FDA staff sets voting questions for Sarepta's muscle drug

(Reuters) - U.S. Food and Drug Administration staff on Friday formulated voting questions on Sarepta Therapeutics Inc's muscle wasting drug, ahead of a highly anticipated meeting of independent panel of experts on Monday to review the drug.

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FDA proposes ban on certain electrical stimulation devices

(Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday proposed a ban on electrical stimulation devices (ESDs) that are used to curb individuals from engaging in self-injurious or aggressive behavior, saying they pose an "unreasonable and substantial" risk to public health.

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Does sex protect men against prostate cancer?

(Reuters Health) - - Men who ejaculate often may have a lower risk of prostate cancer than their peers who don’t do it as frequently, a U.S. study suggests.

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India's top court to hear cases challenging tobacco pack warnings on Monday

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's Supreme Court said on Friday it will hear petitions filed by the $11 billion tobacco industry against the government's stringent package warning rules next week, when it will also review other similar cases filed in recent years.

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Countries on verge of beating malaria face new threat study says

NEW YORK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Nations on the verge of eliminating malaria risk falling short of their goal, just as it lies within reach, due to funding being shifted elsewhere, researchers said on Thursday.

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AstraZeneca taps gene pioneer Venter for huge drug-hunting sweep

CAMBRIDGE, England (Reuters) - AstraZeneca, working with genome pioneer Craig Venter, is launching a massive gene hunt in the most comprehensive bet yet by a pharmaceutical firm on the potential of genetic variations to unlock routes to new medicines.

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Celebrity news stories may shape women's breast cancer choices

(Reuters Health) - The tone of news stories about celebrity breast cancer treatments may be influencing women's decisions about their own therapy, researchers suggest.

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UK agency backs cancer drug after Sanofi cuts price

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's healthcare cost watchdog NICE said on Friday it had changed its mind and decided to recommend Sanofi's prostate cancer drug Jevtana after the French company agreed to a further discount.

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Patient preferences not often asked after stroke hospitalization

(Reuters Health) - Less than half of stroke patients who were hospitalized and died within 30 days had their preferences for lifesaving measures recorded in a recent study of California hospitals.

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Emotional problems persist when preemies reach school age

(Reuters Health) - Children who were born prematurely tend to have emotional and behavioral problems that are likely to still be present when they enter school, and to persist for at least a year, researchers say.

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In major shift Mexico president proposes relaxing marijuana laws

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto on Thursday proposed legalizing marijuana-based medicines, raising the amount users can carry and freeing inmates on minor weed charges, in a major shift amid regional efforts to reboot drug policy.

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Senators close to proposal on Zika funds: Republican committee chairman

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A bipartisan group of senators will soon offer a proposal for more funding to fight a Zika outbreak spreading rapidly through the Americas, Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Thad Cochran said on Thursday.

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Why you dont sleep well in a strange bed

(Reuters Health) - The old adage about sleeping with one eye open in an unfamiliar place may not be too far off the mark. A new study suggests that one half of the brain remains on high alert during the first night of sleep in a new space.

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