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Social justice should be an inherent part of competition laws in the developing world, said Pradeep S. Mehta, Secretary General of CUTS International. Mehta was speaking at the CUTS-WTO-UNCTAD event in Geneva to commemorate the World Competition Day by focusing on socially sensitive sectors in the context of the crises currently facing the world.

AbbVie Inc . (NYSE:ABBV) announced Wednesday, alongside Cerevel Therapeutics (CERE), that the two have entered into a definitive agreement for AbbVie to acquire Cerevel, as well as its robust neuroscience pipeline of multiple clinical-stage and preclinical candidates.

Microsoft's $69 billion deal to buy "Call of Duty" maker Activision Blizzard was legal under competition law, in their latest attempt to stop the deal. Microsoft closed the deal, originally proposed in January 2022 as the biggest acquisition in the history of the gaming industry, on Oct. 13 of this year after obtaining the approval of British regulators.

Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) to treat AYUSH treatments the same as Allopathy treatments with regards to reimbursement of expenses. According to a report by Live Law, Justice Anand Venkatesh emphasized the work done by AYUSH doctors during the COVID-19 pandemic, and added that traditional medicines were also recommended to the infected patient under AYUSH which provided relief to several patients. Therefore the Madras HC asserted that it would be irrelevant to deprive policyholders of getting reimbursements for the amount spent on AYUSH treatments under the medical insurance.

North Korea's Kim Jong Un's satellite snaps White House, Pentagon As per United Nations data, the average number of children being born in North Korea by a mother stood at 1.8 as of 2023 amid an extended fall in birth in recent decades. The figure remains higher than North Korea's neighbours which are also witnessing a downward trend.

Mineral fuels, inorganic chemicals, compounds of precious metals and iron and steel are India's top exports to Oman while oil, fertilisers and plastics are the top imports. Officials said that the negotiations will be fast tracked and the pact could be on similar lines as the one with the UAE. India's exports to Oman in April-September FY24 were $2 billion and imports were $2.1 billion. «Discussions have started and the agreement would be a comprehensive one,» said an official.

for medicine, awarded on October 2nd to Katalin Karikó, a biochemist, and Drew Weissman, an immunologist, is a fitting capstone to a great underdog story. Dr Karikó’s unfashionable insistence on trying to get RNA into cells set back her career. She persisted, and the two developed a technique which allowed the immune system to be primed against threats in an entirely new way.

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Pfizer shares sank Friday when the drugmaker announced that it was abandoning a twice-daily obesity treatment after more than half the patients in a clinical trial stopped taking it

Russian firms are planning to enter into joint ventures (JVs) in India to set up units in the aluminium and beverage sectors that will give a big push to Make in India. Russia’s premium wine maker Boris Titov is entering into a JV with an Indian partner to set up a unit near Delhi to produce sparkling wine. “I was recently in India to discuss a business plan. I have received a positive response.

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Mossad agents negotiating the potential renewal of the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas left Qatar on Saturday due to an impasse in the talks. «Due to the impasse in negotiations and following instructions from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Mossad chief David Barnea ordered his team in Doha to return to Israel,» the Prime Minister's Office said in a statement on Saturday night. «The Hamas terror group did not fulfill its obligations under the agreement, including releasing all the women and children in accordance with a list provided to Hamas and approved by it,» the statement added. "[Barnea] thanks the head of the CIA, Egypt's intelligence minister and the prime minister of Qatar for their partnership in the tremendous mediation efforts that led to the release of 84 women and children from Gaza, in addition to 24 foreign nationals," it noted. The IDF resumed combat operations in Gaza on Friday morning after Hamas broke a week-long ceasefire by firing rockets at the Jewish state. Barnea has repeatedly flown to Doha to hold discussions aimed at securing the release of additional hostages held by Hamas terrorists in Gaza. Amid renewed fighting, Israel's government said it remains committed to seeing that all the hostages return home. According to the latest numbers, 137 remain in captivity. Of those, 20 are women and 117 are men.

Gurugram-based realtor Ganga Realty has announced the launch of a luxury residential project ‘Nandaka 84’ in Sector 84, Gurugram, and plans to invest more than Rs 1000 crore in this project. The project is located at a 2-minute distance from Dwarka Expressway/Northern Peripheral Road and shares close and seamless connectivity with NH-48, Cloverleaf Flyover, the ambitious mixed-use Global City project, IGI Airport, and Delhi’s premium hotspot Rajiv Chowk.

Malhotra has alleged that the World Health Organisation (WHO) has completely lost its independence and suggested that the Indian government should ignore its advice on various issues and exit the global health body. Talking to PTI, Malhotra, who gave a lecture at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) here on «The Corporate Capture of Medicine and Public Health» recently, also claimed that regulators do not independently evaluate data related to drugs. «Drug regulators, such as the FDA, who are supposed to evaluate drugs, receive 65 per cent of their funding from big pharma.

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drug regulator has unearthed widespread use of industrial grade excipients — which is unfit for human consumption — in manufacturing medicines in the country. The startling revelation came after the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) conducted an investigation and multiple inspections following international complaints regarding the issue. It was observed that «unlicensed traders» supplied industrial grade gelatin, propylene glycol and other excipients imported from different countries to the pharmaceutical manufacturing units. As per the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, only pharma grade excipients shall be used in medicine, the Drug Consultative Committee (DCC), which advises governments on uniform implementation of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, observed in its recent meeting.

Gujarat are investigating the deaths of three people after they allegedly consumed a contaminated medicinal syrup, state government and police officials said on Thursday. The deaths took place over the last three days in the district of Kheda, district collector KL Bachani told Reuters. The syrup may also have caused two more deaths in Kheda in the past few days but this has yet to be confirmed, senior state government officials said. «Preliminary investigation has shown chemical contamination in the syrup. Investigation has also shown that the syrup was brought from outside the state.

bipolar disorder, a mental health condition affecting approximately 4.4% of U.S. adults, translating to around 11.3 million individuals, as reported by The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). Bipolar disorder, often misunderstood, exerts a substantial influence on various aspects of life, including lifestyle, livelihood, relationships, and day-to-day activities. What is bipolar disorder? Formerly known as manic depression, bipolar disorder is defined by the NIMH as a mental illness causing shifts in mood, energy, activity levels, and concentration.

A South African company will make vaginal rings that protect against HIV, which AIDS experts say should eventually make them cheaper and more readily available

Survivors of the harmful morning sickness drug thalidomide were in the public gallery when Australia’s Parliament made a national apology for what was described as one of the darkest chapters in Australia’s medical history