British Ebola patient recovering, no longer critical, says hospital

A convoy carrying an Ebola patient arrive at the Royal Free Hospital in LondonLONDON (Reuters) – A British nurse diagnosed with Ebola last month is recovering and is no longer in a critical condition, the London hospital treating her said in a statement on Monday. "Pauline Cafferkey is showing signs of improvement and is no longer critically ill," the statement said. "She remains in isolation as she receives specialist care for the Ebola virus." (Reporting by William James; editing by Stephen Addison)

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Taiwan reports H5N8 bird flu outbreak – OIE

Chickens sit inside cages in a traditional market in TaipeiPARIS (Reuters) – Taiwan has reported an outbreak of the highly pathogenic H5N8 bird flu virus on a goose farm, the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) said on Tuesday. The outbreak started on Jan. 8 at a farm in Da-Lin Township, Chiayi County and killed 3,683 out of 5,200 birds, the Taiwanese authorities said in a report to the Paris-based OIE. The strain is the same as in other cases found in Europe, North America and elsewhere in Asia in the past year. (Reporting by Gus Trompiz, editing by Michel Rose)

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AbbVie wins U.S. approval for Parkinson’s treatment

A screen displays the share price for pharmaceutical maker AbbVie on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange(Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved AbbVie Inc's treatment for Parkinson's disease, three months ahead of the scheduled review date. The treatment, Duopa — a combination of carbidopa and levodopa — is the first to be effective for 16 hours, compared with existing oral formulations that last for up to four hours following a single dose. Duopa, already available in Canada, is administered using a small portable infusion pump that delivers the drug directly to the small intestine. AbbVie shares were up 1 percent in premarket trading. …

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