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  • AstraZeneca  announced that the European Commission (EC) has granted conditional marketing authorisation for TAGRISSO™ (AZD9291, osimertinib) 80mg once-daily tablets for the treatment of adult patients with locally advanced or metastatic epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) T790M mutation-positive non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

  • ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has completed its review of the Company’s Investigational New Drug (IND) application for AP32788, a tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) designed as a targeted therapy for patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with specific mutations in EGFR or HER2. ARIAD anticipates initiation of its Phase 1/2 clinical trial of AP32788 in patients with NSCLC in the second quarter of 2016.

  • LivaNova PLC, announced it has been granted approval from the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its innovative stented aortic bioprosthesis CROWN PRT for the treatment of aortic valve disease.  This is the second valve to be approved in the U.S. this year and is expected to be launched in the coming months.  LivaNova’s Perceval valve, the sutureless biological valve on the market for aortic valve replacement procedures, was approved on January 8, 2016.

  • The widespread belief that radiations from X-rays and CT scans can cause cancer has flaws and is based on an unproven theoretical model, suggests a study.

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  • Parkinson's patients are prone to a higher risk of injurious falls and hip fractures, a study reveals.The disease, which breaks down specific nerve cells and is usually diagnosed at around the age of 70, has an insidious onset affecting mobility and balance at first that can be traced to at least two decades back, the study said.

  • The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) on Wednesday launched BGR-34  the country's first anti-diabetic ayurvedic drug designed for Type-2 diabetes mellitus which has been scientifically validated for its efficacy and safety.

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