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Feb 8, 2012
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Feb 7, 2012
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Tories fear bill could damage election chances
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Feb 2, 2012
Breast implant fears spark Brussels crackdown
European Commission to toughen regulation for medical devices
French police arrest breast implant boss
Private chains pressed over implants
Feb 2, 2012
Smith & Nephew details plans to cut 770 jobs
Up to 7% of medical device maker’s workforce to go in strategy to cut $150m
Rising healthcare costs put countries at risk
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Jan 31, 2012
Rising healthcare costs put countries at risk
Spending in sector will almost double as a proportion of GDP in next 40 years
Results mixed for US healthcare companies
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EM healthcare costs rising fast
Jan 31, 2012
SEC charges former Symmetry officials with fraud
Agency alleges accounting misstatements at UK unit
US reverse merger promoter raided
SEC alleges Latvian trader hijacked accounts
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Jan 30, 2012
Philips profits drop sharply on weaker Europe
Slowdown in orders and inventory corrections hit manufacturer
P&G plans 1,600 job cuts amid earnings blow
Bosch revenues hit €50bn for first time
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Jan 29, 2012
Private company to run NHS general hospital for first time
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Jan 26, 2012
NHS chief worries about savings ‘short cuts’
Reforms need strong political leadership
Jan 26, 2012
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Jean-Claude Mas arrested at his home in southern France
Jan 25, 2012
Results mixed for US healthcare companies
WellPoint hit by high costs for older customers
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Jan 25, 2012
BTG revenues grow on US drug approval
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Jan 24, 2012
J&J earnings hit by litigation and recalls
Healthcare group profit sinks 89% in the fourth quarter
Jan 15, 2012
Vultures circle GHG as restructuring looms
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Jan 11, 2012
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Jan 10, 2012
Philips warns on fourth-quarter profits
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Jan 6, 2012
Akers Bioscience hit by profit warning
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Jan 4, 2012
S&N in joint venture with private equity firm
UK group to spin off biological therapies business
From
LEX
Jan 4, 2012
Smith & Nephew: hip to be square
The UK medical devices maker is preparing for a double-dip recession
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Dec 27, 2011
Shire in warning on drug pricing
Move comes amid pressure on healthcare budgets
Dec 23, 2011
Khazanah buys 75% of Turkish hospital chain
Wealth fund begins Mideast expansion
Dec 22, 2011
Thomson Reuters suspends healthcare arm sale
Company blames challenging global economy
Dec 16, 2011
Covidien to spin off drugs business
US group to focus on medical devices
From
UK
Dec 14, 2011
NHS trusts face funding squeeze
Spending to rise just 0.1 per cent in real terms
From
MANAGEMENT
Dec 14, 2011
Charity begins at the office
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Dec 14, 2011
Southern Cross hands over last of care homes
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TECHNOLOGY
Dec 13, 2011
Olympus accounts deadline exposes auditors
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From
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Dec 8, 2011
Private health faces competition probe
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PHARMACEUTICALS
Dec 8, 2011
Sinclair IS Pharma buys Kelo-cote for £16.7m
Scar gel purchase from Advanced Bio-Technologies boosts share price
Dec 8, 2011
UK private healthcare market faces investigation
OFT refers £5bn-a-year industry to competition authorities
From
UK
Dec 7, 2011
Lansley unveils rate-your-NHS indicators
Minister accused of piling pressure on overstretched service
From
LEX
Dec 5, 2011
Mediscare: bitter pill for device makers
Manufacturers should tremble when the government threatens to tighten the leash
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Although there have been improvements in the National Health Service, reforms have not been deeply embedded enough
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Dropping the UK’s National Health Service reform bill and pursuing change without legislation looks on balance the better bet
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