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The FINANCIAL -- Bayer intends to broaden its portfolio in the field of contraception.

The FINANCIAL -- Maria Damanaki, European Commissioner for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, will attend the annual Brussels Seafood Exhibition on 24 April.

The FINANCIAL -- Bayer HealthCare announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted priority review to the New Drug Application for the oral investigational drug riociguat.

The FINANCIAL -- Telehealth services are on the brink of taking off. The UK and France are among the European countries leading the way and showing just how it can be done.

The FINANCIAL -- A comprehensive assessment by international experts on the health risks associated with the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant (NPP) disaster in Japan has concluded that, for the general population inside and outside of Japan, the predicted risks are low

The FINANCIAL -- The first winner of the Bayer Thrombosis Research Award has been decided. The Board of Trustees of the Bayer Science & Education Foundation and the Scientific Committee for this award have presented Dr. Krystin Krauel with the EUR 30,000

The FINANCIAL -- Philips accelerates Green Innovation and reports revenue from Green Products reaching close to half of total salesRoyal Philips Electronics reported Green Product sales of EUR 11.3 billion in 2012, marking 45% of total sales and moving the company significantly

The FINANCIA -- Paradoxically, the health effects of cold exposure are greater in the Mediterranean and southern countries in the European Region than in northern countries, where housing tends to be well heated and people wear warm clothing.

The FINANCIAL -- A staggering one in eight Americans has been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, a new    Harris Interactive/HealthDay poll suggests.