Health

Canada appeals court upholds landmark tobacco ruling

Quebec's appeals court on Friday upheld a historic ruling ordering three tobacco firms to pay Can$15.5 billion (US$11.6 billion) to smokers in the Canadian province who claimed they were never warned about the health risks ...

Health

UN treaty cracks down on heated tobacco products

Members of a global tobacco treaty took a hard line Saturday on heated tobacco products, agreeing that they should face the same restrictions as cigarettes despite possibly being less deadly.

Health

Product recall decisions need balance to prevent overreacting

As health care and technology become ever more intertwined, the importance of data-driven, evidence-based product recall decisions is only going to accelerate. According to published research co-written by a University of ...

Medications

Novo Nordisk woos Belgian nano-drug maker

Denmark's Novo Nordisk, the world's leading insulin manufacturer, announced Monday an offer to buy the Belgian biotech firm Ablynx for 2.6 billion euros ($3.1 billion).

Health

Worker contribution to health benefits up in 2017

(HealthDay)—In 2017, health benefits coverage remained stable, while workers faced considerable variation in costs, according to a report published online Sept. 19 in Health Affairs.

Medications

Pharma sector set for wave of mergers, acquisitions: study

The pharmaceuticals sector is facing an intensive period of mergers and acquisitions in the coming years, even if US firms Pfizer and Allergan recently failed to tie the knot, the corporate consultancy firm EY said Monday.

Health

Gauloises maker appeals French plain package law

Seita, the French subsidiary of Britain's Imperial Tobacco and the maker of the iconic Gauloises and Gitanes cigarettes, said Tuesday it would appeal to France's top court against regulations imposing plain packaging.

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