Tag: hillary-clinton
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FDA highlights liver safety issues in Cempra drug review
(Reuters) – Cempra Inc’s experimental drug to treat community acquired pneumonia, the kind suffered by presidential candidate Hillary Clinton recently, causes a potentially concerning rise in liver enzymes, according to a preliminary review by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The review, posted on the FDA’s website on Wednesday, comes two days ahead of a…
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Tesla obliged to pay $1.7 billion to Panasonic for gigafactory cells
(Reuters) – Tesla Motors Inc had an obligation to pay a total of about $1.7 billion to Japan's Panasonic Corp as of Sept. 30 for electric vehicle battery cells made at Tesla's gigafactory in Nevada, the carmaker said in a regulatory filing. Panasonic, Tesla's longstanding battery partner, agreed in 2014 to invest in equipment, machinery…
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Allergan expands buyback to $15 billion, sets first quarterly dividend
The drugmaker said it was initiating a regular quarterly cash dividend of 70 cents per share. The company was created when Dublin-based Actavis bought the Botox maker in March 2015, snatching it from hostile bidder Valeant Pharmaceuticals Inc , and taking on the Allergan name. Allergan Chief Executive Brent Saunders has orchestrated a string of…
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Trump refuses to say whether he will accept U.S. election result
By Steve Holland and Amanda Becker LAS VEGAS (Reuters) – Republican Donald Trump said on Wednesday he might reject the outcome of the Nov. 8 U.S. presidential election if he loses, an unprecedented challenge to a cornerstone of American democracy. During the last of three debates against his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton, Trump was asked…
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Clinton, Trump move to show medical fitness for White House
By Amanda Becker WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (Reuters) – U.S. presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump on Wednesday moved to show their medical fitness for the White House as Clinton released a letter from her doctor declaring her fit for the presidency and Trump taped a TV-segment about his well-being. Clinton, 68, is healthy and…
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FDA panel recommends dropping serious warning on Pfizer’s Chantix
Pfizer's Chantix was approved about a decade ago, but thousands of reports of mental health problems in users led to the FDA imposing the “black box” warning – the most severe available – in 2009. On Wednesday, four of the 19 panelists voted to update the language in the box warning – of neuropsychiatric risks…
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Diagnosed with pneumonia, Clinton falls ill at 9/11 memorial
By Amanda Becker NEW YORK (Reuters) – Hillary Clinton's personal doctor on Sunday said the Democratic presidential candidate was suffering from pneumonia after she fell ill at a Sept. 11 memorial, in an episode that renewed focus on her health less than two months before the general election. Clinton was diagnosed on Friday, but her…