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  • Further promising data seen with Biogen Alzheimer’s drug: study

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    (Reuters) – Gradually increasing the dose of Biogen Inc’s experimental Alzheimer’s disease drug appeared to reduce the risk of brain swelling compared to higher fixed doses, interim 12-month results from a small study released on Thursday showed. “These data appear solid to us, and if anything provide additional confidence in the program and viability of…

  • Pfizer hikes U.S. prices for over 100 drugs on January 1

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    Pfizer Inc , which plans a $160-billion merger with Ireland-based Allergan Plc to slash its U.S. tax bill, on Jan. 1 raised U.S. prices for more than 100 of its drugs, some by as much as 20 percent, according to statistics compiled by global information services company Wolters Kluwer. Company spokesman Steven Danehy could not…

  • Pfizer hikes U.S. prices for over 100 drugs on January 1

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    Pfizer Inc , which plans a $160-billion merger with Ireland-based Allergan Plc to slash its U.S. tax bill, on Jan. 1 raised U.S. prices for more than 100 of its drugs, some by as much as 20 percent, according to statistics compiled by global information services company Wolters Kluwer. Company spokesman Steven Danehy could not…

  • Chipotle outbreak eyed by Justice Dept. consumer unit

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    By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department's consumer protection unit is looking into a norovirus outbreak at a Chipotle restaurant in California, in a sign that a recent probe launched by federal prosecutors in California is getting attention at Washington headquarters. Chipotle Mexican Grill has been under increasing scrutiny in the…

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    By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department's consumer protection unit is looking into a norovirus outbreak at a Chipotle restaurant in California, in a sign that a recent probe launched by federal prosecutors in California is getting attention at Washington headquarters. Chipotle Mexican Grill has been under increasing scrutiny in the…

  • Black inmate’s suffocation death in Denver a homicide: autopsy

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    A black Denver County jail inmate died last year after choking on his own vomit while being restrained by six sheriff’s deputies during a psychotic episode, autopsy results showed on Friday, in what was deemed a homicide. The death came at a time of heightened scrutiny of law enforcement given numerous high-profile police killings and…