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Skyepharma close to renegotiating bonds
The maker of drug delivery systems, Skyepharma, is close to an agreement to renegotiate its bonds, as it announced a reduction in losses and increased revenues

Bupa profits dented by Irish exit
Profits at BUPA have been dented by its exit from the Irish market last year, although its core insurance business continues to grow

Mind the gap
Britain's poor need to be helped to healthier habits. More than new hospitals, preventative campaigns are what the UK needs to close its health gap

Cell advance offers medical benefits
A biological breakthrough could lead to a cure for diabetes and has profound implications for regenerative medicine – replacing diseased or injured tissues with new ones in good working order

Hospitals welcome private sector visits
Western clinics and medical schools are helping to plug the Gulf's healthcare gap

GI Partners beds down with Care Aspirations
The Anglo-American group's move underlines how the defensive qualities of the psychiatric care market are proving increasingly attractive to buy-out investors

King Pharma raises pressure on rival
Drugmaker says Alpharma rejected a $1.4bn unsolicited takeover offer it made this month, prompting the suitor to reveal details of the bid publicly

Cinven drops out of auction process for EDT
The number of bidders for Elan Drug Technologies, a subsidiary of the Irish pharmaceuticals company, has narrowed after Cinven dropped out of the auction

Drugs groups accused on prices
The UK medical watchdog chairman claims that pharmaceuticals executives had no interest in making cheaper drugs because their bonuses depended on producing earnings growth

Oxford BioMedica rejects takeover approach
GeneThera, which is based in Colorado, had offered 35p a share for the British biotechnology company, or three-and-a-half times Friday's closing price

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