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EU weighs ban on ethanol used in hand sanitisers over cancer fears, FT reports

(Reuters) -The EU is weighing a ban on the usage of ethanol as an active ingredient in biocidal products, including hand sanitizers, over increasing risks of cancer, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday. An internal recommendation on October 10 by one of the working groups ...
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Getinge tops profit estimates even as it absorbs chunk of tariff costs

By Marta Frackowiak (Reuters) -Swedish medical equipment maker Getinge beat quarterly earnings expectations on Tuesday, aided by price hikes and cost saving measures meant to combat a hit from U.S. tariffs and negative currency exchange effects. Shares in the company, which made 45% of its third-quarter ...
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France raises bird flu alert level to ‘high’ after new cases

PARIS (Reuters) -France has raised its bird flu alert level to ‘high’ from ‘moderate’, requiring poultry farms nationwide to keep birds indoors as Europe faces a seasonal resurgence of the disease. Highly pathogenic avian influenza, commonly called bird flu, is a seasonal disease spread by ...
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Biotech firm Galapagos to wind down cell therapy business

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -Biotechnology firm Galapagos said on Tuesday it would wind down its cell therapy business after attempts to sell it were unsuccessful, affecting 365 jobs in Europe, China and the U.S. The Amsterdam-listed company said it had received several non-binding offers since it began ...
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WHO says India has much to do on toxic cough syrup despite some progress

By Jennifer Rigby LONDON (Reuters) -India has more work to do in halting sales of toxic cough syrup, despite some progress, a World Health Organization official told Reuters, after at least 24 children died following consumption of a domestically-made medicine. The children died after ...
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Elevance beats profit estimates as health insurer keeps costs in check

(Reuters) -Elevance Health on Tuesday beat Wall Street estimates for third-quarter profit as the health insurer managed to keep medical costs in check, sending its shares more than 7% higher in premarket trading. Several insurers, including Elevance, UnitedHealth and Centene, have warned of elevated costs ...
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European third-quarter corporate outlook worsens slightly

By Javi West Larrañaga and Marleen Kaesebier (Reuters) -The outlook for European corporate health has slightly worsened, the latest earnings forecasts showed on Tuesday. European companies are expected to report an increase of 0.2% in third-quarter earnings, on average, according to LSEG I/B/E/S data, below the ...
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Danaher beats quarterly estimates on strength in diagnostic tools and tech

(Reuters) -Life Sciences firm Danaher on Tuesday beat Wall Street’s third-quarter profit and revenue estimates, buoyed by resilient demand for its diagnostic testing tools and services, sending its shares up 1.3% in premarket trading. The company also maintained its expectations for full-year adjusted profit. ...
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Senate Republicans head to White House amid stalemate on shutdown

WASHINGTON (AP) — As the government shutdown enters its fourth week, Senate Republicans are headed to the White House on Tuesday — not for urgent talks on how to end it, but for a display of unity with President Donald Trump as they refuse ...
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Illinois ranks in lower half in new ‘Safest States’ poll

(The Center Square) – Illinois state Rep. Chris Miller views the state’s bottom-feeder ranking in a new Safest States in America survey as indisputable evidence of how the state has become its own worst enemy. ...
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US Congressional Budget Office lifts orphan drug cost estimate to $8.8 billion

(Reuters) -The U.S. Congressional Budget Office said on Monday that exemptions for certain orphan drugs under this year’s reconciliation law will cost the government $8.8 billion over the next decade, nearly double its earlier estimate, after expanding its analysis to include high-spending cancer medicines ...
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The Media Line: Israeli Scientists Discover Way to Speed Up Nerve Signals, Offering Hope for Treating Brain Diseases  

Israeli Scientists Discover Way to Speed Up Nerve Signals, Offering Hope for Treating Brain Diseases    By The Media Line Staff   Researchers at Tel Aviv University have uncovered a biological process that increases the production of myelin—the fatty substance that coats nerve fibers and allows electrical signals ...
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