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United States

Merck & Co has announced another wave of job cuts in response to declining profits. By 2012, Merck will eliminate 7,200 positions including 400 vacancies, or 12% of its global... 2008-10-24


Jamaica

The greater burden placed on public hospitals by the abolition of user fees in April 2008 has forced the government to make an appeal to the private sector to support the improvement... 2008-10-24


Brazil

News: According to the Agência de Informação de Moçambique, Brazilian President Luis Inácio Lula da Silva pledged in Maputo on October 17 that a pharmaceutical factory will start... 2008-10-22


Brazil

News: Deaths caused by air pollution outnumber deaths caused by HIV/AIDS and traffic accidents together. According to a study released on October 15 2008 by São Paulo University... 2008-10-21


Colombia

News: Colombia is fast developing as a destination for clinical investigations, and further government support in the form of new legislation and commitment is expected to add to... 2008-10-21


Canada

Provincial government health expenditure growth in Canada is unsustainable according to a new report by independent research and education organisation the Fraser Institute. Taking... 2008-10-21


Canada

In a boost for innovation in Canada's medical device industry, the University of Calgary has announced that it will establish Canada's first biomedical engineering hub. The National... 2008-10-17


United States

Pharmaceutical and healthcare industry campaign donations during the current US presidential election cycle have surpassed US$21.6mn, according to data released by the Federal Election... 2008-10-16


Chile

Chile's University of Valparaiso is leading a project to update the country's pharmacopoeia. The overhaul will involve the creation of new body, known as the Chilean Pharmacopoeia... 2008-10-15


Canada

Swiss speciality pharmaceutical company Santhera Pharmaceuticals has launched Catena (idebenone) in Canada for the treatment of Friedreich's ataxia, a rare congenital disease characterised... 2008-10-15

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