All articles by Rebecca Trager – Page 67
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BusinessTrade agreement could limit access to medicines
If approved in its leaked form, the Trans-Pacific Partnership would pose barriers for generic drugs to enter the market and keep drug prices high, warns the Foundation for Aids Research
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FDA accused of violating drug company’s freedom of speech
Amarin says the regulator is stopping it from giving ‘truthful, not misleading’ information to doctors about its fatty acid drug
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Injunction blocks first US biosimilar
Despite regulatory approval, Amgen is delaying sales of Sandoz’s version of filgrastim
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California demands warning labels for BPA
Despite safety evidence, the state has added BPA to its list of cancer-linked chemicals under ‘Proposition 65’
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NewsGreenhouse gas milestone exceeded
Global carbon dioxide levels have passed 400ppm for the first time, according to new data from the US
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Dow to shed up to 1750 jobs by 2017
Chemical giant will lay off about 3% of its global workforce in the next two years
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US agency tightens recommended fluoride levels
Water fluoridation level is lowered to balance tooth health with fluorosis risk
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NewsTravel policies restrict US government scientists attending conferences
Science advocacy groups are warning policymakers of the negative impacts of White House rules
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US budget outlook concerns White House
White House budget chief warns Republicans’ 2016 spending plan doesn’t bode well for research agencies
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BusinessGenerics firms in three-way takeover battle
Mylan is chasing Perrigo, while fending off advances from Teva
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ResearchAnton Toutov: The power of potassium
Anton Toutov discusses how using potassium to make silicon-containing organic chemicals has shaken up chemistry
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NewsUS environment body criticised for persecuting 9/11 dust whistleblower
Agency withheld evidence exonerating a senior chemist who was fired several years ago, judge rules
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NewsHigh hopes for ACS cannabis division
An effort to create a cannabis division within the American Chemical Society is gaining momentum
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NewsScience skirmishes continue on Capitol Hill
Republican research funding bill faces opposition from science and academic research groups
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NewsEmerging from Deepwater
Five years after a BP oil rig explosion spewed millions of oil barrels into the Gulf of Mexico, key questions remain
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ResearchPlant molecule could create ‘greener’ roads
Lignin could be turned into a more environmentally friendly and sustainable tarmac by replacing some bitumen
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ResearchSewage offers attractive source of precious metals
US Geological Survey team finds valuable metals in treated sewage and is working on the difficult problem of extraction
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ResearchBacterium altered to suppress hunger faces long road to clinic
Engineered microbes produce anti-obesity molecule in mice, but moving to humans poses challenges
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ResearchOpossum peptide antivenom could take on snake bites
An opossum serum protein that neutralises snake venom could offer a cheaper treatment for poisonous snake bites worldwide
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Reform of US chemical safety rules back on
Bipartisan bill to revamp the US Toxic Substances Control Act is backed by the chemical industry and even a major environmental group