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Ex-Singapore leader Lee Kuan Yew’s health deteriorates

The health of Lee Kuan Yew, the founding father of modern Singapore, has deteriorated further and he remains critically ill in intensive care, the prime minister's office said on Wednesday. Singapore's first prime minister Lee, 91, has been in hospital with severe pneumonia since Feb. 5. “Lee Kuan Yew remains critically ill in the ICU and has deteriorated further,” the government statement said, without giving further details. The update follows Tuesday's announcement that Lee's health had worsened due to an infection.

Pilot dies in helicopter crash near St. Louis hospital

(Reuters) – A helicopter pilot died when the aircraft crashed near a St. Louis hospital, fire officials said. The St. Louis Fire Department said on its Twitter account that the helicopter went down on the street behind the St. Louis University Hospital, killing the pilot and causing a fire. The St.

FDA denies approval for Actavis hypertension treatment

(Reuters) – Generic drug maker Actavis Plc said the U.S. health regulator denied an approval for its hypertension treatment, a fixed-dose combination of nebivolol and valsartan. The company said it would review the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s complete response letter and decide on appropriate next steps. The regulator issues a complete response letter when a new or generic treatment cannot be approved in its current form. Actavis did not give any further details on the contents of the letter.