WHO raises alarm on tobacco industry environmental impact WHO has today revealed new information on the extent to which tobacco damages both the environment and human health, calling for steps to make the industry more accountable for the destructi…

WHO. Tobacco: poisoning our planet Tobacco use is a well-documented threat to global health, and in the area of tobacco control, extensive work has been done to communicate the health risks of tobacco use and to reduce the demand for tobacco throug…

USA. AbbVie's Allergan Reaches $2 Billion Opioid Lawsuit Settlement (Reuters) - AbbVie Inc's unit Allergan has reached an agreement to pay over $2 billion to resolve thousands of lawsuits related to the marketing of its opioid painkiller, Bloomberg…

Teva wegen Opioidkrise zu Milliardenzahlung bereit Washington – In der Opioidkrise in den USA hat sich der israelische Pharmakonzern Teva zur Zahlung von mehr als vier Milliarden Dollar bereiterklärt, um Klagen beizulegen. (arzteblatt.de, 27.07.202…

Schweiz. Guilty: Credit Suisse hit with money laundering conviction The verdict is the first ever criminal conviction of a major Swiss lender in the country’s history. (Al Jazeera/Bloomberg, Katar/USA, 27.06.2022) https://www.aljazeera.com/ec…

Worldwide spirits sales up 9% in 2021 The global spirits market grew to a value of €464 billion (US$490.3bn) in 2021 but was unable to return to pre-pandemic levels, new data has revealed. Total spirits sales rose by 9% in 2021, according to WSA d…