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India’s top court tells tobacco industry packs must carry bigger warnings

May 4, 2016

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By Aditya Kalra NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India's top court told tobacco companies on Wednesday they must adhere to a new federal rule requiring much larger health warnings on cigarette packs, in a major setback for the $11 billion industry that opposes the new policy. The Supreme Court turned down a plea to stay implementation…

India court tells tobacco industry to adopt stricter warnings

May 4, 2016

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India's highest court on Wednesday ordered cigarette manufacturers to comply with controversial new rules requiring bigger health warnings on packets that sparked weeks-long factory shutdowns. The tobacco industry has taken the government to court, arguing that the directives — aimed at deterring smokers with graphic images of diseased lungs and mouth tumours — are too…

Biotech stock swoon sparks buyout interest: investor

May 4, 2016

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The Nasdaq Biotechnology index fell 23 percent in the first three months of 2016, its worst quarterly performance since 2002, and remains down one-third from its all-time high, reached last July. Andy Acker, a portfolio manager at Janus Capital Group who helps oversee $7 billion in healthcare assets, says the sell-off led to a steep…

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India’s top court tells tobacco industry packs must carry bigger warnings

India court tells tobacco industry to adopt stricter warnings

Biotech stock swoon sparks buyout interest: investor