U.S. faces drug shortages in treating multidrug-resistant TB

ATLANTA (Reuters) – More than 80 percent of health departments in the United States that treat tuberculosis resistant to standard treatment have trouble obtaining the drugs they need to cure the disease, according to a national survey released on Thursday. Difficulties obtaining the drugs could be attributed to nationwide shortages, shipping delays and a complicated process for procuring new drugs that are still being tested, according to a National Tuberculosis Controllers Association survey of health departments. …

IPO could value Pfizer’s Zoetis at up to $12.5 billion

(Reuters) – Pfizer Inc’s unit Zoetis Inc plans to sell 86.1 million shares at between $22 and $25 each in an initial public offering that could value the animal health business at as much as $12.5 billion. At the top-end of the expected range, the offering would raise about $2.2 billion. The Wall Street Journal reported last month that the Zoetis IPO was likely by January or February, and that it could raise about $4 billion. …

U.S. soldier charged in Afghan massacre had PTSD: lawyer

Army Staff Sergeant Robert Bales, his attorney John Henry Browne, Judge Col. Jeffery R. Nance and prosecutor Major Rob Stelle are seen in a courtroom sketch as he is arraignedTACOMA, Washington (Reuters) – A U.S. soldier charged with capital murder in the slayings of 16 civilians near his military post in Afghanistan was diagnosed as suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury prior to the killings, his lawyer said on Thursday. Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty against Robert Bales, a decorated veteran of four combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan who is accused of gunning down the villagers, mostly women and children, in cold blood during two rampages through their family compounds in Kandahar province last March. …

Black, poor kids are heavy sugary drink consumers

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Black children and teens in the U.S. are almost twice as likely as their white peers to consume more than 500 calories a day of low-nutrient fruit drinks, according to a new study. The results, which found a three-fold surge in the overall number of teens drinking sugar-spiked sports energy drinks, should inform policy, the authors said. “Some groups may be more at risk for soda, others may be more at risk for fruit drinks, all of which … …

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