Tag: champion
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Boxing-‘Medically unfit’ Fury out of Klitschko rematch
* Heavyweight fight called off for second time * Champion Fury’s condition is “too severe” (Adds quotes, details) BERLIN, Sept 23 (Reuters) – Next month’s world heavyweight title rematch between champion Tyson Fury and Ukrainian Vladimir Klitschko was called off on Friday for a second time with the Briton ruled “medically unfit”. The fight was…
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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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Execution of Saudi cleric latest blow to hopes of rapprochement with Iran
By Sam Wilkin DUBAI (Reuters) – Iranian clerics, officials and students attacked Sunni Muslim-ruled Saudi Arabia on Saturday for executing Shi’ite cleric Nimr al-Nimr, a move that seemed to further doom any hope of rapprochement between two ideologically opposed powers vying for influence across the region. Nimr, executed along with three other Shi’ites and dozens…
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Premature Birth Could Impact Fitness Later In Life
(Reuters Health) – Young adults who were born prematurely may have weaker muscles than their peers born at full term, a Finnish study suggests.These young adults born preterm also considered themselves less physically fit, even though the study didn’t find their cardiorespiratory fitness levels to be much different than people who weren’t…