Tag: valeant-pharmaceuticals
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Flint becomes U.S. Democratic flash point, but residents want action
By John Whitesides FLINT, Mich. (Reuters) – The Flint water crisis has united Democrats Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders in outrage, but some residents suffering through the city's major public health scandal want more than talking points from the presidential contenders. As Flint becomes the focal point of the Michigan primary battle when it hosts…
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Valeant appoints Ari Kellen executive vice president
(Reuters) – Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc said it appointed Ari Kellen executive vice president, succeeding Deb Jorn who has resigned, effective immediately.
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Valeant to restate results after Philidor review
(Reuters) – Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc said it would restate its financial results for 2014 and 2015 after identifying some sales to Philidor that should have been recognized when products were dispensed to patients. Shares of Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc slumped about 18 percent on Monday, the second straight day of steep declines, wiping out…
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Valeant to restate results after Philidor review
(Reuters) – Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc said it would restate its financial results for 2014 and 2015 after identifying some sales to Philidor that should have been recognized when products were dispensed to patients. Shares of Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc slumped about 18 percent on Monday, the second straight day of steep declines, wiping out…
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Bill Gates says Zika response better than for Ebola
By Bill Berkrot NEW YORK (Reuters) – The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has turned its attention to the Zika virus outbreak, and its founders said the response to the crisis, which may be linked to devastating birth defects in South America, has been better than for the 2014 Ebola outbreak in Africa. “We got…
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California lawmaker aims to reduce eating disorders among fashion models
By Sharon Bernstein SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) – Fashion models who want to work in California would need a doctor to attest that they are of healthy weight and not suffering from an eating disorder under a proposal announced by a state lawmaker on Monday. The bill proposed by California state Assembly member Marc Levine follows…
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Valeant to appoint interim CEO as Pearson remains hospitalized: source
By Sneha Banerjee and Carl O'Donnell (Reuters) – Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc will appoint an interim chief executive officer to replace Michael Pearson who is hospitalized, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters, news that sent shares down 7 percent on Tuesday. The source did not clarify whether the CEO would be temporary or…
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Valeant to appoint interim CEO as Pearson remains hospitalized: source
By Sneha Banerjee and Carl O'Donnell (Reuters) – Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc will appoint an interim chief executive officer to replace Michael Pearson who is hospitalized, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters, news that sent shares down 7 percent on Tuesday. The source did not clarify whether the CEO would be temporary or…
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Snyder declares emergency in Flint over water problems
DETROIT (AP) — Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder declared a state of emergency in Flint on Tuesday over problems with lead in the city’s drinking water, the same day federal officials confirmed they’re investigating the matter that prompted a local public health emergency.
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Conatus liver drug shows promise in mid-stage trial
(Reuters) – Conatus Pharmaceuticals Inc said its experimental drug reduced the presence of a protein fragment in patients with liver cirrhosis in a mid-stage trial. The drug, emricasan, showed a statistically significant reduction in the protein fragment, caspase-cleaved cytokeratin 18 (cCK18), when compared with a placebo, in the overall patient population, according to the three-month…