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.
The ACTFLâs most recent figures finds about 8.9 million children studying language in American public schools as of 2008. Though up from the 8.6 million in 2004, this is still only limited good news: the tables show that 40 million students are not taking foreign languages.