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  • Struggling Novartis heart drug boosted by new medical guidelines

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    By Ben Hirschler LONDON (Reuters) – New global guidelines on the treatment of heart failure strongly endorse the use of Novartis’ Entresto, boosting the prospects for a drug that has struggled to gain traction since its launch last year. U.S. and European heart experts gave the highest “class 1” recommendation to Entresto for use in…

  • Hawaii Biotech joins race to develop Zika vaccine

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    Privately owned vaccine developer Hawaii Biotech Inc has joined the race to produce a vaccine for the mosquito-borne Zika virus, a fast-spreading infection which has been linked to severe birth defects in babies. The company initiated a formal program to test a Zika vaccine last fall, as the virus began to gain traction in Brazil,…