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U.N. criticizes Czech detentions and strip-searches of refugees

By Tom Miles and Jan Lopatka GENEVA/PRAGUE (Reuters) – U.N. human rights chief Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein accused the Czech Republic on Thursday of committing systematic human rights violations by detaining refugees for up to 90 days, strip-searching them for money to pay for their own detention. Human rights violations appeared to be “an integral part” of a Czech government policy designed to deter migrants and refugees from entering the country

Merrimack Pharma's cancer drug wins FDA approval

Merrimack Pharmaceutical Inc’s pancreatic cancer therapy, Onivyde, became its first ever drug to win approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday. The drug when used in combination with chemotherapy drugs 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) and leucovorin, is designed to treat metastatic pancreatic cancer in patients who have failed to respond to chemotherapy drug gemcitabine. Pancreatic cancer, which is known as the “deadliest” kind of cancer, is seldom detected in

British PM Cameron against imposing sugar tax to fight child obesity

British Prime Minister David Cameron is against imposing a tax on sugar as a means to tackle childhood obesity, his spokesman said on Thursday, rejecting the arguments of a high-profile campaign for a levy on sugary food and drinks. Childhood obesity is described as one of the most serious public health challenges of the 21st century by the World Health Organisation, and in 2013 around one in five English 10-