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  • Zika-related microcephaly cases reach five in Colombia

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    Five infants have been born with Zika-related microcephaly in Colombia since officials began monitoring the outbreak of the mosquito-borne virus, the country's health authorities said Saturday. The first two Zika-related cases of microcephaly — infants born with abnormally small heads and brains — were reported in mid-April, and three more were reported Saturday in a…

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    Five infants have been born with Zika-related microcephaly in Colombia since officials began monitoring the outbreak of the mosquito-borne virus, the country's health authorities said Saturday. The first two Zika-related cases of microcephaly — infants born with abnormally small heads and brains — were reported in mid-April, and three more were reported Saturday in a…

  • 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…

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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…