Press Review from 19/12/08 to the 22/12/08
EU: Teva's purchase of Barr authorized
(Les Echos online – December 22, 2008)
Brussels has authorized the Israeli generics maker Teva to acquire the American Barr. Teva announced the $7.5 billion deal in July.
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The NHS turns 30
(Il Sole 24 Ore: page 5 – 22 December 2008)
On December 21, the National Health System celebrated its 30th birthday. Since 2000 WHO has indicated it as the second best health system in the world but to date, it should be noted, it has accumulated a deficit of around 57 billion euros. Open challenges to ensure its universality in the future: measuring efficiency, professionals, hospital quality, patient satisfaction.
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Bresciani curries Landi on the Papillomavirus vaccine
(Libero Milano: page 43 – 20 December 2008)
According to the Health Councilor of the Lombardy Region, Luciano Bresciani, the decision of the Health Councilor of the Municipality of Milan, Giampaolo Landi di Chiav
