Global healthcare company Novo Nordisk has announced plans to launch its obesity treatment drug, liraglutide, in the US by the end of 2014. Novo chief scientific officer Mads Thomsen was quoted by health24.com as saying that liraglutide ...
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US Food and Drug Administration intends to have tighter rules for apps that allow to diagnose or treat medical conditions, similar to the 2011 proposal urging for quality standards for ultrasound machines, heart stents, and several other ...
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If cross-border rules currently proposed by the US Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission are not harmonized, international derivatives markets could be damaged, according to exchange executives and ...
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Toyota Motor Corporation has topped the list of manufacturers for the most number of recalls in the US for the third time in four years, with more than five million vehicles called back to dealers in 2012. A review of 2012 recall data by ...
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Reuters reported that US regulators have delayed by two months a ruling on BlackRock Inc's plan to launch a copper exchange traded fund backed by physical metal,a week after giving the go ahead to a similar product proposed by JPMorgan ...
US regulators have closed a lengthy antitrust probe into Google, saying there is not enough evidence to show the internet giant manipulated its search results to harm its competitors. The Federal Trade Commission said it lacked a legal ...
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US regulators have ordered data brokers to turn over information about how they collect and use information about consumers, in a move hailed by internet privacy activists. The US Federal Trade Commission said nine firms were ordered to ...
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US regulators are likely to conclude a lengthy antitrust probe of Google's dominance of internet searches with a voluntary settlement, news reports say. The Wall Street Journal said Google was likely to agree to a settlement with the ...
FACEBOOK has unveiled simplified tools for protecting privacy and making it easier for users whose pictures are on display to ask friends to remove them. Facebook privacy "kit" updates that will begin rolling out next week include ...
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Google could still face a multi-billion euro fine as European competition authorities debate if the company has gone far enough to ease concerns about abuse of its dominant market position. Microsoft and smaller rivals in the ...
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IDG News Service-The chief European and U.S.antitrust regulators will meet Monday in Brussels,and the investigations both are conducting into Google's market domination is likely to be high on the agenda. Jon Leibowitz,chairman of the ...
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