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11-Dec-17 Faced with rising obesity rates and healthcare costs that are ballooning nearly as fast as people's waistlines, the Thai government has introduced an excise tax aimed at nudging beverage makers into making less sugary drinks. [image: Nikkei Asian Review]
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01-Dec-17 The Draft Amendment by China's FDA brings some good news around the streamlined reviews of medical device submissions, especially for innovative device makers. Nevertheless, there still exist some challenges for the unwary. [image: Brandworld Biomedical]
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30-Nov-17 Mistrust over the quality of healthcare in China drives outbound medical tourism and also makes opening satellites of world-renowned hospitals an excellent business opportunity. [image: Shutterstock / Jing Travel]
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27-Nov-17 Medical device and pharmaceutical manufacturers in Puerto Rico are facing challenges relating to power, ruined equipment and hiring. A new bill that would impose a 20 percent tax on goods shipped to the US mainland could make things even worse. [image: Greg Allen / NPR]
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20-Nov-17 Volpara Solutions of New Zealand has received regulatory clearance for its quantitative breast imaging tools in Japan and Taiwan, as Class II medical devices. 5 million women in Japan are screened for breast cancer using mammography each year. [image: Volpara Solutions]
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