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Novartis buys Takeda's dry eye drug for $3.4 billion
Swiss drugmaker Novartis AG said on Wednesday it agreed to acquire Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Ltd's dry eye drug Xiidra for $3.4 billion, as well as potential milestone payments of up to $1.9 billion, to expand its portfolio of eye care medicines.
Categorie: Agenzie
Dementia-related marker found in former pro athletes with concussion history
(Reuters Health) - Levels of a protein called tau in spinal fluid may help predict which former pro athletes with multiple concussions will end up with long lasting effects from their history of jolts to the brain, a new study suggests.
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Progesterone only prevents miscarriage in women with history of pregnancy loss
(Reuters Health) - Giving progesterone to women with bleeding early in pregnancy doesn't prevent pregnancy loss, except among women who have had a previous miscarriage, according to a study of 4,153 women treated at 48 hospitals in the UK.
Categorie: Agenzie
Repetition helps preschoolers learn to eat healthy foods
(Reuters Health) - By using the right words and repeating the phrases, adults can help young kids get over picky eating behaviors and eat healthier foods, according to a new study.
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Radiation therapy consent forms too difficult to read
(Reuters Health) - Cancer patients usually get written consent forms to sign before radiation that are supposed to clearly spell out the treatment risks, but a new U.S. study suggests these forms are too complex for most patients to easily understand.
Categorie: Agenzie
Cholesterol-lowering drugs tied to reduced glaucoma risk
(Reuters Health) - High cholesterol is associated with an increased risk of developing glaucoma, but a new study suggests taking statins to lower cholesterol helps to reduce this risk.
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Global obesity rising faster in rural areas than cities, study finds
Global rates of obesity among people who live in the countryside are rising faster than those among city dwellers, in part due to greater access in urban areas to healthier foods and places to exercise, researchers said on Wednesday.
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Walmart raises U.S. tobacco purchase age to 21 starting in July
Walmart Inc said on Wednesday it will raise the minimum age to purchase tobacco products to 21 across its U.S. stores starting July 1, responding to growing regulatory and political pressure to curb a surge in teenage use of e-cigarettes.
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Novartis confident of Zolgensma supply, calls $2 million price 'speculation'
Novartis is confident it has adequate production capacity for its Zolgensma gene therapy should regulators this month approve the drug for multiple forms of the genetic disease spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), the Swiss drugmaker said on Wednesday.
Categorie: Agenzie
U.S. government to require drugmakers to show prices in TV ads
The Trump administration on Wednesday said it will require drugmakers to disclose the list price of prescription drugs in direct-to-consumer television advertisements, part of the government's efforts to lower costs for U.S. consumers.
Categorie: Agenzie
Cholera, more civilian casualties feared in Libya: WHO
A month-old battle for Libya's capital Tripoli risks causing an "exponential" rise in civilian casualties as well as outbreaks of deadly diseases including cholera, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday.
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U.S. to require drugmakers to show prices in TV ads
U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on Wednesday said it will require drugmakers to disclose the list price for their prescription drugs in direct-to-consumer television advertisements, part of the Trump administration's efforts to lower costs for U.S. consumers.
Categorie: Agenzie
Clashes in Ebola-affected Congo city kill at least nine
Heavy fighting between the army and local militiamen in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's Ebola-stricken city of Butembo killed at least nine people on Wednesday, the mayor said.
Categorie: Agenzie
U.S. finalizes rule requiring drugmakers to show prices in TV ads
U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on Wednesday finalized a rule that will require direct-to-consumer television advertisements for prescription drugs to include the list price.
Categorie: Agenzie
AstraZeneca-Daiichi breast cancer treatment shows promise in latest study
An experimental breast cancer drug being developed by British drugmaker AstraZeneca and Japan's Daiichi Sankyo's met its main goal in a mid-stage study, bolstering their position in a highly competitive oncology market.
Categorie: Agenzie
Denver on track to reject 'magic mushroom' legalization
Voters in Denver appeared to have said "no" to a plan to decriminalize possession of psilocybin, the hallucinogenic drug in what is widely known as "magic mushrooms", partial results showed.
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In Canada, a little-known drug regulator shows its teeth
A tiny, little-known government agency is ramping up regulation of Canada's pharmaceutical industry, seeking to rein in prices for patented drugs that are among the highest in the world, according to industry sources and a Reuters analysis of government data.
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AstraZeneca-Daiichi Sankyo breast cancer drug shows promise
British drugmaker AstraZeneca and Japan's Daiichi Sankyo said on Wednesday their experimental treatment for breast cancer met its key goal in a mid-stage study, bolstering their position in a highly competitive oncology market.
Categorie: Agenzie
Denver residents vote on whether to decriminalize 'magic mushrooms'
As Denver voters went to the polls on Tuesday for a mayoral election, they were also asked to decide whether to decriminalize possession of psilocybin, the hallucinogenic drug in what is widely known as "magic mushrooms."
Categorie: Agenzie
Heart failure deaths rising in U.S., especially among younger adults
(Reuters Health) - More U.S. adults are dying from heart failure today than a decade ago, and the sharpest rise in mortality is happening among middle-aged and younger adults, a new study suggests.
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