FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Merck KGaA and Pfizer received a setback on Thursday for their drug Bavencio, which is a late starter in the rapidly evolving field of cancer immunotherapies.
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Red tide outbreak in Chile puts salmon farms on alert: industry group
SANTIAGO (Reuters) – A growing outbreak of “red tide” has put salmon farms on alert in fish-rich southern Chile, an industry group said on Thursday, though its impact is still far less extensive than in 2016, when a much larger outbreak decimated fish farms.
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McDonald's plays 'hide the cheeseburger' in new Happy Meal health push
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – McDonald’s Corp is removing cheeseburgers from U.S. Happy Meal menus and shrinking the french fry serving in one “Mighty Meal” as part of a new global plan to cut calories and make its food for children more healthy.
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Give women more time to give birth, make choices: WHO
GENEVA (Reuters) – Women in labor should be given more time to give birth and have fewer medical interventions, while participating more in decision-making, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday.
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Indivior bets on $1 billion anti-addiction shot as legal bill weighs
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Indivior is launching a new weapon to fight the U.S. opioid crisis this month, but high hopes for its once-monthly injection were offset on Thursday by the need to set aside more cash for legal disputes.
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French pharma group Ipsen sees more asset purchases, U.S. growth
PARIS (Reuters) – French pharma company Ipsen expects to bring more drugs to combat cancer, rare diseases and mobility impairment into its pipeline this year and has around one billion euros ($1.25 billion) for asset purchases, its chief executive said.
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China reports first human case of H7N4 bird flu
BEIJING (Reuters) – China has reported the first human case of the H7N4 strain of bird flu in a woman in an eastern coastal province, though she has since recovered.
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Minnesota renews push for tax on prescription opioids
(Reuters) – Citing rising opioid fatalities, Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton on Wednesday announced a renewed legislative proposal to tax prescription opioid pills to help fund treatment.
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FDA approves J&J prostate cancer treatment
(Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved Johnson & Johnson’s Erleada for use in prostate cancer patients whose disease has not spread but continues to grow despite hormone therapy.
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Postpartum depression can linger for years and impact kids’ behavior
(Reuters Health) – Women whose postpartum depression lasts for several months are at heightened risk of having depression that lingers for years and it may affect their children, showing up as behavior problems and increased depression risk in the teenage years, a UK study suggests.
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