Kirin's electric spoon leaps from Ig Noble infamy to the dinner table
By Tom Bateman TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese drinks giant Kirin Holdings will start selling an electrified spoon that researchers claim can promote healthier eating by enhancing salty tastes without extra sodium. Monday's product launch marks the firs...
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S.Africa's top poultry producer flags bird flu risk amid vaccine delays
(Reuters) - South Africa remains at risk of bird flu due to delays in the roll-out of a broad vaccination programme, the country's largest chicken producer, Astral Foods, said on Monday. Last year, South Africa lost 9.5 million chickens, about a th...
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AstraZeneca plans to build $1.5 billion manufacturing facility in Singapore
(Reuters) -AstraZeneca said on Monday it plans to build a $1.5 billion manufacturing facility in Singapore in an effort to enhance its antibody drug conjugates (ADCs) portfolio. The greenfield facility, which will be the drugmaker's first end-to-end AD...
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Genetic profile may predict best response to weight-loss drug Wegovy
By Nancy Lapid (Reuters) - Certain genes may identify patients with obesity who are most likely to respond strongly to Novo Nordisk's weight-loss drug Wegovy, researchers reported on Monday. The study, released at the Digestive Disease Week meeting...
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US race-neutral lung assessments to have profound effects, study finds
By Nancy Lapid (Reuters) - A guideline for U.S. doctors to ignore race in assessing lung health will likely have profound effects beyond the intended improvements in medical care, such as increasing disability payments and disease diagnoses for Bla...
May 19, 2024
Bird flu found in western China as US combats cattle outbreak
BEIJING (Reuters) - Cases of bird flu have been confirmed among wild fowl in western China, the agriculture ministry said on Saturday, as concerns grow over a U.S. outbreak infecting cattle herds. Two counties in Qinghai province confirmed 275 case...
May 18, 2024
Pfizer wins $107.5 million from AstraZeneca in US cancer drug patent trial
By Blake Brittain (Reuters) - AstraZeneca owes Pfizer $107.5 million in damages, a Delaware federal jury said on Friday after finding that AstraZeneca's blockbuster lung cancer drug Tagrisso violated its Wyeth unit's patent rights. The jury agreed ...
May 17, 2024
J&J-backed startup Rapport files for US IPO
(Reuters) - Biopharmaceutical company Rapport Therapeutics, backed by the venture capital arm of Johnson & Johnson, filed for an initial public offering in the United States on Friday. Rapport, which develops small molecule medicines for patients s...
May 17, 2024
Ontario reports first death from measles in over a decade
TORONTO, (Reuters) - An Ontario child under the age of five has died of measles making it the first such case in more than a decade, according to the provincial health agency. The child required hospitalization and was not vaccinated against the hi...
May 17, 2024
Moderna wins case in patent dispute with Pfizer, BioNTech over COVID shot
(Reuters) -Moderna has won a case at the European Patent Office in its dispute with Pfizer and BioNTech over its COVID-19 vaccine, the company said on Friday. "We are pleased to announce that the European Patent Office decided to maintain the validity ...
May 17, 2024
EU regulator scraps approval for pregnancy drug over cancer risk
(Reuters) - The European Medicines Agency (EMA) on Friday recommended scrapping approval for a drug used to prolong gestation, citing a "possible but unconfirmed" risk of cancer. The EU health regulator's Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessment Committee...
May 17, 2024
Investors demand clarity from Fresenius over dialysis group FMC
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Investors demanded more clarity from German healthcare group Fresenius SE on Friday regarding its plans to cede strategic control over dialysis group Fresenius Medical Care. "The volatility at Fresenius Medical Care seems to r...
May 17, 2024
GSK raises $1.5 billion from offloading Haleon stake at a discount
(Reuters) - GSK has raised 1.25 billion pounds ($1.52 billion) from selling its entire remaining stake in consumer healthcare firm Haleon, the British drugmaker said on Friday. GSK sold around 385 million shares at 324 pence apiece, amounting to a ...
May 17, 2024
Obesity and high blood sugar play ever growing role in ill-health, study shows
By Jennifer Rigby LONDON (Reuters) - Obesity, high blood sugar and high blood pressure among other metabolic issues now lead to almost 50% more years of healthy life lost to either disease or premature death than in 2000, a major international stud...
May 16, 2024
US FDA approves Amgen drug for small cell lung cancer
(Reuters) -The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday granted accelerated approval to Amgen's tarlatamab, a targeted immunotherapy for treating adults with advanced small cell lung cancer that has worsened despite chemotherapy. The therapy, mark...
May 16, 2024
US unveils proposal to ease restrictions on marijuana
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department on Thursday unveiled a historic proposal to ease restrictions on marijuana, a rule that if enacted would also enable more research on its medicinal benefits. The proposal, first a...
May 16, 2024
GSK intends to sell its remaining stake in Haleon
(Reuters) - British drugmaker GSK said on Thursday it plans to sell about 385 million shares, representing its entire shareholding, in spun-off consumer healthcare business Haleon. The latest offload will mark the fourth set of disposal GSK has had...
May 16, 2024
Properly cooked hamburgers pose no bird flu risk, US study finds
CHICAGO (Reuters) -No bird flu virus was found after cooking ground beef to medium to well done, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Thursday after conducting a study as it addresses concerns over an outbreak of the disease in dairy cattle. The ...
May 16, 2024
CVS Health launches new snack brand called Well Market
(Reuters) - CVS Health launched a new packaged food brand called Well Market on Thursday, encompassing varieties of popcorn, cookies and almond. The brand will have 40 new snacks, beverages and groceries that will be sold at more than 9,000 CVS pha...
May 16, 2024
Novo Nordisk building site hit by fire, Danish TV2 reports
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - A fire broke out at a Novo Nordisk construction site in the Danish city of Kalundborg on Thursday, TV2 News reported, citing local police. A Novo Nordisk spokesperson confirmed there was a fire but declined to comment further...
May 16, 2024
Biogen, Ionis will discontinue development of their ALS drug
(Reuters) - Biogen and Ionis Pharmaceuticals said on Thursday they will terminate the development of their treatment for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) based on results from an early-stage study. (Reporting by Christy Santhosh; Editing by Son...
May 16, 2024
Johnson & Johnson to acquire Proteologix for $850 million
(Reuters) - Johnson & Johnson on Thursday said it would acquire privately held Proteologix for $850 million in cash, with potential for an additional milestone payment. (Reporting by Sriparna Roy in Bengaluru; Editing by Anil D'Silva)
May 16, 2024
Lilly's weekly insulin succeeds in late-stage studies
(Reuters) - Eli Lilly said on Thursday that its once-weekly insulin efsitora met the main goals in two late-stage trials evaluating it in people with type 2 diabetes. (Reporting by Bhanvi Satija in Bengaluru; Editing by Shilpi Majumdar)
May 16, 2024
Thai cannabis groups urge government to rethink plan to re-criminalise marijuana
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Dozens of Thai cannabis advocates urged the government on Thursday to abandon its plans to re-list marijuana as an illegal narcotic, a week after it announced its dramatic policy U-turn just two years after de-criminalising it. ...
May 16, 2024
Roche shares gain on obesity drug results from early-stage trial
(Reuters) - Roche shares gained 4.7% at the market open on Thursday after an early-stage trial showed that the obesity drug candidate by newly acquired Carmot Therapeutics led to significant weight loss. The Swiss drugmaker said the study in the fi...
May 16, 2024