Johnson & Johnson confirms no asbestos in Johnson’s Baby Powder
FILE PHOTO: Bottles of Johnson & Johnson baby powder line a drugstore shelf in New York October 15, 2015. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson (Reuters) – Johnson & Johnson (JNJ.N) said on Tuesday…
Bangladesh plans to ban e-cigarettes amid growing health concerns
DHAKA (Reuters) – Bangladesh plans to prohibit the sale and use of electronic cigarettes and vaporizers, a health official said on Sunday, as countries around the world move to ban…
Tesla move will draw further companies into Germany: state premier
A flagstore shop of electric carmaker Tesla is pictured in Berlin, Germany, November 13, 2019. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Tesla’s (TSLA.O) announcement earlier this month that it will build…
Massachusetts adopts tough ban on flavored vaping, tobacco products
BOSTON (Reuters) – Massachusetts on Wednesday adopted the country’s toughest ban on the sale of flavored tobacco and vaping products, including menthol cigarettes, in response to a rise in youth…
ImmuPharma licenses lupus drug Lupuzor to Avion in the United States
LONDON (Reuters) – British pharmaceutical firm ImmuPharma said on Thursday it had signed a licensing and development agreement for Lupuzor, a first-in-class treatment for auto-immune disease Lupus, with U.S. company…
Novartis’s $90 million Swiss factory to help solve cell therapy bottleneck
ZURICH (Reuters) – Swiss drugmaker Novartis’s (NOVN.S) new $90 million cell and gene therapy factory in northern Switzerland is on track to begin commercial production of its cell therapy Kymriah…
AstraZeneca’s Imfinzi gets speedy FDA review for small cell lung cancer
FILE PHOTO: The company logo for pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca is displayed on a screen on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange, U.S., April 8, 2019. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid (Reuters)…
Euro zone inflation rises quicker than expected in November
BRUSSELS/FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Euro zone inflation accelerated faster than expected in November on a rise in food and services prices, likely comforting European Central Bank policymakers even if some factors…
Fiat Chrysler, PSA tell employees they will sign merger agreement in coming weeks
FILE PHOTO: A Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) sign is seen at the U.S. headquarters in Auburn Hills, Michigan, U.S. May 25, 2018. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook/File Photo MILAN/PARIS (Reuters) – Fiat Chrysler…
Activist investors to pressure privately held Palantir on human rights
(This November 22 story in fifth paragraph, corrects name to Alger from Alger Capital) FILE PHOTO: Activists protest outside the Palantir Technologies software company for allegedly helping ICE and the…