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  • BAT quits nicotine inhaler to focus on vaping

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    British American Tobacco (BAT) has quit plans to market a nicotine inhaler called Voke to focus on consumer items like e-cigarettes rather than health products. The move reins in BAT's earlier, very diversified approach to cigarette alternatives, which are being pursued by all big listed tobacco companies including Philip Morris International and Japan Tobacco International…

  • Trump presses Democrats on Obamacare, calls for bipartisan fix

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    U.S. Republican President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday kept up his attacks on Democrats and Obamacare while calling for a bipartisan effort in Congress to come up with a healthcare alternative that would lower costs and improve care. In a series of tweets, Trump, who takes office later this month, blasted Senate Democratic Leader Charles Schumer…

  • Otonomy’s ear infection drug succeeds in late-stage trial

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    (Reuters) – Drug developer Otonomy Inc said on Thursday its drug to treat acute otitis externa (AOE), an infection in the outer ear canal, met the main goal in a late-stage trial. AOE, also known as swimmer’s ear, is a type of bacterial infection causing inflammation in the external ear canal. Children suffering from middle-ear…

  • GSK cuts vaccine price for refugees, bowing to pressure

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    GlaxoSmithKline is cutting the price charged for its pneumococcal vaccine when given to refugees, following complaints about the product's “exorbitant” cost by medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres. GSK said its offer was made on the basis that others would not seek to reference the special price, which is intended solely to support refugee populations. Pfizer…

  • Data leak boosts Froome, puts Wiggins in spotlight

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    By Alan Baldwin LONDON (Reuters) – Chris Froome's credibility as triple Tour de France champion has only been boosted by the hacking of his private medical information, according to a South African physiologist who carried out tests on the Briton last year. Jeroen Swart, in an interview with the Cycling Tips website, suggested, however, that…

  • Cycling-Data leak boosts Froome, puts Wiggins in spotlight

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    By Alan Baldwin LONDON, Sept 19 (Reuters) – Chris Froome’s credibility as triple Tour de France champion has only been boosted by the hacking of his private medical information, according to a South African physiologist who carried out tests on the Briton last year. Jeroen Swart, in an interview with the Cycling Tips website, suggested,…

  • U.S. probes toy jewelry kits linked to high lead levels

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    Elliot Kaye, who chairs the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, said on Friday that he is examining the safety of Cra-Z-Art kits after New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman called on several big retailers to pull them from store shelves. A similar demand was made to LaRose Industries LLC, a Randolph, New Jersey-based company that…