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FDA authorizes first fruit-flavored e-cigarettes in US amid political pressure

FDA authorizes first fruit-flavored e-cigarettes in US amid political pressure

May 5 (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday allowed the marketing of fruit-flavored e-cigarettes in a first authorization of non-tobacco-flavored vaping products, amid mounting political pressure on the agency.
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US FDA blocked publication of COVID, shingles vaccine safety studies

US FDA blocked publication of COVID, shingles vaccine safety studies

By Padmanabhan Ananthan May 5 (Reuters) - Officials at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration blocked the publication of several studies supporting the safety of widely used vaccines against COVID-19 and shingles, a Department of Health and Human Services spokesperson said.
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Seven cases of deadly hantavirus confirmed or suspected on stranded cruise ship

Seven cases of deadly hantavirus confirmed or suspected on stranded cruise ship

May 5 (Reuters) - Two cases of the deadly hantavirus have been confirmed, and five more are suspected among people who were on a luxury cruise ship now held in the Atlantic near Cape Verde, the World Health Organization said in its most detailed update on the outbreak.
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Crypto exchange Bullish to buy Equiniti for $4.2 billion in capital markets push

Crypto exchange Bullish to buy Equiniti for $4.2 billion in capital markets push

May 5 (Reuters) - Bullish said on Tuesday it will buy transfer agent Equiniti in a deal valued at $4.2 billion, as the cryptocurrency exchange looks to establish infrastructure to bridge blockchain technology with traditional capital markets.
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Vertex tops profit estimates as sales of new cystic fibrosis drug surge

Vertex tops profit estimates as sales of new cystic fibrosis drug surge

May 4 (Reuters) - Vertex Pharmaceuticals on Monday beat Wall Street estimates for first-quarter adjusted profit, helped by a near eight-fold surge in sales of its new cystic fibrosis treatment.
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GlobalFoundries forecasts upbeat second quarter on data center demand

GlobalFoundries forecasts upbeat second quarter on data center demand

May 5 (Reuters) - Specialty chipmaker GlobalFoundries forecast second-quarter revenue above Wall Street expectations on Tuesday, driven by acceleration in data center deployments globally. Shares of the company rose 6% in premarket trading.
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FDA announces its first OK of fruit-flavored e-cigarettes for adults in major shift under Trump

FDA announces its first OK of fruit-flavored e-cigarettes for adults in major shift under Trump

U.S. health regulators have announced their first authorization of fruit-flavored electronic cigarettes intended for adult smokers
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Beyond Meat forecasts muted second-quarter sales on weak demand

Beyond Meat forecasts muted second-quarter sales on weak demand

May 6 (Reuters) - Beyond Meat forecast current-quarter revenue below Wall Street expectations on Wednesday, as it grapples with sluggish demand for its once-iconic plant-based products. 
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US FDA declines to approve AbbVie's wrinkle treatment due to manufacturing concerns (April 23)

US FDA declines to approve AbbVie's wrinkle treatment due to manufacturing concerns (April 23)

(Corrects headline to say the FDA "declines" to approve the treatment and not "rejects". Also corrects first bullet to say the treatment starts to work, not wears off, as early as 8 hours and removes comparison to Botox) By Padmanabhan Ananthan April 23 (Reuters) - AbbVie said on Thursday the U.S.
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NZ's a2 Milk shares slump on US infant formula recall as cereulide detected

NZ's a2 Milk shares slump on US infant formula recall as cereulide detected

May 4 (Reuters) - New Zealand's a2 Milk said on Monday it was recalling three batches of its a2 Platinum infant milk formula sold in the United States after testing detected cereulide, sending its shares down nearly 14%.
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Blackstone vehicle aims to raise over $1.7 billion in US IPO to fund data center bet

Blackstone vehicle aims to raise over $1.7 billion in US IPO to fund data center bet

May 4 (Reuters) - A newly minted Blackstone investment vehicle is aiming to raise slightly over $1.7 billion in an initial public offering in the United States to capitalize on booming demand in the data center sector.
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Three cruise ship passengers die in suspected hantavirus outbreak

Three cruise ship passengers die in suspected hantavirus outbreak

By Chandni Shah and Charlotte Van Campenhout May 3 (Reuters) - Three people have died and three are ill after a Netherlands-based cruise ship was hit by a suspected outbreak of hantavirus, a rodent-borne virus that can cause fatal respiratory illness, authorities and media reports said on Sunday.