Forward Pharma loses appeal in Tecfidera patent dispute with Biogen
By Jan Wolfe (Reuters) – A U.S. federal appeals court on Wednesday upheld a ruling that...
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Deadly viral outbreak in New Jersey claims seventh child
(Reuters) – A deadly viral outbreak claimed the life of a seventh child at a New Jersey rehabilitation center, where 11 other medically fragile young patients remain hospitalized with adenovirus infections, state health...
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China blames feeding kitchen waste to pigs for African swine fever spread
By Dominique Patton and Hallie Gu BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s agriculture ministry...
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Bayer, Orion drug shown to delay spread of prostate cancer
FRANKFURT/HELSINKI (Reuters) – German drugmaker Bayer and Finland’s Orion said on...
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AstraZeneca digs deeper into cancer with Innate stake
By Ben Hirschler and Sudip Kar-Gupta LONDON/PARIS (Reuters) – AstraZeneca is plowing deeper...
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Switzerland’s Idorsia says it has cash to launch main drugs despite losses
By John Miller ZURICH (Reuters) – Drugmaker Idorsia is confident its cash reserves are large...
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JUUL’s social media campaign resonates alarmingly with teens
By Linda Carroll (Reuters Health) – The popular e-cigarette brand JUUL is attracting an...
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Philip Morris stop-smoking campaign attacked as PR stunt
LONDON (Reuters) – Marlboro cigarette maker Philip Morris International <PM.N> drew...
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Kellogg to bring back Honey Smacks cereal after Salmonella scare
(Reuters) – Kellogg Co said on Monday it would bring back Honey Smacks cereal on U.S....
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U.S. farmers, government fight risk of African swine fever
By Tom Polansek CHICAGO (Reuters) – U.S. hog farmers are ramping up safety procedures and...
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China finds African swine fever in country’s south, fuelling supply worries
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s three-month old outbreak of African swine fever has spread...
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Roche takes on Loxo, Bayer in gene-defined cancer class
MUNICH (Reuters) – Roche’s entrectinib cancer pill was shown to shrink tumors in 57...
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Roche scores win in slowing aggressive type of breast cancer
By John Miller and Ludwig Burger ZURICH/MUNICH (Reuters) – An immunotherapy cocktail from...
Read MoreSanofi drug Dupixent wins FDA approval to treat asthma
(Reuters) – France’s Sanofi SA said on Friday eczema drug Dupixent was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration as an additional maintenance therapy in patients with two types of asthma. Dupixent,...
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China says hog prices to rise ahead of Lunar New Year amid swine fever outbreaks
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s hog prices are set to rise ahead of the Lunar New Year...
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Australian watchdog’s appeal against Pfizer ruling dismissed by court
(Reuters) – Australia’s competition watchdog said on Friday the High Court dismissed...
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AbbVie settles Humira biosimilar dispute with Fresenius Kabi
(Reuters) – U.S. drugmaker AbbVie Inc said on Thursday it has settled a patent dispute...
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Congo’s Ebola outbreak to worsen without stepped-up response – WHO committee
By Tom Miles GENEVA (Reuters) – The Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo is likely...
Read MoreBulgaria reports bird flu outbreak on two farms in south
SOFIA (Reuters) – Bird flu has broken out on a duck farm and a poultry farm in southern Bulgaria, the country’s food safety agency said on Thursday. All ducks and chickens at the farms in the village of Voivodovo...
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Scottish government identifies case of mad cow disease
LONDON (Reuters) – Scotland’s government said on Thursday that a case of bovine...
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