Thai King continues to recover in hospital, palace says

Well-wishers wave flags and pray as Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej leaves Siriraj hospital in BangkokBANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej, the world's longest-reigning monarch, continues to recover in hospital following surgery to remove his gallbladder and treatment for an intestinal infection, the palace said in a statement on Monday. The health of the king, who is 87 and has been in hospital for over two months, is a subject of keen public concern. He is regarded as almost divine by many Thais and is widely seen as a unifying figure through years of political unrest. A team of doctors reported after examinations on Monday that the king's condition was improving. …

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German watchdog deals another setback to Bayer eye drug Eylea

FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Bayer’s eye medication Eylea does not offer an advantage over a rival product from Novartis when treating patients with a type of diabetes-related swelling of the retina, a German healthcare cost watchdog said on Monday. The opinion issued by the German Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care, or IQWiG, could affect the level of reimbursement by public insurers for Eylea in Germany. …
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Interim data indicates Sophiris Bio drug may not be effective

(Reuters) – Sophiris Bio Inc said interim data showed that its only pipeline compound did not meet a predetermined threshold for efficacy in treating lower urinary tract symptoms of enlarged prostate. The stock fell 67 percent to 93 cents in premarket trading. The drug developer said the ongoing late-stage study of the drug was “unaffected” by the data and that the final analysis of the data was expected in the fourth quarter of 2015. The main goal of the study was a reduction in symptoms measured by an eight-question screening tool called International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS). …
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