Medications
FDA approves Biogen's MS drug Plegridy
Biogen Idec says that federal regulators have approved the specialty drugmaker's new treatment for people with relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis.
Aug 16, 2014
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Health
Study identifies EU policy shift on tobacco control after massive industry lobbying
A study has tracked how the dominance of language that first appeared in tobacco industry's submissions gradually crept into the final drafts of the European tobacco directive passed by the European parliament earlier this ...
Aug 13, 2014
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Vaccination
EU hits goal of delivering vaccines for 70% of adults
The European Union has hit its target of delivering enough coronavirus vaccine to cover 70 percent of the adult population, EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said Saturday.
Jul 10, 2021
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Cardiology
Heart's own stem cells offer hope for new treatment of heart failure
Researchers at King's College London have for the first time highlighted the natural regenerative capacity of a group of stem cells that reside in the heart. This new study shows that these cells are responsible for repairing ...
Aug 15, 2013
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Other
New testing methods for contaminated sports drinks from Taiwan
The European Commission's Joint Research Centre has developed three new methods to detect an illegal clouding agent which can be found in sports drinks imported from Taiwan.
Jul 29, 2011
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Other
Brussels greenlights natural Latin American sweetener
Brussels gave its green light Monday to the use of the age-old natural South American sweetener, stevia, in foods and drinks across the European Union.
Nov 14, 2011
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
EU reserves 300 mn doses of potential Sanofi virus vaccine
The EU announced Friday that it had struck a deal with French pharmaceutical giant Sanofi for 300 million doses of a potential coronavirus vaccine.
Jul 31, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New research identifies a threshold of immunity for COVID-19
How much immunity do we need against COVID-19? New international research led by scientists in Ireland and published in Nature Communications, has identified a "threshold of immunity" to SARS-CoV-2.
Nov 6, 2023
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Vaccination
EU watchdog approves Covid jabs for children over six months
The EU's drug watchdog on Wednesday approved Pfizer and Moderna's COVID injections for children aged six months and up as fears grow of a winter wave of infections.
Oct 19, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Monkeypox vaccine maker Bavarian Nordic ready to meet demand
As the lone laboratory manufacturing a licensed vaccine against monkeypox, Danish company Bavarian Nordic has seen its order book fill up as the usually rare disease spreads around the world.
Jun 23, 2022
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