The FDA has granted priority review for the companyâs application to expand the drugâs approved uses to include those with genotype 1b and compensated cirrhosis, without the need for ribavirin. Viekira Pak was approved in December 2014 to treat genotype 1 of hep C, including those with compensated cirrhosis.
The number of U.S. students who studied abroad for academic credit increased by three percent to 283,332 students in 2011/12, a higher rate of growth than the one percent increase the previous year.
In 2012/13, 55,000 more international students enrolled in U.S. higher education compared to 2011/12, with most of the growth driven by China and Saudi Arabia. This marks the seventh consecutive year that Open Doors reported expansion in the total number of international students in U.S. higher education. strong increase in the number of ânewâ international students, those enrolling for the first time at a U.S. college or university in fall 2013, indicates that this growth trend likely will continue. New enrollments in 2012/13 were up ten percent from the prior year, following a seven percent increase in 2011/12.