Chelsea Therapeutics Rises as Northera Wins Panel Backing

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Chelsea Therapeutics International Ltd. surged the most in almost seven years after the company’s drug to treat a condition that can cause dizziness in people with central nervous system disorders won the backing of a U.S. advisory panel.

Chelsea Therapeutics climbed 61 percent to $3.88 at the close in New York, its biggest increase since June 2005. Shares of the Charlotte, North Carolina-based company had fallen 41 percent in the 12 months before today.