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The US Department of Justice is scrutinising payments by leading pharmaceuticals companies for hospitality, consultants, licensing agreements and charitable donations in markets around the world as part of a wide-ranging corruption probe

The US Department of Justice is scrutinising payments by leading pharmaceuticals companies for hospitality, consultants, licensing agreements and charitable donations in markets around the world as part of a wide-ranging corruption probe

The resignation of Atul Sobti comes as India's largest generics drugs producer sees quarterly profits drop sharply due to foreign exchange fluctuations despite higher-than-expected sales

The resignation of Atul Sobti comes as India's largest generics drugs producer sees quarterly profits drop sharply due to foreign exchange fluctuations despite higher-than-expected sales

Although the US will inevitably take the lead on regulating genetic testing, worldwide standards are required in a business that operates globally, thanks to the internet and international postal services

The privately owned insurer and healthcare group remains confident on the prospects of its UK care homes business and says a global reach helped it weather the recession

The provider of social and primary care services says the unsolicited approach from the insurance specialist, which is seeking to expand into healthcare, 'materially undervalued the company'

It is only six decades since penicillin heralded a revolution in medical treatment, which has since been taken too much for granted. More effort is needed to tackle growing antibiotic resistance.

A new form of bacteria resistant to most antibiotics is spreading worldwide, scientists have warned

A study at the Institute of Psychiatry, London, has showed that the technique, based on a 15-minute brain scan, is 90 per cent accurate in identifying autistic adults