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Bombers of civilians in Aleppo will face God’s judgment: pope
Pope Francis urged forces to stop bombing civilians in the Syrian city of Aleppo, warning them on Wednesday they would face God’s judgment. Speaking to tens of thousands of people in St. Peter’s Square, Francis called Aleppo “this already martyred city, where everybody is dying – children, old people, sick people, young people.” He did…
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Child TB deaths set to fall as Kenya launches new drugs
By Katy Migiro NAIROBI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – More children are likely to survive tuberculosis, the leading infectious disease killer, after Kenya introduces child-friendly medicines on Oct. 1 – the first country in the world to do so. Some 155,000 children with TB are set to benefit across 18 countries that have already ordered the…
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Child TB deaths set to fall as Kenya launches new drugs
By Katy Migiro NAIROBI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – More children are likely to survive tuberculosis, the leading infectious disease killer, after Kenya introduces child-friendly medicines on Oct. 1 – the first country in the world to do so. Some 155,000 children with TB are set to benefit across 18 countries that have already ordered the…
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UK doctors call off strike action
The British Medical Association (BMA) had planned a full withdrawal of labor by junior doctors on Oct. 5-7 and 10-11, Nov. 14-18 and Dec. 5-9, which would have been the longest stoppages in the nearly 70-year history of the National Health Service. Junior doctors – a term covering recent medical school graduates right through to…
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Cowboys, heat and rain: ‘Magnificent Seven’ talk challenging shoot
By Piya Sinha-Roy LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Bringing the American Wild West to life was no easy task, just ask the cast of “The Magnificent Seven,” who endured scorching heat and torrential rain in wool costumes in the Louisiana summer. “We had a lot of lightning, thunder issues where we had to shut (production) down,…
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FDA approves Amgen’s copy of AbbVie arthritis drug Humira
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved Amgen Inc’s biosimilar version of AbbVie’s top-selling arthritis drug, Humira. The drug, Amjevita, known also as adalimumab-atto, was approved to treat rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, Crohn’s disease, psoriasis and other conditions. Amjevita is the fourth biosimilar to be approved by the FDA and is expected to…
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FDA approves Amgen’s copy of AbbVie arthritis drug Humira
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved Amgen Inc’s biosimilar version of AbbVie’s top-selling arthritis drug, Humira. The drug, Amjevita, known also as adalimumab-atto, was approved to treat rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, Crohn’s disease, psoriasis and other conditions. Amjevita is the fourth biosimilar to be approved by the FDA and is expected to…
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Boxing-Fury pulls out of Klitschko rematch through injury
BERLIN, Sept 23 (Reuters) – The world heavyweight title rematch between champion Tyson Fury and Ukrainian Vladimir Klitschko on Oct. 29 has been called off for a second time with the Briton ruled “medically unfit”. “Tyson has this week been declared medically unfit to fight,” Fury’s promoters Hennessy Sports said in a brief statement on…
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World leaders must show us the money to hit goals on poverty, inequality: U.N. adviser
By Belinda Goldsmith LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – World leaders need to ramp up investment to achieve a set of global goals agreed a year ago to combat poverty, inequality, and make the world a safer place by 2030, according to a key adviser on the United Nation’s blueprint for the future. Jeffrey Sachs, a…
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Allergan to buy Tobira in push for fatty liver disease drugs
Just hours later on Tuesday, Allergan announced it would also pay $50 million upfront and make future milestone payments for Akarna Therapeutics Ltd, a privately held company that is planning early-stage studies of a treatment for NASH. There are no approved treatments for the disease affecting more than 15 million Americans, which involves accumulation of…