Tag: tobacco
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Trump presses Democrats on Obamacare, calls for bipartisan fix
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…
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Duck cull in France’s foie gras region to contain bird flu
French authorities have started slaughtering ducks in the main foie gras-producing region to try to contain a dangerous form of bird flu. Operations to destroy birds got underway Thursday in three departments …
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Halozyme’s pancreatic cancer drug succeeds in mid-stage trial
(Reuters) – Halozyme Therapeutics Inc said its flagship drug delivery technology in tandem with therapies from Celgene Corp and Eli Lilly and Co succeeded in a mid-stage study involving patients with an advanced form of pancreatic cancer. Shares of Halozyme were up 47.3 percent at $15.77 in trading before the opening bell on Thursday. Halozyme’s…
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Synthetic Biologics’ C. difficile mid-stage study meets main goal
(Reuters) – Synthetic Biologics Inc said on Thursday its experimental product designed to reduce antibiotic-resistant infections outperformed a placebo in a mid-stage trial. The company’s oral enzyme ribaxamase met the main goal of significantly reducing Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) versus a placebo in the 412-patient study. Prolonged use of antibiotics can allow this common intestinal…
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Insurer AXA to sell 1.8 billion euros of tobacco assets
French insurer AXA plans to stop investing in the tobacco industry, citing the impact of smoking on public health, and said it plans to sell its 1.8 billion euros ($2.02 billion) of assets in the sector. AXA said it would divest its 200 million euros of equity holdings in tobacco companies immediately. It also plans…
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European court OKs crackdown on e-cigarettes, packaging
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s top court dealt a blow to the tobacco industry Wednesday by approving sweeping new rules that will require plain cigarette packs, ban menthol cigarettes and regulate the growing electronic cigarette market.
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Germany relaxes rules on using cannabis for medical purposes
Dried cannabis flowers and cannabis extracts will be available in pharmacies on prescription and the public health system will cover the cost, according to the draft bill that is expected to come into force from spring 2017. Other countries that allow cannabis use for medical purposes include Italy and the Czech Republic. Portugal has decriminalized…