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.
Foreign-born population in U.S. higher than ever. By Stephanie Siek, CNN. (CNN) â The United States is becoming increasingly international, according to data collected by the U.S. Census Bureau in the 2010 American Community Survey Thursday. The number of foreign-born people in the United States is at an all-time high, at 40 million-an increase of about 9 million since the 2000 census. The 2010 census put the total U.S. population at almost 309 million.