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Thursday, September 14, 2017

Aspen to buy remaining AstraZeneca anesthetic rights for up to $766 million

LONDON (Reuters) - AstraZeneca said on Thursday it had agreed to sell the U.S. rights to a portfolio of anesthetics to South Africa's Aspen Group for up to $766 million, a year after Aspen bought the rights outside the United States.

Progress on global poverty and disease at risk, Gates says

LONDON, (Reuters) - Proposed United States budget cuts could put in jeopardy great progress in reducing global poverty and disease and lead to 5 million more deaths from AIDS alone, the philanthropist Bill Gates warned on Wednesday.

Investors renew push to get Sanderson Farms to cut antibiotic use

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Sanderson Farms Inc shareholders have filed another proposal aimed at convincing the third-largest U.S. poultry producer to stop giving medically important antibiotics to healthy chickens for disease prevention.

Astra's Farxiga results may open up type 1 diabetes opportunity

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - AstraZeneca's Farxiga was shown to help type-1 diabetics when added to standard insulin therapy, possibly opening up a additional market opportunity for the type-2 diabetes drug, the British drugmaker said in a statement on Thursday.

Child psychiatric disorders tied to in utero antidepressant exposure

(Reuters Health) - Antidepressant use during pregnancy is tied to an increased risk of psychiatric illnesses, especially mood disorders, in children, according to a new study.

'Impressed' FDA panel unanimously recommends GSK shingles vaccine

(Reuters) - A U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisory panel on Wednesday voted 11-0 that the safety and efficacy of GlaxoSmithKline's Shingrix shingles vaccine warrants approval for its use in adults aged 50 and over.

Teva to sell women's health assets to CVC Capital Partners: report

(Reuters) - Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd is close to a deal to sell its women's health assets outside the United States to private equity firm CVC Capital Partners, the Fly reported, citing Bloomberg.

U.S. suicide attempts up most among younger adults, less educated

(Reuters Health) - Young adults with low levels of education and people with mental health disorders bore the greatest burden of a recent increase in suicide attempts in the U.S., a new study shows.

Amicus abandons wound treatment, focus shifts to future trial data

(Reuters) - Amicus Therapeutics Inc said on Wednesday it would stop developing its experimental drug for healing wounds related to a rare skin disease, but shares of the company rose as investors appeared to focus on the drug developer's expanding pipeline.

A healthy heart can also help keep the mind sharp

(Reuters Health) - Many of the same things people should do for a healthy heart, like exercising, eating well and avoiding cigarettes, can also help protect the brain from cognitive decline and dementia, according to the American Heart Association and the American Stroke Association.