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Click to View in Browser 01/29/2014 Cigarettes kicked out of school in China BEIJING (Reuters) - China has banned smoking in schools, state media reported on Wednesday, the latest step in a government drive to kick the country's pervasive tobacco habit. Scientists create embryonic-type stem cells without embryos LONDON (Reuters) - In experiments that could open a new era in stem cell biology, scientists have found a cheap and easy way to reprogramme mature cells from mice back into an embryonic-like state that allowed them to generate many types of tissue. Hong Kong reports third H7N9 bird flu death HONG KONG (Reuters) - A 75-year-old man infected with the H7N9 bird flu virus has died in Hong Kong, the government said on Wednesday, the third such death in the city. Biogen profit rises as new multiple sclerosis drug shines (Reuters) - Biogen Idec Inc said on Wednesday its new, high-profile oral multiple sclerosis drug Tecfidera had sales of $398 million in the fourth quarter, easily exceeding estimates for a third successive quarter and keeping it on track to top $1 billion in its first year on the market. WellPoint says it prices exchange products right (Reuters) - WellPoint Inc said on Wednesday that based on the enrollment it had received so far, it has priced its new exchange products properly based on the customer ages and profiles. Medical marijuana to be sold in Connecticut by summer: governor MILFORD, Connecticut (Reuters) - Medical marijuana will go on sale in Connecticut by summer 2014, dispensed throughout the state by four vendors, Governor Dannel Malloy said on Tuesday. Saving accounts for kids tied to development: study NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Creating government savings accounts for children's future education when they're young may improve their development, according to a new study. U.S. hospitals hit with shortage of intravenous saline (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Tuesday it is working with the three manufacturers of intravenous saline solutions commonly used to hydrate hospital patients to address a shortage caused by a spike in demand. Georgia bill would seek limited access to medical marijuana strain ATLANTA (Reuters) - Georgia state representative Allen Peake introduced a bill on Tuesday that would legalize a non-psychoactive strain of marijuana strictly limited to patients with severe seizure disorders. Medivation prostate cancer drug impresses in pre-chemo study (Reuters) - Medivation Inc's drug for advanced prostate cancer significantly delayed progression of the disease and extended survival in a large, late stage study of patients who had not yet received chemotherapy, likely paving the way for an expanded approval of the medicine. Related Video UK drone offered for Fukushima clean-up Davos 2014: The making of a $1 trillion 'green goods' deal The latest Reuters articles on M&A, IPOs, private equity, hedge funds and regulatory updates delivered to your inbox each day. Register Today   A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. Register Today   » MORE NEWSLETTERS

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