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Top EU Court Upholds AstraZeneca Fine Over Ulcer Drug

06.12.2012 - The European Union's highest court has upheld a €52.5 million ($69 million) antitrust fine levied against AstraZeneca for blocking the entry of cheaper rivals to its then...

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Shale Gas Needs Regulation, Not Ban

21.11.2012 - EU politicians rejected a ban on shale gas, while calling for a robust regulatory regime to address environmental and other concerns, in a series of votes on Wednesday in the...

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EU Doctors Turn to Last-Ditch Antibiotics as Resistance Grows

16.11.2012 - Doctors are increasingly having to turn to last-ditch antibiotics due to growing drug-resistant superbug infections in Europe, EU health officials said on Friday. The problem is...

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Drugmakers Offer to Cap Greece's Medicines Bill

05.11.2012 - International drug companies have offered to cap the total amount the Greek government has to pay for its medicines in a bid to resolve a crisis that is jeopardising both the...

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Germany's Merck Halts Supply of Cancer Drug to Greek Hospitals

03.11.2012 - German pharmaceuticals firm Merck KGaA is no longer delivering cancer drug Erbitux to Greek hospitals, a spokesman said on Saturday, the latest sign of how an economic and budget...

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Europe Approves High-Price Gene Therapy

02.11.2012 - European officials have approved the Western world's first gene therapy drug from a small Dutch biotech company, in a milestone for the novel medical technology that fixes faulty...

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EU Lagging in Controls Over Hazardous Chemicals

30.10.2012 - More than a thousand potentially hazardous chemicals often found in cosmetics and cleaning supplies remain unregulated on the European market, environmental activists say. Green...

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Greece Fights Drug Shortages by Suspending Exports

24.10.2012 - The Greek government, battling a shortage of many medicines, has suspended all drug exports in the wake of a fresh round of price cuts, according to a notice from the country's...