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Merck Receives Breakthrough Therapy Designation for MK-5172/MK-8742, an Investigational Oral Combination Regimen for the Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Infection

2013-10-22 23:00:00| Merck.com - Research & Development News

Dateline City: WHITEHOUSE STATION, N.J. WHITEHOUSE STATION, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Merck (NYSE:MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted MK-5172/MK-8742 Breakthrough Therapy designation for treatment of chronic hepatitis C virus infection. MK-5172/MK-8742 is an all-oral combination regimen consisting of MK-5172, an investigational HCV NS3/4A protease inhibitor, and MK-8742, an investigational HCV NS5A replication complex inhibitor. Language: English Contact: MerckMedia Contacts:Pamela Eisele, 908-423-5042Sarra Herzog, 908-423-6154orInvestor Contacts:Carol Ferguson, 908-423-4465Justin Holko, 908-423-5088 Ticker Slug: Ticker: MRK Exchange: NYSE read more

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UN: Chronic Hunger Affects One in Eight People Worldwide

2013-10-02 19:32:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Nature World: Despite improved security, one in eight people worldwide suffered chronic hunger between 2011 and 2013, according to a report from three United Nations food agencies. The vast majority of the 842 million chronically hungry lived in the world's developing regions, although 15.7 million live in developed nations. The annual State of Food Insecurity in the World report, published by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the...

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Chronic Exposure to Air Pollution Linked with Heart Disease, Lung Cancer

2013-09-07 13:32:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Nature World: Researchers have found that long-time exposure to ozone, a greenhouse gas prevalent in urban areas, can raise the risk of cardiovascular disease. The study was conducted by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley and colleagues who also found a strong association between nitrogen dioxide and an increased risk of death from lung cancer. This isn't the first study to link health complications withrising levels of air pollution; a related study had found that annually two million...

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