From April, the UK government's sugar tax will make 500ml bottles of high-sugar drinks cost an extra 14p, and two litre bottles an extra 58p. The higher price is intended to steer people towards choosing lower-sugar drinks. ...
Feb 9, 2018
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CVS Health's proposed takeover of insurer Aetna is being pitched as a cost-effective antidote to the complex and at times frustrating American health care system, with pharmacies playing a broader role in patient care.
Dec 5, 2017
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(AP)—The Supreme Court is struggling with whether it should stop pharmaceutical corporations from paying generic drug competitors to delay releasing their cheaper versions of brand-name drugs.
Mar 25, 2013
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You may have to be over a certain age to be a contestant on "Deal or No Deal", but children as young as five start to maximize their profits - in cookies - when making decisions similar to those on the show, according to ...
Jan 9, 2013
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Negotiators from 135 nations sealed Wednesday a global deal to stem the illegal tobacco trade that could net governments $50 billion more annually in tax revenues, the World Health Organisation said.
Apr 4, 2012
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Anglo-Swedish pharmaceuticals giant AstraZeneca on Thursday agreed to buy French biotech specialist Amolyt Pharma for about $1 billion, expanding further into the field of rare drugs.
Mar 14, 2024
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Swiss pharmaceutical giant Novartis said this week it had agreed to buy German biotech firm MorphoSys for 2.7 billion euros ($2.9 billion), giving it access to a new blood cancer treatment.
Feb 6, 2024
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Swiss pharmaceutical group Roche said Monday it will pay $7.1 billion to buy Telavant Holdings, a group developing new treatments for inflammatory bowel diseases.
Oct 23, 2023
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Shares in Japan's Daiichi Sankyo soared on Friday after the pharma group announced a major cancer drug deal with US giant Merck worth up to $22 billion.
Oct 20, 2023
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The EU said Thursday it had given the green light for US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer's $43-billion acquisition of biotech firm Seagen, specializing in innovative cancer treatment.
Oct 19, 2023
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