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FDA OKs first treatment for rare genetic disorder
The Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved the first treatment for children and adults with spinal muscular atrophy, a rare genetic disorder marked by progressive muscle weakness that’s the most …
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Brain wave: using sound to diagnose concussion
From blows to the head on the sports field, to car crashes and playground falls, concussion is a common brain injury notoriously difficult to diagnose — until now, researchers said Thursday. A US-based team unveiled a fast, portable and reliable test measuring differences in brain activity in response to sound. “Our measure… can take the…
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Teva to pay U.S. government $519 million over foreign bribery charges
The settlement with the Department of Justice and the Securities and Exchange Commission relates to conduct in Ukraine, Mexico and a guilty plea by a subsidiary in Russia, and followed a voluntary investigation, Teva said. Details of the misconduct, which Teva said ended several years ago, were not disclosed. Teva, the world's biggest generic drugmaker,…
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U.N. envoy calls for Syria ceasefire to avoid ‘next Aleppo’
A cessation of hostilities across Syria is vital to avoid another deadly battle like the one in Aleppo and get the peace process back on track, the United Nations Special Envoy Staffan de Mistura said on Thursday. At least 35,000 people, both civilians and fighters, have been evacuated from east Aleppo in a week-long operation,…
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Economy pays tab for Japan Inc’s free lunch on overtime
Japanese workers put up with long hours and unpaid overtime under pressure from cost-saving companies, and figures from government, which wants more money in workers' pockets to boost consumer spending, appear to underestimate the problem. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is trying to enact labor reforms as part of his “Abenomics” plan to end decades of…
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‘Night-owl’ preschoolers may have more sleep problems
By Shereen Lehman Preschoolers whose natural preference is for going to bed and waking up on the late side are more likely than their early-bird peers to have sleep problems, a recent study suggests. Adults and teens with a late “chronotype,” or internal “body clock,” tend to stay up later and wake up later and…
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Britain confirms bird flu outbreak at turkey farm in eastern England
The H5N8 bird flu strain has been found at a turkey farm in Lincolnshire, eastern England, Britain’s agriculture department said on Friday. Several European countries and Israel have found cases of H5N8 bird flu in the past few weeks and some have ordered poultry flocks be kept indoors to prevent the disease spreading. The last…
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Canada should require plain packaging on pot products: panel
By Leah Schnurr and David Ljunggren OTTAWA (Reuters) – The Canadian government should regulate the production of cannabis when it is legalized for recreational use and require plain packaging for such products, an official panel recommended on Tuesday, a potential setback to growers who hoped to build brands. With medical marijuana already legal in Canada,…
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Canada should require plain packaging on pot products: panel
By Leah Schnurr and David Ljunggren OTTAWA (Reuters) – The Canadian government should regulate the production of cannabis when it is legalized for recreational use and require plain packaging for such products, an official panel recommended on Tuesday, a potential setback to growers who hoped to build brands. With medical marijuana already legal in Canada,…