Tag: thursday
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Sanofi ready to up offer for drugmaker Medivation, could oust board
PARIS/NEW YORK (Reuters) – France's Sanofi said it could raise its proposed $9.3 billion deal to buy Medivation if the U.S. cancer drugmaker engaged in talks, threatening to go directly to shareholders to oust the board if not. Sanofi Chief Executive Olivier Brandicourt wrote in a letter to the board of Medivation published on Thursday…
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Sanofi, Amgen cholesterol drugs win UK backing after price cuts
Two rival cholesterol-lowering injections from Sanofi and Amgen have been recommended by Britain's healthcare cost watchdog after the manufacturers offered special discounts to the country's state-run health service. Sanofi's Praluent, which was developed with Regeneron, and Amgen's Repatha are both so-called PCSK9 medicines that work in a different way to existing cholesterol fighters such as…
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US bans sale of e-cigarettes to those under 18
The United States Thursday issued a sweeping ban on sales of e-cigarettes, cigars, pipe tobacco and hookahs to those under 18, marking the first time these products have been federally regulated. The ban will go into effect in 90 days, according to the US Food and Drug Administration, which issued the final rule after several…
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France confirms case of mad cow disease
France’s agriculture ministry confirmed on Thursday that a case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), or mad cow disease, had been discovered in the northeastern region of Ardennes. The suspected case, found in a five-year-old cow, was identified last week during a test carried out on cattle older than 48 months after slaughter. The farm ministry…
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Portola’s long-acting blood thinner misses main goal in study
(Reuters) – Portola Pharmaceuticals Inc said late-stage data showed its oral anticoagulant was not superior to an injectable standard therapy in preventing blood clots in acutely ill patients. There was no statistical difference in major bleeding between the patients who were treated with Portola’s drug, betrixaban, and those given the injectable, enoxaparin, in the study,…
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China says vaccine scandal suspect free to re-offend
The person at the center of an illegal vaccine scandal in China had been sentenced for similar crimes but was allowed to re-offend after being given a suspended sentence, the drug watchdog said on Thursday. The vaccines, including ones against meningitis, rabies and other illnesses, are suspected of being sold in dozens of provinces around…
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Flint families file lawsuits over children poisoned by water
A group of Flint families with children has filed new lawsuits in the Michigan city's water crisis, accusing private companies of professional negligence and government employees of misconduct that led to the contamination of the water supply. The lawsuits filed on Thursday in Genesee County court, along with nine filed earlier in March, cover 50…
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Hypertension and hard labor may boost MI risk
By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – Women with hypertension and physically demanding jobs are much more likely to suffer myocardial infarction than peers who are less active at work and have normal blood pressure, a recent study suggests. Among thousands of nurses, hypertension and lots of lifting, carrying, standing and walking were linked to almost…
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Pope suggests contraception can be condoned in Zika crisis
ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (AP) — Pope Francis has suggested that women threatened with the Zika virus could use artificial contraception, saying there's a clear moral difference between aborting a fetus and preventing a pregnancy.