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The FINANCIAL -- The beauty and personal care market in Azerbaijan continued to show healthy value growth in 2011.

The FINANCIAL -- Bayer CropScience, the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) and the Australian Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) have formed a partnership to increase yield in wheat.

The FINANCIAL -- 9 out of 10 Georgians agree that smoking is detrimental to your health, but there are still a number of Georgians who smoke (that number is 23%), and even more who do not fully understand the health risks involved

The FINANCIAL -- At the Society of Nuclear Medicine this year, GE Healthcare is introducing the latest addition to its Nuclear Medicine 600 series with a new performance SPECT/CT system—the Optima NM/CT 640 — that offers nuclear medicine physicians the optimal balance

The FINANCIAL -- Doctors and medical charities have warned that Britain's "alcohol problem" is so entrenched that it needs drastic action which would include an end to the sponsorship of sporting events and TV advertising of alcohol to protect teenagers and children.

The FINANCIAL -- Pfizer announced the next steps in the strategic alternatives review process for the company's Animal Health business. Preparations are underway to file a registration statement in the U.S. for a potential initial public offering (IPO) of a minority ownership