| Roche's Alecensa notches trial win against Pfizer's Xalkori | | | ZURICH (Reuters) - Roche's Alecensa kept people with a specific lung cancer alive longer without their disease progressing than Pfizer's Xalkori, the Swiss drugmaker said on Monday, as it seeks to move in on the U.S. company's share of early treatment of the disease. |
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| Exclusive: Yum's KFC to curb antibiotic use in the chickens it buys | | | LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Yum Brands Inc's U.S. KFC chain plans to curb the use of antibiotics in its chicken supply, making it the last of the big three chicken restaurants to join the fight against the rise of dangerous antibiotic-resistant bacteria known as superbugs. |
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| Texas expands Zika recommendations ahead of 2017 mosquito season | | | CHICAGO (Reuters) - Texas health officials are expanding testing recommendations for pregnant women in South Texas as the advent of warm weather increases the risk for local transmission of the mosquito-borne virus that has been shown to cause severe birth defects. |
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| Brazil beef exports seen returning to normal after scandal | | | SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazil's beef exports should return to normal levels between April and May as the country's efforts to reverse import bans have started to bear fruit in the wake of a food safety scandal that surfaced last month, industry group Abrafrigo said on Friday. |
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