Health
EU sets out post-horsemeat food standards revamp
The European Commission set out Monday what it said would be a revolution in food safety from farm to fork, drawn up in response to the scandal of horsemeat sold as beef.
May 6, 2013
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Medications
UK alleges GSK paid off competitors to delay drugs
Britain's competition watchdog accused GlaxoSmithKline on Friday of paying off competitors to delay launches of their own versions of GSK's best-selling antidepressant, Seroxat.
Apr 19, 2013
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Medications
Studies for approval of new drugs have insufficient patients to evaluate safety
For medicines intended for chronic use, the number of patients studied before regulatory approval is insufficient to properly evaluate safety and long-term efficacy, requiring the need for new legislation, according to a ...
Mar 19, 2013
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Addiction
EU approves medication that quenches urge to drink alcohol
The European Union has given the green light for the sale of a medication that will help quench the urge for alcoholics to drink, the companies behind the new treatment said Thursday.
Feb 28, 2013
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Health
Cutting smoking saves more in health bills than lost tax, EU says
The cost and health benefits of getting people not to smoke and better still, not to start, more than outweigh the taxes the tobacco industry pays to governments, the European Commission said Monday.
Feb 25, 2013
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Other
EU says too early to impose meat labelling
The European Commission said Tuesday it is too early to require labelling on meat used in processed foods despite growing uproar over horse meat being passed off as beef in frozen hamburgers and lasagne.
Feb 12, 2013
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Health
Innovative rehabilitation for stroke victims
A pioneering rehabilitation system has been developed, with the aim of improving the quality of life of those suffering from brain damage.
Jan 11, 2013
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Health
EU crackdown on tobacco stops short of plain packets (Update)
With menthol cigarettes to be banned and cigarette packs sold with repulsive images of rotting lungs, the European Union released new anti-tobacco proposals Wednesday, the first in over a decade.
Dec 19, 2012
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Addiction
Tobacco industry claims on cigarette packaging are nonsense
Claims that replacing alluring designs on cigarette packs with a plain standardised look will increase illegal tobacco production are baseless - according to a new report published today (Friday) by an international expert.
Nov 23, 2012
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Medications
EU drug regulator OKs Novartis' meningitis B shot
Europe's top drug regulator has recommended approval for the first vaccine against meningitis B, made by Novartis AG.
Nov 16, 2012
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