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Doctors tread warily over insider trading

FBI focus on pharmaceutical sector leads to ‘expert network’ concerns

Nov 23, 2012

University botanic gardens threatened

Danger from cash cuts and changing research trends

Nov 22, 2012

Roche pledges to release Tamiflu data

Move will allow greater scrutiny of drug’s efficacy

Nov 22, 2012

Schiff board backs $1.4bn Reckitt deal

US vitamin company approves $42-per-share offer

Nov 21, 2012

BASF to fatten up nutrition arm

German group acquires Norwegian healthcare business Pronova

Nov 20, 2012

Bayer move boosts Reckitt’s Schiff bid

German group refuses to raise price for nutrition company

From COMMENT Nov 19, 2012

The quest for opioids less vulnerable to abuse

Drugs tweaked to foil those seeking highs

Headache, conceptual artwork ©Science photo library From COMMENT Nov 19, 2012

Medicine: An end to the agony

Drug companies and doctors are starting to tackle pain as an ailment in its own right

Workers on the insulin production line at a factory in Russia ©Science Photo Library Nov 18, 2012

Novo Nordisk becomes largest Nordic group

Insulin revenues quadruple market capitalisation since 2009

Nov 16, 2012

Dynavax shares hit after mixed FDA vote

Panel recommends against approval of hepatitis B vaccine

From GLOBAL ECONOMY Nov 15, 2012

UN health fund names new chief

Mark Dybul to head Global Fund to fight Aids, TB and Malaria

From INDUSTRIALS Nov 15, 2012

Contract loss hits Rexam earnings

Packaging specialist loses bovine syringe deal

Nov 14, 2012

Vaccine raises hopes for drug groups

MenAfriVac stable even when exposed to high temperatures

From WORLD Nov 14, 2012

FDA questioned on meningitis outbreak

Compounding pharmacies at centre of controversy

Nov 13, 2012

Cuban diabetes drug set for Europe tests

CIGB deal with Praxis may rouse tensions with US

Nov 13, 2012

Cuba eyes west with pharmaceuticals push

Regulatory approval sought for diabetes drug

From MARKETS Nov 5, 2012

Abbott Labs arm in $14.7bn bond issue

US companies in pre-election bond rush

From WORLD Nov 5, 2012

Ash killer discovered in Kent and Essex

Nov 5, 2012

Reckitt targets flu sufferers online

Tie-up with WebMD is a window into the future of marketing

Nov 4, 2012

Pharmas offer to cap cost of Greek medicine

Fears over escalating bad debts and future policies

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