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Gerresheimer’s shares fall 12% after it cuts guidance again

(Reuters) -Shares in Gerresheimer fell 12% on Thursday after the German packaging and medical equipment maker cut its 2025 guidance for the third time this year. Its shares were trading at 33 euros ($38.32) at 0746 GMT and at the bottom of the German midcap ...
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Factbox-India declares three cough syrups toxic after child deaths

NEW DELHI (Reuters) -India has declared three cough syrups as toxic following the deaths of at least 17 children in the past month. While all the deaths have been linked to Coldrif, regulators in the world’s third-largest medicine-producing country have asked consumers to also avoid ...
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Indian police arrest owner of cough syrup company linked to deaths of 17 children

CHHINDHWARA, India (Reuters) -Indian police have arrested the owner of Sresan Pharmaceutical Manufacturer, the cough syrup company linked to the deaths of 17 children in Madhya Pradesh state, a senior police officer from the region told Reuters on Thursday.(Reporting by Rishika Sadam; ...
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Nearly 55,000 children in Gaza under age 5 may be acutely malnourished, a new UN study finds

After two years of war and dire food shortages, more than 54,600 children younger than 5 in Gaza may be acutely malnourished, with more than 12,800 severely affected, according to a new study by a United Nations agency. By early August, roughly 16% of ...
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Gerresheimer cuts 2025 outlook again as Q3 disappoints

(Reuters) -German packaging and medical equipment maker Gerresheimer cut its 2025 guidance again on Wednesday, now expecting organic revenues to decline between 2-4% as third quarter results fell below expectations.  In a statement, the Duesseldorf-based company said its numbers were dragged down by a lower ...
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New California law aims to improve school nutrition by phasing out some ultraprocessed foods

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California will phase out certain ultraprocessed foods from school meals over the next decade under a first-in-the-nation law signed Wednesday by Gov. Gavin Newsom. The law seeks to define ultraprocessed foods, the often super-tasty products typically full of sugar, salt and ...
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Judge halts New York county from enforcing transgender athlete ban after roller derby league sues

NEW YORK (AP) — A New York county’s law banning transgender women from playing on female sports teams at county-run parks and recreational facilities has been halted for now. A state appeals court on Wednesday barred Nassau County from enforcing the ban while a ...
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HHS hits back at former surgeons general who wrote op-ed saying RFK Jr. is endangering nation’s health

(WASHINGTON) -- The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) hit back at an op-ed written by the most recent six surgeons general, who said they wanted to warn the U.S. about the dangers of Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.The op-ed, published in The Washington ...
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US FDA expands use of Regeneron’s Libtayo as add-on treatment for skin cancer

(Reuters) -The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday cleared Regeneron Pharmaceuticals’ immunotherapy, Libtayo, as an add-on treatment for skin cancer patients at high risk of their disease returning after surgery and radiation, the drugmaker said. Libtayo is already approved in the U.S. for advanced ...
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SCOTUS considers IL congressman’s standing to challenge ballot counting law

(The Center Square) – The U.S. Supreme Court is considering whether an Illinois U.S. House candidate has standing to sue the state over counting federal election ballots beyond election day. ...
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Key US vaccine panel meeting delayed, agenda unclear

(Reuters) -The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will reschedule a vaccine panel meeting that was planned for later this month, according to the health agency’s website. The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices meeting was previously scheduled for October 22 and 23. The CDC ...
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WHO says Ebola outbreak in Congo shows signs of containment with no new cases reported

(Reuters) -The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo shows signs of containment, with no new confirmed or probable cases since the World Health Organization’s last update on October 1, the UN health agency said on Wednesday. As of October 5, a total ...
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