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    <title><![CDATA[Newest Condom Designed for Gay Couples Will Be Released on 2015]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Origami Condoms from California is now planning to release the very first condom specially designed for anal sex to the market in 2015. The company unveiled the prototypes for receptive anal intercourse for both men and women.]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Viagra Online Selling: Pfizer Launches Own Website]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[To combat fake online pharmacies selling Viagra, Pfizer launches its own website to sell directly to its customers]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Plan B One-Step Contraceptive Approved by FDA for Girls Age 15? [Videos]]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[A federal judge ordered the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to make Plan B One-Step emergency contraceptive available for girls as young as 15 years old to be purchased without any prescription.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 01:29:15 +0100</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Keystone Rejection Could Freeze US Canada Relationship: Report]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[If the Obama government rejects the Keystone project proposal, warm relationship between Canada and the United States could turn into cold for years, according to the Globe and Mail.]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Nestlé to Buy Medical Foods Maker Pamlab]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Nestlé looking to expand in booming health and nutrition sector.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 26 Feb 2013 03:45:38 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Chinese Carbon Tax System Could Force Canada To Act: Experts]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Chinese Finance Ministry this week announced that the Beijing government will adopt a tax system on all the products that emit carbon. This is likely to insist on Canada to follow suit, according to experts.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 22 Feb 2013 06:41:04 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[FTSE Falls Most in 3 Months as European Markets Retreat Amid Political Concerns]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Chancellor George Osborne&#039;s threat to break-up UK banks adds pressure to shares as FTSE tumbles from near five year high]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Nexen- CNOOC Deal: MPs Express Concern]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Three Conservative MPs have written to Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Industry Minister Christian Paradis, asking them to raise concerns about the controversial takeover of the Canada-based global oil and gas company Nexen by a Chinese state-run company, China National Offshore Oil Corporation.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2013 05:55:08 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Graphene the 'Miracle Material': Drug Traffickers and Terrorists Watch Out]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Scientists at Manchester University say ultra-thin substance could have applications in the medical, security and aviation industries]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Sun, 13 Jan 2013 13:39:21 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[India Okays Policy to Curb Prices of 348 Drugs]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[India approved a new drug pricing policy designed to increase the number of drugs deemed essential that are subject to price caps, two ministers told reporters.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 22 Nov 2012 23:34:22 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Viagra to Be Generic Drug in Canada As Pfizer Loses Patent Case]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Canada&#039;s Supreme Court rules Pfizer’s original patent application incomplete.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 09 Nov 2012 00:44:51 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Sony and Olympus to Form Alliance in Medical Equipment Industry]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Japanese firms Sony and Olympus aim to start a joint venture later this year to develop medical equipment.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 29 Sep 2012 00:07:03 +0100</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Boots to Acquire 12% Stake in Chinese Pharma Company]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Boots, which already has a foothold in China, expects the deal to strengthen its Asian presence.]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[‘Milkman of India’ Verghese Kurien Passes Away; PM Condoles Demise]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Indian engineer and businessman Dr Verghese Kurien, who is better known for creating the Amul dairy-food brand, passed away on Sunday morning at Muljibhai Patel Urological Hospital, at the age of 90. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Sunday expressed his grief over the sad demise of Dr Kurien, the father of India&#039;s White Revolution.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Sun, 09 Sep 2012 02:40:16 +0100</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Bill Gates And The Toilet Of The Future: Why The World Needs A Revolution In Better Sanitation]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Bill Gates, the man responsible for bringing software to the masses with Microsoft and Windows, has plans to reinvent another industry: sanitation. Gates, whose philanthropic efforts have helped bring clean water and resources to developing countries via the foundation founded by him and his wife, M...]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 15 Aug 2012 10:32:14 +0100</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[US Gas Prices Won't Drop Until October - Analyst]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Gasoline production issues and tensions between Iran and Israel have sent U.S. gasoline prices above $4 per gallon in some cities, and prices likely won&#039;t fall until October, according to gasoline analysts.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 13 Aug 2012 11:19:47 +0100</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Pfizer Settles Government Bribery Complaints]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Among the charges: Pfizer&#039;s China subsidiary was accused of offering a program where doctors could claim cell phones and other goodies based on how many prescriptions they doled out of the company&#039;s products.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 07 Aug 2012 14:59:39 +0100</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[HSU President Michael Williamson Quits; National Secretary Kathy Jackson Expected to Follow]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Major changes were made in Australia&#039;s union movement after the president of the scandal-rocked Health Services Union (HSU) resigned on Wednesday. To make his departure from the union more dramatic, HSU President Michael Williamson quit via a text message.]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Pfizer Earnings Preview: Profit Down On Falling Sales]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE), the world&#039;s largest drug developer by revenue, is expected to report a decline in second-quarter profits on declining sales of its top-selling cholesterol drug, Lipitor, and generic competition for its glaucoma pill Zalatan.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 30 Jul 2012 11:16:00 +0100</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Merck Second-Quarter Earnings Preview: Positive]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Based on analyst estimates, Merck & Co. will report earnings of $1.01 a share on sales of about $12.16 billion -- an increase of 0.1 percent from the year-earlier quarter. The company posts its second-quarter earnings on Friday, before the opening bell.]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Markets Cheer Walgreen For Express Scripts Deal]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Large U.S. drugstore chain Walgreen Co. (NYSE: WAG) announced Thursday it would be renewing its contract with Express Scripts Holding Co. (NASDAQ: ESRX), to provide customers of that pharmaceutical claims manager with prescription drugs at Walgreens retail stores.]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Will Obamacare Increase Your Taxes? For Some, Yes]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Taxes may rise modestly for average Americans and more sharply for wealthier citizens as a result of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), also known as &quot;Obamacare.&quot;]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 18 Jul 2012 06:18:28 +0100</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Glaxo Set To Announce $2.8B Buyout of Human Genome Sciences]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[GlaxoSmithKline PLC (NYSE:GSK) (London:GSK) was set to announce a $2.8 billion deal to buy biotech outfit Human Genome Sciences early Monday, several financial news outlets reported, ending a three-month pursuit of the merger.]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[GlaxoSmithKline to Acquire Human Genome in $2.8 bn Hostile Takeover]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[GSK expected to pay $14 per share for US biotechnology company in hostile takeover after earlier bid rejected.]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[India's Generic Drug Health care Policy To Benefit Millions Of Poor Patients]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[The Indian government has taken a major step toward its ambitious vision of achieving Universal Health Coverage, or UHC, by initiating a $5.4 billion plan that would allow the government sector doctors to prescribe generic drugs to the patients free of cost.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 07 Jul 2012 06:49:22 +0100</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Global Pharma Giants Feed On Smaller Biotech Makers]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Bristol-Myers Squibbs&#039; takeover of Amylin follows the trend of pharma companies that are acquiring biotech companies to benefit from growing medical needs, offset patent losses and boost their internal pipeline productivity.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 02 Jul 2012 16:23:28 +0100</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Health Care Reform Supreme Court Decision: Medicaid Providers Prepare For 16 Million New Members]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[There are big incentives for states to participate in the Medicaid extension.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 29 Jun 2012 06:05:39 +0100</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Supreme Court Health Care Decision: Insurers Say They're Prepared]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Health insurance providers say they are prepared for the U.S. health care system changes upheld Thursday by the U.S. Supreme Court.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2012 15:54:24 +0100</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Health Care Supreme Court Decision: Shares of Medicaid MCOs Soar]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[The Supreme Court health care decision confirming the constitutionality of the president&#039;s signature legislative achievement and expanding insurance to millions of low-income Americans under Medicaid will provide a large influx of new customers and notable revenue opportunity for Medicaid-focused managed-care organizations (MCOs).]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[The 10 Best Promos Out Of 2012's Cannes Lions]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[The 59th International Festival of Creativity, known as the Cannes Lions, wrapped up this past weekend. This year, top winners included a blank annual report and an &quot;invisible&quot; hydrogen powered Mercedes Benz.]]></description>
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