S. approval, putting it on track to reach the market ahead of rivals in 2017, assuming it wins a green light.

Choking game riskiest when kids play alone 3:57pm GMT

(Reuters Health) - - Kids who play “choking games” to achieve a euphoric high are more likely to be suicidal and face a greater risk of injury and death when they play alone, a U.S. study suggests.

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Germany to cull geese after low risk bird flu found on firm 5:54pm GMT

HAMBURG German authorities are preparing to cull 8,800 geese on a farm in the north of the country where a low risk strain of bird flu has been found, authorities said on Monday.

Sweden raises alert level as bird flu spreads to neighboring Denmark 11:20am GMT

STOCKHOLM Sweden has raised the alert level for poultry to the second highest following an outbreak of bird flu in neighboring Denmark, the Swedish board of Agriculture said on Monday.

Denmark detects first H5N8 bird flu at poultry farm 9:55am GMT

COPENHAGEN The first case of H5N8 bird flu has been detected at a poultry farm in Denmark, the country's environment and food ministry said on Monday.