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Exclusive: Pfizer weighs sale or spin-off of consumer health unit – sources
By Lauren Hirsch, Olivia Oran and Carl O'Donnell (Reuters) – U.S. drugmaker Pfizer Inc is evaluating a potential sale or spin-off of its consumer health division that could value the unit at as much as $14 billion, people familiar with the matter said on Wednesday. A Pfizer exit from the consumer health business, which includes…
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Mylan working to finalize EpiPen Medicaid settlement: CFO
Generic drugmaker Mylan NV said on Wednesday it was working to finalize a settlement with the U.S. government over Medicaid rebates for its EpiPen emergency allergy treatment, adding that money set aside for the settlement led to a third quarter loss. The company had previously said it agreed to terms of a settlement set at…
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Mylan working to finalize EpiPen Medicaid settlement: CFO
Generic drugmaker Mylan NV said on Wednesday it was working to finalize a settlement with the U.S. government over Medicaid rebates for its EpiPen emergency allergy treatment, adding that money set aside for the settlement led to a third quarter loss. The company had previously said it agreed to terms of a settlement set at…
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Study links low vitamin D levels to increased bladder cancer risk
Researchers based in the UK have linked low vitamin D levels to increased risk of bladder cancer. Previous research has highlighted the importance of vitamin D in reducing the risk of cardiovascular disease, cognitive impairment, autoimmune disease and cancer.
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Study links low vitamin D levels to increased bladder cancer risk
Researchers based in the UK have linked low vitamin D levels to increased risk of bladder cancer. Previous research has highlighted the importance of vitamin D in reducing the risk of cardiovascular disease, cognitive impairment, autoimmune disease and cancer.
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New Delhi targets older diesel vehicles to clear up choking smog
By Sanjeev Miglani NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Authorities in New Delhi began revoking licenses for thousands of older diesel vehicles on Tuesday and halted construction work on the underground rail network, as air pollution remained several times over the safety limit. India's Supreme Court, which has in the past led the drive to clean up…
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Cycle of exploitation turns Nigerian sex slaves in Italy into traffickers
By Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani EDO, Nigeria (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Sitting on the floor surrounded by vials, animal bones and sheets stained crimson with blood, spiritual doctor Olor Elemian described how he scares girls into blind obedience with potions and spells known as “juju”. “Something in her head will keep telling her: ‘Go and pay!'”…
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Child marriage threatens future of young Central African Republic refugees in Cameroon
By Kieran Guilbert GADO-BADZERE, Cameroon (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Alone, hungry and traumatised having watched her parents die in war-torn Central African Republic, 14-year-old Koulsoumi believed the worst was behind her when she was taken in by a family in Cameroon after fleeing across the border last year. “They had a man for me to…