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Click to View in Browser 06/3/2014 FDA sets approval path for Prosensa muscle disorder drug (Reuters) - Prosensa Holding NV said the U.S. Food and Drug Administration had outlined an accelerated regulatory approval path for its most advanced drug, aimed at treating a muscle disorder. UK scientific panel backs potential 'three-parent' IVF babies LONDON (Reuters) - A British expert scientific panel gave its backing on Tuesday to potential new 3-way fertility treatments that would for the first time allow genetically modified embryos to be implanted into women. Mystery over pig virus origins contributes to spread and anxiety CHICKASAW Ohio (Reuters) - Swine veterinarian Bill Minton thought the baby pigs dying at a farm in western Ohio had a bad case of gastro-enteritis and was stumped when lab results came back with no indication of what had killed them. UK firm evacuates some staff from Sierra Leone over Ebola virus FREETOWN (Reuters) - Iron ore producer London Mining has evacuated some non-essential staff from Sierra Leone and imposed travel restrictions due to an outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus, the company said on Tuesday. See doctor before heading to the World Cup: health officials NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Before heading to Brazil for this month's World Cup or the 2016 Olympic Games, people should visit their doctors for appropriate preventive medicine, U.S. health officials say. Insured young cancer patients fare better, live longer: study CHICAGO (Reuters) - Young adults with cancer are far more likely to recover or live longer if they have health insurance, a new study on the potential impact of the Affordable Care Act shows. Pfizer to pay $325 million in Neurontin settlement (Reuters) - Pfizer Inc has agreed to pay $325 million to resolve claims it defrauded insurers and other healthcare benefit providers by marketing Neurontin for unapproved uses, its second settlement over the epilepsy drug in six weeks. Immigrant parents less likely to read to their children: study NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Minority children often lag behind their peers in language development when they start preschool. According to a new study, some of that disparity in school readiness may be due to differences in the frequency of "book sharing" among families. One in eight U.S. children experiences maltreatment: study NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - About one in eight American children and adolescents will experience maltreatment by adulthood, according to a new study. France experiments with paying people to cycle to work PARIS (Reuters) - France has started a six-month experiment with paying people to cycle to work, joining other European governments in trying to boost bicycle use to boost people's health, reduce air pollution and cut fossil fuel consumption. Related Video Sweeping plan unveiled to slash U.S. power plant pollution U.S. unveils plan to slash power plant pollution The latest Reuters articles on M&A, IPOs, private equity, hedge funds and regulatory updates delivered to your inbox each day. Register Today   A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. Register Today   » MORE NEWSLETTERS

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