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India Asks Drug Makers to Lower Prices
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Pharmaceutical companies will have to lower prices on most of the non-scheduled drugs by 4.58 percent following duty cuts in the federal budget, the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) said on Monday. Reuters Health Information
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US Congress Votes to Ban Genetic Discrimination
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A landmark bill to forbid discrimination against people whose genetic information shows a predisposition to certain illnesses won final U.S. congressional approval on Thursday. Reuters Health Information
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China to Extend "Arduous" Drug Industry Clean-Up
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China is to extend a campaign to clean up its scandal-laden pharmaceuticals industry, the State Food and Drug Administration said on Monday, calling its task curb corruption and counterfeiting "arduous". Reuters Health Information
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McCain Assails Democratic Health-Care Approach
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Republican presidential candidate John McCain criticized his Democratic rivals on Monday for a "big government" approach to health care and said he would focus on reducing costs and increasing coverage. Reuters Health Information
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