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Pfizer's Ian Read: Europe Is Undermining Drug Innovation

Tensions between European governments and large drug companies like Pfizer have been rising for several years as administrations across the region face the challenge of curbing the rising costs of healthcare in tough economic times. Governments are by far
Europe is undermining drug innovation by cutting prices, raising barriers to new medicines and freeloading off others in Asia and the United States who are more willing to pay, the boss of Pfizer, the world's largest drugmaker, said.
How Meat Eating Contributed To Human’s Spread Across The Globe

Red Meat: How To Fight The Silent Killer

Will eating red meat today lead to an early grave tomorrow? While it’s a known fact that eating read meat can lead to heart disease and diabetes, researchers have now discovered that consuming it can significantly increase risk of death. How can red meat eaters fight back from the harm done to their bodies?
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New York Bans TCEP

Toxic Flame Retardants in Children's Products: New York Bans TCEP

New York state has banned TCEP, a toxic flame retardant chemical. The ban comes at a time when the use of toxic flame retardant chemicals in children's products is raising serious safety concerns.Many other states are expected to follow New York and ban TCEP.
A laboratory worker of Silimed factory checks silicone in Rio de Janeiro, in this picture taken on March 27, 2003.

New Silicone Gel-Filled Breast Implant Gets FDA Approval

The privately held Sientra Inc. on Friday joined the publicly traded Allergan Inc. and Johnson & Johnson (Mentor Worldwide LLC) as the only three companies to have won U.S. Food and Drug Administration approvals to market controversial silicone gel-filled breast implants.
Coke

Coke, Pepsi Change Recipe To Avoid Cancer Warning

Coke and Pepsi will reduce the amount of caramel coloring in their sodas so they won't be required to add a cancer warning label. However, both companies maintain their products have always been safe.
A doctor works at the organ transplant operation theatre at Mansoura University hospital, 210 km (130 miles) north of Cairo, December 24, 2009.

Immune System Tricked to Accept Donor Organs: Study

Scientists have found a way to trick the immune system into accepting organs from a mismatched, unrelated organ donor, a finding that could help patients avoid a lifetime of drugs to prevent rejection of the donated organ.
Quit Smoking

Surgeon General Declares Youth Smoking An Epidemic

Smoking among America's youth has reached epidemic proportions, starting them on the path to a lifetime of addiction, the U.S. surgeon general's office said in its first report on youth smoking since 1994.
Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan

Is Turkey's Prime Minister Dying of Cancer?

Rumors about Erdogan’s health have festered since last November when the Prime Minister underwent surgery on his lower intestines, followed by another procedure in February.

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