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Chairman of top EU drugs committee quits suddenly
Wed,4 Apr 2012 11:56 PM PDT
Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - The chairman of the European Medicines Agency's main committee for approving new drugs resigned suddenly on Wednesday, in a move a spokesman said was related to his position at the French healthcare regulator, AFSSAPS. Eric Abadie's resignation as chairman of the European Medicines Agency's (EMA) Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) is effective immediately. The spokesman for Europe's equivalent of the U.S. ... Full Story | Top |
New batch of fake Avastin reached U.S. via Britain
Wed,4 Apr 2012 11:54 PM PDT
Reuters -  LONDON (Reuters) - A new batch of counterfeit cancer drug Avastin discovered in the United States was bought in Turkey and shipped through Britain by UK-based middlemen, officials said on Wednesday, revealing a shipment pattern very similar to an earlier episode. The first discovery of fake supplies of the Roche drug shipped into the United States from the Middle East via Europe hit the headlines in February. The repetition of the illegal trade highlights vulnerabilities in the global medicine supply chain, which leaves patients at risk of receiving ineffective or contaminated products. ...
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Sanofi unveils mixed news for Zaltrap cancer drug
Wed,4 Apr 2012 10:53 PM PDT
Reuters - PARIS (Reuters) - Sanofi and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals said their Zaltrap drug candidate failed to meet targets in a late-stage study for the treatment of prostate cancer, though U.S. authorities were reviewing it for use in treating colon cancer. Regeneron had said in December that Sanofi had withdrawn its application for marketing approval for Zaltrap and was planning to resubmit it early this year. ... Full Story | Top |
Newron agrees Parkinson's drug deal with Zambon
Wed,4 Apr 2012 10:47 PM PDT
Reuters - ZURICH (Reuters) - Italian drug maker Newron has signed a strategic collaboration and licensing deal for its Parkinson's disease drug safinamide with Italian drugs and chemicals maker Zambon which involves Zambon taking a 9.1 percent stake in Newron. Newron said in a statement Zambon would make an initial investment of 20 million euros ($26.2 million) to pay for the completion of the drug's clinical development and applications for marketing approval in Europe and the United States. ... Full Story | Top |
Chavez back in Venezuela after more cancer treatment
Wed,4 Apr 2012 09:57 PM PDT
Reuters -  CARACAS (Reuters) - President Hugo Chavez returned home to Venezuela on Wednesday after his latest session of cancer treatment in Cuba, as he aims to fight off the illness and win a new six-year term in an October election. The 57-year-old socialist leader walking unaided from his plane after it landed in his home state of Barinas and he was greeted on the runway by relatives, the vice president and several government ministers. "The socialist revolution is irreversible ... ...
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Mississippi bill may force state's only abortion clinic to close
Wed,4 Apr 2012 09:49 PM PDT
Reuters - STARKVILLE, Mississippi (Reuters) - The Mississippi state Senate passed a bill on Wednesday to impose new regulations on facilities providing abortions that supporters of the state's only abortion clinic said could force it to close. The measure, which previously passed in the state House of Representatives, would requires physicians performing abortions to have admitting privileges at a local hospital and be board certified or eligible in obstetrics and gynecology. ... Full Story | Top |
White House in damage control over Obama Supreme Court remarks
Wed,4 Apr 2012 07:16 PM PDT
Reuters -  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House was forced on the defensive on Wednesday as it sought to explain controversial remarks President Barack Obama made earlier in the week about the Supreme Court's review of his signature healthcare reform law. "What he did was make an unremarkable observation about 80 years of Supreme Court history," White House spokesman Jay Carney told reporters during a White House briefing dominated by the topic. ...
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White House in damage control over Obama Supreme Court remarks
Wed,4 Apr 2012 04:39 PM PDT
Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House was forced on the defensive on Wednesday as it sought to explain controversial remarks President Barack Obama made earlier in the week about the Supreme Court's review of his signature healthcare reform law. "What he did was make an unremarkable observation about 80 years of Supreme Court history," Carney told reporters during a White House briefing dominated by the topic. ...
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Ammonia used in many foods, not just "pink slime"
Wed,4 Apr 2012 03:36 PM PDT
Reuters -  New York (Reuters) - Surprise rippled across America last month as a new wave of consumers discovered that hamburgers often contained ammonia-treated beef, or what critics dub "pink slime". What they may not have known is that ammonia - often associated with cleaning products - was cleared by U.S. health officials nearly 40 years ago and is used in making many foods, including cheese. Related compounds have a role in baked goods and chocolate products. Using small amounts of ammonia to make food is not unusual to those expert in high-tech food production. ...
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WTO dents U.S. ban on clove cigarettes
Wed,4 Apr 2012 02:42 PM PDT
Reuters - GENEVA/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The World Trade Organization on Wednesday dealt a blow to a U.S. law barring the sale of clove-flavored cigarettes to discourage children from smoking, saying it was unfair to Indonesia because menthol cigarettes can still be sold in the United States. "The United States is very disappointed with the outcome of this dispute," Nkenge Harmon, a spokeswoman for the U.S. Trade Representative's Office, said. "The ban on cigarettes with flavors is part of landmark U.S. legislation to combat the public health crisis caused by tobacco products. ... Full Story | Top |
Genital warts tied to range of cancers
Wed,4 Apr 2012 01:54 PM PDT
Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who've ever had genital warts may have a somewhat higher risk of several types of cancer -- possibly including common skin cancers, a new study suggests. The findings, reported in the Journal of Infectious Diseases, confirm some well-established connections between the genital warts virus and certain cancers. And they hint that there could be additional risks. Genital warts are caused by certain strains of the human papillomavirus (HPV). It's well known that some of those HPV strains -- some of which are the focus of vaccines -- can also promote tumors. ... Full Story | Top |
St. Jude cites insulation snag in wires, shares fall
Wed,4 Apr 2012 01:39 PM PDT
Reuters - (Reuters) - St. Jude Medical Inc on Wednesday halted sales of two brands of lead wires used in its cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) devices due to worn insulation, following similar problems with another type of lead wire recently. No patient injuries or product failures have been reported as a result of the latest insulation problem, which involves its QuickSite and QuickFlex left ventricular leads used to connect its CRT devices to the heart, the company said. ... Full Story | Top |
Diabetes continuing to spike in China
Wed,4 Apr 2012 01:22 PM PDT
Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The more common type of diabetes in China grew by 30 percent in just seven years, according to a new survey of thousands of Shanghai residents. The curse of affluence appears to be affecting China as it has many other developing countries. "There is a certainly a pattern that we're seeing over and over again," said Dr. Jeffrey Koplan, the vice president for global health at Emory University. People with type 2 diabetes have trouble processing sugar in their blood, but do not generally require insulin to manage the condition. ... Full Story | Top |
Club drug "special K" tied to urinary problems
Wed,4 Apr 2012 12:48 PM PDT
Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Many people who use the club drug ketamine may risk abdominal pain, a leaky bladder and other urinary tract symptoms, a new study suggests. In medicine, ketamine is used as an anesthetic. In clubs, where it's better known as "special K," ketamine is snorted, or sometimes injected; users say the drug creates feelings of euphoria and being "out of your body." Ketamine abuse is on the rise in many countries. Repeated use has been linked to mental problems such as hallucinations and impaired memory, thinking and concentration. It can also cause high blood pressure. ... Full Story | Top |
Quarter of a million Pakistanis flee fighting in Khyber: group
Wed,4 Apr 2012 11:26 AM PDT
Reuters - NEW DELHI, April 4 (AlertNet) - A quarter of a million Pakistanis are in desperate need of food, water and medicine after being forced to flee their homes due to intensified fighting between the army and militants near the Afghan border, a leading aid group warned on Wednesday. Save the Children says hundreds of thousands of people living in the volatile Khyber Agency have flooded into neighboring areas of Nowshera and Peshawar since January due to military operations against the Pakistani Taliban. ... Full Story | Top |
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