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Glaxo lifted after US approves drug

27.10.09
GlaxoSmithKline today received a boost after the Food and Drug Administration in the US approved its leukaemia medicine Arzerra ... more

AstraZeneca shares get a boost from some heavyweight backing

01.09.09
Drugs giant AstraZeneca was showing the rest of the top 100 companies a clean pair of heels, spurred on by recommendations from two of the City’s biggest players... more

Diet-drug fear after 32 suffer liver damage

25.08.09
Popular diet drug is being investigated by American health officials after reports that it could cause serious liver damage... more

L&G is bolstered by vote of confidence from Goldman

21.08.09
Legal & General is being overlooked by investors. That’s according to Goldman Sachs, which today restated its buy case for L&G, pushing the life insurer to the top of the Footsie winners board ... more

HSBC putting the brakes on spike in Inchcape’s shares

21.08.09
CAR dealer Inchcape slammed into reverse today as HSBC warned that a recovery in sales remains more than a year away ... more

Watchdog delays UK debut of Astra swine flu treatment

30.07.09
Britons will have to wait for a pioneering line of defence against swine flu according to AstraZeneca, which admitted its H1N1 vaccine has been hit by delays ... more

Footsie ploughs on upward — but how long can it last?

24.07.09
London’s leading shares resumed their unusual summer rally after an early-morning wobble today, and were heading for a tenth straight day of gains... more

Punters battered by volatile market buoyed by miners

03.07.09
Stock market investors might have wished for a better start to the second half of the year. As it is they've taken something of a battering, with the prospect of further volatility to come ... more

Generic drugs industry is damaged by quality fears

03.07.09
The UK's medical watchdog has recalled multiple generic drugs from Britain's pharmacy shelves due to "serious" deficiencies, in a move that threatens to damage the reputation of non-branded medicines ... more

Barack Obama gets tough on US tobacco habit

12.06.09
Barack Obama is to make a historic strike against smoking in America with sweeping new laws aimed at curbing the habit... more

AstraZeneca’s Seroquel gets closer to a green light in US

11.06.09
Pharmaceuticals giant AstraZeneca received a boost when the US drug watchdog took the first steps to approve its $4.5 billion anti-psychotic medicine Seroquel for use by children... more

Long, profitable life of vaccines means it's not just the ill clamouring for them

01.06.09
A dirty-brown brick building close to Northern Line station Mill Hill East is an unlikely place to find the saviour of the pharmaceuticals industry... more

Dana is watered down as its oil search comes to nothing

22.05.09
Dana Petroleum was one of the biggest casualties among second-liners with the price tumbling 31p to 1223p... more

12-year-old boy who took part in gang killing of innocent student

21.04.09
Three members of a gang who hunted like a pack and killed a university student yards from his home were jailed for life at the Old Bailey... more

AstraZeneca setback as US limits use of big-selling drug

09.04.09
AstraZeneca has been told by the US Food and Drug Administration that its second biggest-selling drug should not be used as a major treatment for depression... more

Astra suffers asthma drug setback in US

06.04.09
Britain's second-largest drugs firm, AstraZeneca, was hit by delays in its bid to boost sales of its asthma drug Symbicort in the US... more

The twins aged five who suffer from Alzheimer’s

26.03.09
A radical new treatment for children with a devastating disease known as childhood Alzheimer’s is to be tested on five-year-old American twins... more

Citigroup’s ‘don’t buy’ warning batters WPP

23.03.09
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Headache for drug giants as US cuts medical spend

27.02.09
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Paralysed patients to be given pioneering stem cell treatment

23.01.09
The first human trials using stem cells to treat paralysed patients are to be given the go-ahead today, it has been announced... more

Market report: Tate & Lyle turns sour as sweetener battle hots up

05.01.09
The David and Goliath struggle in the market for artificial sweeteners is leaving a sour taste in the mouth of Tate & Lyle shareholders... more

Market report: Debt-heavy 3i dives to another new low

24.12.08
Two years ago the fortunes of private-equity companies were riding high, but not any more. The credit crunch and subsequent stock market crash have made life difficult for the likes of 3i Group, which saw its shares slump to yet another new low today.... more

Market report: Citigroup spots safety in builders amid tough times

19.12.08
Citigroup today forecast a further drop of 15% in house prices next year, which will be bad news for homeowners and builders.... more

M&S and BP are tipped to lead the charge to cut divis

18.12.08
The big income funds, which look after our pensions and life assurance annuities, may have to face up to some lean stock-market pickings in 2009.... more

High-flying graduates shun City for Whitehall

11.12.08
Talented graduates are shunning the City for the first time in a generation and chasing "high-flier" posts in Whitehall, it emerged... more

Astra, Pfizer get statins all-clear

30.09.08
Health: Drug giants AstraZeneca and Pfizer have received a boost for their cholesterol-lowering medicines after a US report said they do not increase the risk of the neurological disorder known as Lou Gehrig's disease... more

Cigarettes face new US curbs

01.08.08
The House of Representatives has backed legislation giving the Food and Drug Administration power to regulate tobacco products... more

Astra in court win over patent

02.07.08
Drugs giant AstraZeneca has won the latest round in a US court battle over the patent for its blockbuster schizophrenia drug Seroquel... more

Anger over FDA 'brake on Glaxo'

17.06.08
US watchdog accused of posing new questions to Glaxo as it re-submits previously approved drugs... more

Anger over FDA 'brake on Glaxo'

17.06.08
US watchdog accused of posing new questions to Glaxo as it re-submits previously approved drugs... more

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