March2017
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Amazon.com wins more than $1.5 billion tax dispute with the Internal Revenue Service
Mar 24, 2017News Hour: Amazon.com Inc on Thursday won a more than $1.5 billion tax dispute with the Internal Revenue Service over transactions involving a Luxembourg unit more than a decade ago. Judge Albert Lauber of the U.S.... -
Mylan NV recalled 81,000 EpiPen devices in countries outside the United States
Mar 24, 2017News Hour: Generic drugmaker Mylan NV has recalled about 81,000 EpiPen devices in countries outside the United States, following two reports of the life-saving allergy shot failing to work in emergencies. In both situations, patients were... -
Sugar injections help ease knee joint pain
Mar 24, 2017News Hour: An alternative medicine approach to joint pain that typically uses injections of sugar or sodium may be worth trying for knee osteoarthritis after traditional approaches fail, a recent review suggests. Knee osteoarthritis, a leading... -
Brazil’s meatpacking industry could wipe more than 10 percent off its global market share
Mar 24, 2017News Hour: A police investigation into alleged unsanitary and corrupt practices has badly damaged the reputation of Brazil’s meatpacking industry and could wipe more than 10 percent off its global market share, Agriculture Minister Blairo Maggi... -
Saudi Arabia stops beef and poultry imports from 4 Brazilian companies
Mar 24, 2017News Hour: Saudi Arabia has stopped beef and poultry imports from four Brazilian companies over concerns about food safety after accusations that individuals had been bribed to allow sales of rotten and salmonella-tainted meats. Following a... -
Austrian poultry to be allowed outdoors as the threat from bird flu is fading
Mar 24, 2017News Hour: Austrian poultry will be allowed outdoors as of Saturday as the threat from bird flu is fading, the country’s health ministry said, lifting a restriction put in place more than two months ago. Austria... -
Foam soaps may not be as effective as liquid soaps in eliminating bacteria
Mar 24, 2017News Hour: Foam soaps are increasingly replacing traditional liquid soaps in hospitals, nursing homes, schools, the food industry and other public spaces, but the trend may carry a risk, a small study suggests. Foam soaps may... -
Global rise of multidrug resistant tuberculosis threatens to derail decades of progress
Mar 24, 2017News Hour: The rise of multidrug-resistant (MDR) and extensively drug-resistant (XDR) tuberculosis (TB) threatens to derail decades of progress in controlling the disease, according to a new report in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine published on World...
