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US House Restricts EPA's Scientific Advisory Board

27.02.2015 - The US House of Representatives, now with a Republican party majority, is seeking to make good on its pledge to declaw the Environmental Protection Agency, EPA. Earlier this week...

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US Chemical Safety Board Wants Better Process Management

17.12.2014 - The US Chemical Safety Board has identified process safety management (PSM) as a key area in which it sees scope for improvement in facilities dealing with chemicals. Appointed by...

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U.S.-EU Free Trade Talks Start Despite Spying Concerns

08.07.2013 - The United States and the European Union began talks on Monday on a landmark bilateral free trade agreement, despite European concerns about U.S. spying that had threatened to...

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Drugmakers Face More Scrutiny of Discordant U.S. Prices

11.05.2013 - The world's biggest drug makers have for years enjoyed rich premiums for their medicines in the U.S. market. Those days may be coming to an end. Companies like Pfizer and...

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Brakes on U.S. Health Spending Go Beyond the Recession

07.05.2013 - Slower growth in the pace of U.S. healthcare spending reflects a fundamental change in the use of medical services that could save the country nearly $800 billion in the next...

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U.S. Struggles with Pharmaceutical Goals in Asia Trade Talks

29.03.2013 - The United States is striving to find an appropriate balance in Asia-Pacific free trade talks between providing strong patent and data protections for U.S. drug manufacturers and...

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Obama Medicare Rebate Plan Could Hurt Drug Companies

14.02.2013 - President Barack Obama's decision to spotlight drug rebates as a way to save money on Medicare is likely to be opposed by the pharmaceutical industry, which could potentially lose...

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The Latest From SOCMA

19.11.2012 - SOCMA congratulates Barack Obama on his re-election as President of The United States. Now that the most expensive (and bitterly fought) presidential election of our lifetime is...