* Victory "tantalisingly close", says chief medical officer * Contingency plan would double intensive care facilities * Routine operations could be cancelled during any flu surge LONDON, Sept 10 - Britain is "tantalisingly close" to...
* Raises sales growth forecast to above 20 pct - CEO * Expanding capacity by 50 pct to 30 mln doses a year * China seeks vaccine for 5 pct of population this year (Adds...
* Pfizer had announced $2.3 bln charge in January * Agreement involves fine for Bextra marketing * Pfizer shares little changed (Recasts to change sourcing; Adds bylines, details from agreement) WASHINGTON/NEW YORK, Sept 2 -...
KARACHI, Sept 2 - Competition authorities in Pakistan have slapped a fine of about $77 million on 20 cement companies found guilty of operating as a cartel and raising prices under mutual agreement, official documents...
SEOUL, Sept 1 - Shares in South Korea's Boryung Pharm <003850.KS> jumped on Tuesday on news that it had entered a deal to acquire supplies of H1N1 flu vaccine from China's Sinovac <SVA.A>. Boryung's shares...
* FDA advisory panel to review drug Wednesday * Company says drug offers meaningful benefit * Shares fall 7.5 percent WASHINGTON, Aug 28 - U.S. drug reviewers raised questions about findings from Allos Therapeutics Inc...
SANTIAGO, Aug 20 - Chile detected the H1N1 swine flu virus in turkeys, authorities said on Thursday, the first time the virus has been found outside humans or pigs. Chile's farming and livestock agency SAG...
* Stock at record high, may have run its course? * Government supply deal to boost 2009, 2010 earnings * But does Korea have enough chicken eggs? (For other Reuters BUY OR SELL items, click...
BEIJING, Aug 20 - China's Health Ministry said on Thursday that a new essential drugs policy will create competition among manufacturers and lead to more mergers and acquisitions in the fragmented industry. Earlier this week...
* Chinese paint factory used nanoparticles * Seven workers suffered lung damage, two of them died * Doctors found nanoparticles in lungs of injured workers * Proper precaution could have avoided tragedy -US expert HONG...