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U.S. House passes bill to speed new drugs to the market

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives on Friday passed a bill aimed at speeding new drugs to the market, after lawmakers defeated last-minute amendments to the legislation. The House voted 344 to 77 in favor of the bill, known as the 21st Century Cures Act, which would require the FDA to streamline the drug approval process, consider more flexible forms of clinical trials and incorporate patient experience into

Progress for women and children in India health survey may offer global lessons

By Nita Bhalla NEW DELHI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Simple interventions such as using community workers to promote breast-feeding in villages have helped India improve the health of its women and children and could be good global examples, say aid workers, citing early findings from a U.N.-backed survey. The Rapid Survey on Children, conducted by the ministry of women and child development and supported by the U.N.’s children’s agency, UNICEF,