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Novartis does not expect further sales bans of flu vaccines

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ZURICH (Reuters) – The Chief Executive of Swiss drugmaker Novartis is confident its flu vaccines manufactured in Italy are safe and does not expect further countries to ban sales or halt deliveries. In a conference call to journalists, Chief Executive Joseph Jimenez said Novartis shipped the two vaccines produced in Italy to European markets and parts of Asia. He said he did not expect other countries to take action to suspend deliveries but he could not rule this out. Novartis reported worse-than-expected third quarter sales on Thursday, dragged down by the loss of a U.S. …

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Novartis says confident flu vaccines produced in Italy are safe

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A man walks past the logo of Swiss drugmaker Novartis AG in front of a plant in BaselZURICH (Reuters) – Novartis AG said on Thursday it was confident of the safety of two flu vaccines produced at its Italian site and had witnessed no safety concerns to date. On Wednesday, Italy banned the sales and use of four anti-influenza vaccines produced by Novartis pending tests for possible side effects. The Swiss health watchdog later followed suit, issuing a precautionary halt to deliveries of the vaccines Agrippal and Fluad, which are manufactured in Italy. Novartis said the move by the Italian health ministry followed a report by the drugmaker of small particles in the vaccines. …

Italy court ruling links mobile phone use to tumor

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ROME (Reuters) – Italy’s supreme court has upheld a ruling that said there was a link between a business executive’s brain tumor and his heavy mobile phone usage, potentially opening the door to further legal claims. The court’s decision flies in the face of much scientific opinion, which generally says there is not enough evidence to declare a link between mobile phone use and diseases such as cancer and some experts said the Italian ruling should not be used to draw wider conclusions about the subject. …

Italy ready to appeal ILVA steel plant ruling, jobs at risk

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MILAN (Reuters) – The Italian government is ready to appeal to the constitutional court against a ruling to halt production at Europe’s biggest steel plant, an official said on Monday, as it seeks to head off thousands of potential job losses in southern Italy. Prosecutors in the southern city of Taranto late last month ordered the partial closure of the privately owned ILVA steel plant, which employs about 12,000 people, because of concerns its fumes were seriously harming the health of workers and local residents. …

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