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Monday, 28 August 2017

Reuters Health Report: August 28, 2017

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Monday, August 28, 2017

Bayer, J&J in frame for bigger anti-clotting market opportunity

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Bayer and Johnson & Johnson's blockbuster clot prevention drug Xarelto was shown to cut the risk of potentially deadly strokes and heart attacks in patients with severe atherosclerosis by 24 percent, raising the prospects of billions more in sales.

Novartis hopeful for novel heart drug, despite 'modest' benefit

ZURICH (Reuters) - Novartis will seek regulatory approval this year for a new kind of anti-inflammatory heart drug, though some experts fear fatal infection risks and a high price may overshadow the medicine's limited benefits.

FDA clears Novo Nordisk's diabetes drug to reduce cardiovascular risk

(Reuters) - Novo Nordisk said on Friday the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved an expanded use of its diabetes drug to reduce the risk of cardiovascular events such as heart attack and stroke.

Samsung, Biogen version of AbbVie's Humira approved in Europe

(Reuters) - A biosimilar version of AbbVie Inc's blockbuster arthritis drug Humira, produced by a joint venture of Biogen Inc and Samsung Biologics, was approved by European Union regulators, the partners said on Thursday.

Surgeons in France reattach woman's arms after train accident

PARIS (Reuters) - Surgeons have re-attached a woman's arms after they were severed by a train, a rare operation and a first in France in that both limbs were worked on at the same time.

Dementia dramatically increases family expenses

(Reuters Health) - The average lifetime cost of care after a diagnosis of dementia in the U.S. is about $322,000, and families pay about 70% of that, new research suggests.

Access to female condoms improving under Medicaid, but obstacles to use remain

(Reuters Health) - More states are making female condoms available through Medicaid, a new study found. But few women are using them, researchers say.

Why teens need to understand care plans for dying parents

(Reuters Health) - When children lose a parent during adolescence, their mental health as young adults may depend on how comfortable they were with the treatment and support provided at the end of their parents' lives, a recent study suggests.

Bavarian Nordic says first milestone payment under J&J deal could be in 2019

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Danish biotech company Bavarian Nordic expects to get its first milestone payment under a deal with Janssen Pharmaceuticals in 2019, if clinical trials for vaccines targeting hepatitis B and HIV-1 get underway next year, a company executive said.

Smoking tied to frailty in older adults

Reuters Health - Older adults who smoke are more likely to become physically frail than their counterparts who are former smokers or never used tobacco products, a recent study suggests.