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Surprising monkey study could lead to ‘functional’ HIV cure
By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO (Reuters) – Dr. Anthony Fauci doesn't get too excited about the results of animal studies, and he doesn't make house calls. Fauci hopped on a plane to Cambridge, Mass., to personally tell Japan's Takeda Pharmaceutical Co's U.S. representatives that their drug may offer a dramatic advance in the fight against AIDS.…
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China could further ease childbirth curbs: government think-tank
BEIJING (Reuters) – China might further relax, or even scrap, restrictions on childbirth to avoid a “low birthrate trap”, an influential government think-tank has said, as the country debates how to avert a demographic timebomb. China’s birth rate, one of the world’s lowest, is fast becoming a worry for authorities, rather than the achievement it…
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Carmat shares slump after French drugs agency suspends its heart implants
Shares in artificial heart maker Carmat slumped on Thursday after France’s national drugs agency ordered it to suspend further implants following the death of a patient in October. Carmat shares were down by 18.5 percent at 27.50 euros in morning trading, with around 40 million euros ($42.5 million) wiped off its stock market value. Carmat…