[NEWSWORKS=LEE HAN IK] The Seoul Central District Court in South Korea has put FuelCell Energy's receivable under provisional seizure on January 13th, 2020.On the first Friday of 2020, POSCO Energy has filed for provisional seizure against FuelCell Energy(FCE, a U.S. hydrogen fuel cell manufactu
[뉴스웍스=박지훈 기자] NH농협은행은 거액 익스포져를 측정하고 관리하는 거액 익스포져 관리시스템(NH-LEMS) 구축을 완료했다고 12일 밝혔다. 거액 익스포져는 은행이 특정 차주에 지나치게 많이 진행된 대출로, 바젤은행감독위원회(BCBS)가 특정 기업의 부실이 은행권 전반으로 전이되는 것을 막기 위해 지난 1991년 거액익스포져에 대한 규제를 처음 도입했다. 2014년 마련된 기준서에 따르면 개별 또는 연결된 거래상대방 그룹에 대한 익스포져가 은행바젤Ⅲ 기본자본의 25%를 초과하지 않아야 한다.NH-LEMS은 오는 2020년 미
[뉴스웍스=양민후 기자] 면역항암제 옵디보(Opdivo, 성분명: 니볼루맙)가 희귀 자가면역질환인 '램버트-이튼 근무력증후군(LEMS)'을 유발할 수 있는 것으로 밝혀졌다.일본 오사카경찰병원 나츠키 다나카 교수(신경과)팀은 최근 이 같은 내용의 사례보고서를 국제학술지 Neurology에 게재했다.이에 따르면 일본인 여성 A(73)씨는 한 병원에서 비소세포폐암(non-small cell lung cancer)으로 옵디보를 투여받던 중 신경계 이상증상을 보였고, 이후 LEMS로 확진 받았다.A씨는 앞서 화학항암요법을 받았
[뉴스웍스=양민후 기자] 희귀 자가면역질환 ‘람베르트 이튼 근무력 증후군(Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome, LEMS)’을 치료하는 약이 미국 시장에 진출한다. 이 질환은 골반과 대퇴부 근력 손실을 초래하는 것으로 알려져 있다. 미국 식품의약국(FDA)은 최근 카탈리스트 파마슈티컬즈(Catalyst Pharmaceuticals)가 개발한 피르댑스(Firdapse, 성분명: amifampridine)를 성인 LEMS 환자 치료에 허가했다고 밝혔다.LEMS는 면역체계가 신경근접합부를 적으로 인식, 공격할 때
By Reuters StaffNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Penile fracture repair does not impair sexual function, but self-esteem scores drop during the early months after surgery, researchers from Turkey report.Immediate surgical exploration is the preferred management for penile fracture, but few studies have examined the psychosocial and sexual effects of penile fracture and its treatment, Dr. Mustafa Suat B
By Carolyn Crist(Reuters Health) - Screening older surgery patients for cognitive impairment can catch undiagnosed problems that raise risk for complications, researchers say.Among 211 patients over age 65 having elective orthopedic surgeries such as hip or knee replacement, pre-operative screening found that about one quarter had likely cognitive impairment such as undiagnosed dementia. These pat
By Nellie PeytonLONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - When Bisi Alimi came out as gay in Nigeria, his parents took him to a church where he underwent seven days of isolation, prayers and fasting to be "cured" of homosexuality, he said. The experience, which prompted him to attempt suicide at the age of 17, is common for gay people from Nigeria to China to the United States, LGBT activists said o
By Lisa Rapaport(Reuters Health) - For people who already have cardiovascular problems, having high blood sugar below the cutoff for diabetes diagnosis doesn’t raise the risk of potentially fatal heart events, a recent study suggests. Diabetes has long been linked to an increased risk of coronary artery disease as well as higher odds of heart attacks, cardiac arrest, and unstable angina.Research h
By Lisa Rapaport(Reuters Health) - For people who already have cardiovascular problems, having high blood sugar below the cutoff for diabetes diagnosis doesn’t raise the risk of potentially fatal heart “events,” a recent study suggests. Diabetes has long been linked to an increased risk of coronary artery disease as well as higher odds of heart attacks, cardiac arrest and what’s known as unstable
(Corrects spelling of drug in paragraphs 8, 9)* FDA clears Fasenra for patients aged 12 years and older* AstraZeneca prices maintenance dose below rivals* AstraZeneca product will vie with GSK's NucalaBy Ben HirschlerLONDON, Nov 15 (Reuters) - AstraZeneca has achieved another milestone in rebuilding its drug portfolio with U.S. approval of a drug for severe asthma as the company battles to put
By Scott BalticNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A screening program in Baltimore that used autorefraction to assess patients’ eyesight, and then provided free eyeglasses to them, yielded a high level of satisfaction, according to a new report.“This model has the potential to lessen the burden of uncorrected RE (refractive error) by providing glasses to individuals who may be lost to follow-up after com
(The opinions expressed here are those of the author, a columnist for Reuters.)By Mark Miller(The writer is a Reuters columnist. The opinions expressed are his own.)CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. Republican lawmakers want to cut taxes for corporations and wealthy people by $1.3 trillion - and they seem to want seniors to foot a good chunk of the bill.Their 2018 budget plan would chop $473 billion out of
By Anne HardingNEW YORK (Reuters Health) ? Early, aggressive enteral nutrition does not improve outcomes in ventilated patients with shock, according to findings from the NUTRIREA-2 trial published in The Lancet.And these patients were more likely to have digestive complications with enteral than parenteral early isocaloric nutrition, Dr. Jean Reignier of the Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Hotel