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Heimlich, developer of maneuver to save choking victims, dead at 96 Dec 17 2016

Henry Heimlich, the medical maverick who came up with a maneuver credited with saving thousands of choking victims but who damaged his standing as a proponent of the curative powers of malaria, died on Saturday at the age of 96.

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Novartis says buys Ziarco Group to expand skin care portfolio

ZURICH Novartis is buying privately held drugmaker Ziarco Group for an undisclosed sum to gain access to its investigational eczema medicine, the Swiss pharmaceutical giant said on Friday.

Deals Dec 16 2016

U.S. lawmakers press Heritage Pharma on high prices for antibiotic

WASHINGTON Two U.S. lawmakers are questioning whether Heritage Pharmaceuticals misled them in response to a 2014 congressional inquiry about the rising price a common antibiotic, after 20 U.S. states this week accused the company of price fixing.

Politics, Election 2016, U.S. Dec 16 2016

India's Laurus Labs jumps over 16 percent on market debut

Indian generic drugmaker Laurus Labs Ltd's shares rose as much as 16.36 percent on their market debut on Monday after the company's initial public offering raised $196.6 million.

Dec 18 2016
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FDA drops black box warning on Pfizer's anti-smoking drug

U.S. health regulators on Friday allowed Pfizer Inc to remove a serious warning from the label of its smoking cessation treatment, Chantix, giving a new lease of life to the controversial drug that was approved a decade ago.

Dec 16 2016

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