Tag: told-reporters

  • Lack of funds threatens malaria progress: WHO

    For example, 43 percent of the population in sub-Saharan Africa was not protected by treated nets or indoor spraying. “The unprecedented progress in malaria is one of the biggest successes in healthcare history,” Pedro Alonso, director of the WHO Global Malaria Programme, told reporters in London. The report said that “sustained and sufficient funding for…

  • ‘New day’ in lung cancer as Merck drug shines, works with chemo

    By Ben Hirschler COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Merck & Co scored a double hit on Sunday with new clinical data showing its Keytruda immunotherapy offered big benefits in previously untreated lung cancer patients, either when given on its own or with chemotherapy. As a monotherapy, Keytruda halved the risk of disease progression and cut overall deaths…

  • ‘New day’ in lung cancer as Merck drug shines, works with chemo

    By Ben Hirschler COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Merck & Co scored a double hit on Sunday with new clinical data showing its Keytruda immunotherapy offered big benefits in previously untreated lung cancer patients, either when given on its own or with chemotherapy. As a monotherapy, Keytruda halved the risk of disease progression and cut overall deaths…

  • Roche lung cancer drug success adds to pressure on Bristol

    By Ben Hirschler COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Lung cancer patients on Roche’s immune system-boosting drug Tecentriq lived on average 4.2 months longer than those taking chemotherapy in a pivotal study, pressuring Bristol-Myers Squibb’s dominant position in the field. The trial involved second-line patients, who have already used chemotherapy, and it found the Roche drug worked even…

  • Roche lung cancer drug success adds to pressure on Bristol

    By Ben Hirschler COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Lung cancer patients on Roche’s immune system-boosting drug Tecentriq lived on average 4.2 months longer than those taking chemotherapy in a pivotal study, pressuring Bristol-Myers Squibb’s dominant position in the field. The trial involved second-line patients, who have already used chemotherapy, and it found the Roche drug worked even…

  • FDA halts sale of some antibacterial hand, body wash products

    The move affects 2,100 products, or roughly 40 percent of the over-the-counter antibacterial soap market, Dr. Theresa Michele, director of the FDA’s division of nonprescription drug products, told reporters on a conference call. The ruling does not affect alcohol-based hand sanitizers or antibacterial products used in hospitals and clinics. The agency said it is banning…

  • FDA halts sale of some antibacterial hand, body wash products

    The move affects 2,100 products, or roughly 40 percent of the over-the-counter antibacterial soap market, Dr. Theresa Michele, director of the FDA’s division of nonprescription drug products, told reporters on a conference call. The ruling does not affect alcohol-based hand sanitizers or antibacterial products used in hospitals and clinics. The agency said it is banning…

  • Chile’s red tide outbreak recedes, giving fishermen a break

    By Anthony Esposito SANTIAGO (Reuters) – An unusually widespread and deadly “red tide” outbreak in southern Chile’s fishing-rich waters is abating, a top scientist said on Monday, giving some reprieve to communities that depend on the Pacific Ocean for their livelihoods. The red tide – an algal bloom that turns the sea water red and…

  • Canada’s Trudeau defends assisted suicide bill as deadline nears

    By Rod Nickel WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Reuters) – A bill legalizing medically-assisted suicide in Canada strikes the right balance between defending fundamental freedoms and protecting against abuses, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Saturday, predicting confusion if it is not approved. The draft legislation, introduced by Trudeau's Liberal government in April, would allow people with incurable…

  • Canada’s Trudeau defends assisted suicide bill as deadline nears

    By Rod Nickel WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Reuters) – A bill legalizing medically-assisted suicide in Canada strikes the right balance between defending fundamental freedoms and protecting against abuses, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Saturday, predicting confusion if it is not approved. The draft legislation, introduced by Trudeau's Liberal government in April, would allow people with incurable…