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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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Illinois Quick Hits: Storms cause damage, closures

(The Center Square) - Severe storms on Wednesday caused damage in many areas around Illinois, including the state fairgrounds in Springfield. The Illinois Department of Agriculture said several buildings were closed due to power outages. Several fairgrounds-area events were cancelled, including harness racing and ...
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Congo says number of confirmed Ebola cases rises to 676

DAKAR, June 11 (Reuters) - The number of confirmed Ebola cases in Democratic Republic of Congo has increased to 676, including 136 deaths, government data showed on Thursday. The number represented the total number of confirmed cases as of Wednesday, the health minister said in ...
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FDA’s e-cigarette authorization: Fruity vapes not significantly better than tobacco ones

WASHINGTON (AP) - Fruit-flavored e-cigarettes recently authorized by the Food and Drug Administration were not significantly better at helping smokers quit than tobacco-flavored e-cigarettes, according to a new memo that's likely to stir more questions about the agency's decision. The FDA last month gave its ...
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Italy fines Philip Morris €7 million over ‘smoke-free’ marketing claims

ROME, June 10 (Reuters) - Italy's competition authority on Wednesday slapped a €7 million ($8.1 million) fine on Philip Morris' Italian unit over allegedly misleading marketing for non-combustion tobacco products. Philip Morris Italia said it would appeal against the decision, which it called "erroneous and ...
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US doctor isolated in Czech hospital for Ebola monitoring released, heading home

PRAGUE, June 10 (Reuters) - A U.S. doctor who was transferred to a Czech hospital from Uganda last month as a precaution after having contact with a patient with Ebola has been released and is on his way home, Prague's Bulovka hospital said on ...
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