Monday 16 April 2018

Reuters Health Report: J&J Baby Powder litigation takes new focus with asbestos claims

J&J Baby Powder litigation takes new focus with asbestos claims

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A $117 million verdict against Johnson & Johnson and a supplier in favor of a man who said his asbestos-related cancer was caused by long-term use of J&J's Baby Powder could open a new front for thousands of cases claiming the widely-used product caused cancer, legal experts and plaintiffs lawyers said.

U.S. recalls more than 200 million eggs over salmonella fears

(Reuters) - Nearly 207 million eggs from a farm in North Carolina are being recalled from nine U.S. states after 22 people fell ill, the federal Food and Drug Administration has said.

EpiPen shortages seen in Canada, UK but U.S. supply intact

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Mylan N.V.'s emergency allergy antidote EpiPen is in short supply in Canada and Britain, but remains available in the United States, the treatment's manufacturer said on Friday.

Mylan seeks deal for German Merck's consumer products unit: sources

FRANKFURT/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Generic drug maker Mylan NV is in advanced discussions to acquire Merck KGaA's consumer health business after other bidders failed to meet the German company's price expectations, people familiar with the matter said.

Trump to lift legal threat to states that permit marijuana use

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump will lift his administration's plans for a possible crackdown on states that have legalized marijuana after talks with a Colorado senator, the White House said on Friday, an action that undercuts U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions.

Enforcement of Kentucky abortion law suspended pending ruling

(Reuters) - Kentucky state officials have agreed to hold off enforcing a new law that bans a common abortion procedure from the 11th week of pregnancy until a federal judge rules on a request by a civil liberties group challenging it, according to court papers.

Insect farms gear up to feed soaring global protein demand

LANGLEY, British Columbia (Reuters) - Layers of squirming black soldier fly larvae fill large aluminum bins stacked 10-high in a warehouse outside of Vancouver. They are feeding on stale bread, rotting mangoes, overripe cantaloupe and squishy zucchini.

U.S. appeals court strikes down Maryland drug price-gouging law

(Reuters) - A federal appeals court on Friday declared unconstitutional a 2017 Maryland law that lets the state attorney general sue generic drugmakers who sharply raise prices on medications.

CVS Health appoints Marc-David Munk as CMO of MinuteClinic

(Reuters) - CVS Health on Friday named Marc-David Munk as the new chief medical officer of MinuteClinic, the drugstore chain's retail medical clinic unit and as associate chief medical officer of the company.

ManorCare wins court approval to exit bankruptcy under landlord

(Reuters) - No. 2 U.S. nursing home chain HCR ManorCare Inc won court approval on Friday for a plan to exit a $7.1 billion Chapter 11 bankruptcy by transferring ownership to its landlord, Quality Care Properties Inc .

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