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Elicio shares slide after pancreatic cancer vaccine falls short in mid-stage study

By Sahil Pandey and Mariam Sunny June 15 (Reuters) - Elicio Therapeutics shares fell about 72% on Monday after the biotech firm's experimental pancreatic cancer vaccine failed to significantly extend the time patients lived without their disease returning, missing the main goal of a ...
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Dannon parent sues Chobani over yogurt protein claims

By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK, June 15 (Reuters) - The parent of U.S. yogurt brand Dannon sued rival Chobani on Monday, accusing it of misleading consumers with claims about a higher-protein line of yogurt. In a complaint filed in Manhattan federal court, Danone said Chobani inflates ...
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Almost all of world’s children exposed to climate hazards, UN agency says

SINGAPORE, June 16 (Reuters) - Almost all of the world's children are exposed to at least one climate hazard, with as many as 1.8 billion put in danger by droughts and 1.2 billion by extreme heat, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) said in ...
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Baby formula maker Nara issues US-wide recall after FDA, CDC flag infant botulism cases

June 15 (Reuters) - Baby formula maker Nara Organics said it is voluntarily recalling all of its infant formula, currently available in the United States, over potential risk of bacterial contamination. The company said the U.S. FDA and CDC contacted it late Friday and provided ...
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True scale of Congo Ebola outbreak still unknown one month in, responders say

By Clement Bonnerot and Emma Farge June 15 (Reuters) - One month after Ebola cases were confirmed in eastern Congo, its true scale remains unknown, with major data gaps muddying the picture and persistent, sometimes violent, community resistance hampering the response, health workers and officials ...
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Adaptive Biotechnologies plans separation of immune medicine platform

June 15 (Reuters) - Adaptive Biotechnologies said on Monday it planned to separate its immune medicine business from its residual cancer-testing unit, as it reviews options for the drug-discovery business and focuses on testing. • The company said it was reviewing options for the immune ...
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DRC reports record number of Ebola cases in a single day as outbreak hits 1-month mark

(NEW YORK) -- Health officials in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have reported a record one-day increase in Ebola cases since the current outbreak was first detected one month ago.The DRC Ministry of Health reported 72 new confirmed Ebola cases on June 13, ...
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Centene offers most staff buyouts after Obamacare member losses, Bloomberg News reports

June 15 (Reuters) - Health insurer Centene will offer buyouts to most employees to cut expenses after membership in its health insurance plans dropped steeply over the last year, Bloomberg News reported on Monday, citing a company spokesperson. (Reporting by Sneha ...
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US paying almost $25,000 a month to store unusable contraceptives stuck in Belgium

By Jennifer Rigby and Ammu Kannampilly LONDON/NAIROBI, June 15 (Reuters) - The United States is spending almost $25,000 every month to store contraceptives in Belgium that were originally bought for use in poorer nations but are now mainly unusable, according to a report from officials ...
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Afreximbank cancels annual meeting on Ebola concerns

NAIROBI, June 15 (Reuters) - The African Export-Import Bank has cancelled its annual meeting set to take place in the Egyptian resort of El Alamein next week, citing measures taken jointly by Egypt and the African Union following the rise in Ebola cases in ...
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Congo reports a record daily increase in Ebola cases a month after outbreak was declared

KINSHASA, Congo (AP) - Congolese authorities have reported one of the highest daily increases in Ebola cases as the virus spreads quickly and surveillance efforts improve in the month-old outbreak in one of the world's most challenging regions. Congo's Ministry of Health on Sunday said ...
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German government to abandon variable drug discounting plans, source tells Reuters

By Andreas Rinke BERLIN, June 15 (Reuters) - Germany's government is replacing plans that would have introduced variable discounts on pharmaceuticals, a government source told Reuters on Monday, following opposition from the industry to the proposal. As part of the initial government plans, drug companies would ...
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