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New York seeks $872 million from UPS in cigarette shipments trial
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York state and city authorities took United Parcel Service Inc
to trial on Monday, urging a federal judge to make the company pay more than $872 million for making illegal deliveries of more than 683,000 cartons of untaxed cigarettes. -
Kyrgyz president cancels U.N. trip due to chest pains: office
BISHKEK (Reuters) - Kyrgyz President Almazbek Atambayev canceled a trip to the U.N. General Assembly in New York on Monday after suffering chest pains during the first leg of his flight, his office said.
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Wearable device helps reduce low blood sugar episodes
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – - A new "flash" blood sugar monitoring system cuts down on episodes of low blood sugar in people with type 1 diabetes, researchers say.
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U.N. launches appeal for Libya's Sirte as forces renew push against Islamic State
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - The United Nations launched an emergency $10.7 million appeal on Monday to help tens of thousands of people heading back to the Libyan city of Sirte amid military operations to oust Islamic State fighters from their last hideouts.
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U.S. trade authorities to probe some imported sleep disorder systems
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. International Trade Commission said it will investigate certain sleep-disordered breathing treatment mask systems and components following a complaint by ResMed Inc and ResMed Corp that imported products violated its patents.
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RPT-GSK cuts vaccine price for refugees, bowing to pressure
LONDON, Sept 19 (Reuters) - GlaxoSmithKline is cutting the price charged for its pneumococcal vaccine when given to refugees, following complaints about the product's "exorbitant" cost by medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres.
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RPT-UPDATE 1-GE brings off-the-shelf biotech drug factories to Ireland
LONDON, Sept 19 (Reuters) - General Electric is digging deeper into biotechnology with plans to build four prefabricated drug factories in Ireland, bringing to Europe a low-cost manufacturing concept it first pioneered in China.
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No change in hospital antibiotic use overall in recent years
(Reuters Health) – Between 2006 and 2012, antibiotic use in hospitals in general did not change, and the use of a class of drugs tied most closely to antibiotic resistance actually increased, according to a new study.
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No change in hospital antibiotic use overall in recent years
(Reuters Health) - Between 2006 and 2012, antibiotic use in hospitals in general did not change, and the use of a class of drugs tied most closely to antibiotic resistance actually increased, according to a new study.
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McAfee's MGT receives SEC subpoena, shares drop 16 percent
(Reuters) - MGT Capital Investments
, led by anti-virus software pioneer John McAfee, said on Monday it had received a subpoena from the Securities and Exchange Commission requesting certain information, which sent its shares down 16 percent. - More Health News Headlines
