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Illinois Quick Hits: Tornadoes, storms cause damage, outages

(The Center Square) - The National Weather Service will be conducting storm surveys in the wake of severe storms that impacted the Midwest on Thursday. Tornadoes were reported in ...
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‘Blind spots’ could hide full spread of Congo’s Ebola outbreak, WHO suggests

NAIROBI, June 12 (Reuters) - There are many "blind spots" in the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a World Health Organization expert said on Friday, suggesting the spread of the deadly disease may be much wider than official estimates. Congo said on ...
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Glucosamine used for joint pain linked to dementia progression

By Nancy Lapid June 12 (Reuters) - We also report on a finding that could reverse current concussion guidance for kids. OTC JOINT PAIN SUPPLEMENT LINKED TO WORSENING DEMENTIA Regular use of glucosamine, a popular over-the-counter supplement taken for joint pain, is linked with a higher likelihood ...
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India raises price cap on cancer drugs to tackle shortage

By Rishika Sadam June 12 (Reuters) - India's drug price regulator raised ceiling rates for two key platinum-based cancer drugs by 50% after a surge in raw material costs triggered widespread shortages, according to a government notification seen by Reuters. The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority invoked ...
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Swiss pharma hub Basel frets over population cap threat

By Dave Graham and John Revill BASEL, Switzerland, June 12 (Reuters) - For decades, economic growth in Basel has outpaced that of Switzerland as its globe-straddling pharmaceutical and biotech industries have turned the city on the border with Germany and France into one of the ...
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Spire Healthcare takeover deadline for Toscafund extended to June 25

June 11 (Reuters) - Britain's Spire Healthcare said on Thursday that a deadline for Toscafund Asset Management to confirm its £1 billion ($1.33 billion) buyout proposal for the private hospital operator has been extended to June 25. If agreed, the deal would hand the asset ...
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WHO says risk of Ebola in World Cup host countries is low

(GENEVA) -- The World Health Organization said on Thursday that the risk of Ebola transmission in Europe and World Cup host countries is low as the tournament gets ready to kick off across the U.S., Canada and Mexico.Dr Hans Henri P. Kluge, WHO's regional ...
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Amgen taps research firm to reassess Tavneos data

June 11 (Reuters) - Amgen said it has signed up a research firm to independently review data for its drug, Tavneos, as it seeks to prove its benefits following the U.S. health regulator's proposal to withdraw it from the market. Tavneos was approved in October ...
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Novartis says rare muscle disease drug shows promise in early trial

June 11 (Reuters) - Novartis said on Thursday an experimental drug, which it acquired as part of its $12 billion takeover of Avidity, showed promise in an early-to-mid-stage study in patients with a type of genetic muscle disorder characterized by slowly progressive muscle weakness. • ...
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UK approves Novo weight-loss pill to edge open European market

By Bhanvi Satija and Christy Santhosh June 11 (Reuters) - Britain's medicine regulator approved Novo Nordisk's weight-loss pill on Thursday, making the UK the first market in Europe where patients can access the oral treatment and boosting the Danish drugmaker as it battles U.S. rival ...
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U.S. drug regulator issues import alert for drugs made at a Dabur India plant

June 11 (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued an import alert for drugs manufactured at Dabur India's factory in India's western region of Dadra and Nagar Haveli following an inspection, the consumer goods company said on Thursday. The action was taken ...
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US puts up $750K to evacuate an American who was aboard hantavirus cruise ship from remote island

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Trump administration put up $750,000 to charter a private yacht to evacuate a single American citizen from a remote South Pacific island after she had been aboard a cruise ship at the center of a deadly hantavirus outbreak, a move ...
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