(Repeats with no changes to text) By Jilian Mincer NEW YORK, Jan 29 (Reuters) - When Marty Weinstein decided to quit smoking, he took a friend's advice and tried electronic cigarettes rather than government-approved nicotine replacement products. Weinstein, 58, has gone from a p
Read moreBy Jilian Mincer NEW YORK, Jan 29 (Reuters) - When Marty Weinstein decided to quit smoking, he took a friend's advice and tried electronic cigarettes rather than government-approved nicotine replacement products. Weinstein, 58, has gone from a pack a day nine months ago to the equival
Read more(Repeats with no changes to text) By Jilian Mincer NEW YORK, Jan 29 (Reuters) - When Marty Weinstein decided to quit smoking, he took a friend's advice and tried electronic cigarettes rather than government-approved nicotine replacement products. Weinstein, 58, has gone from a p
Read moreBRUSSELS, Jan 28 (Reuters) - The following are mergers under review by the European Commission and a brief guide to the EU merger process: APPROVALS AND WITHDRAWALS -- Generic drugmaker Mylan Inc to purchase Abbot Laboratories' specialty and branded generics business outside the Unite
Read more* Plans win European Commission approval with conditions * Large companies try to focus on leading businesses (Recasts with oncology business, adds details) BRUSSELS, Jan 28 (Reuters) - The European Commission on Wednesday approved a plan by Novartis and GlaxoSmithKline to trade mor
Read more(Repeats to distribute to more readers with no changes to text) BRUSSELS, Jan 28 (Reuters) - The European Commission said on Wednesday it had approved drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline's acquisition of Novartis' vaccines business, as well as a consumer healthcare joint venture between the two.
Read moreBRUSSELS, Jan 28 (Reuters) - The European Commission said on Wednesday it had approved drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline's acquisition of Novartis' vaccines business, as well as a consumer healthcare joint venture between the two. The companies agreed last April to trade more than $20 billion of a
Read moreBRUSSELS, Jan 28 (Reuters) - The European Commission said on Wednesday it had cleared the acquisition by Novartis of GSK oncology business subject to conditions. The Commission, the EU's executive arm, said its approval was conditional on the divestment of two of Novartis's cancer treatmen
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