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Click to View in Browser 04/29/2014 One third of Americans mixing supplements with meds: study NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - One in three adults in the U.S. is taking both prescription medications and dietary supplements, creating a risk for dangerous interactions, according to a new study. Actavis sues U.S. drug regulator over generic Celebrex (Reuters) - Actavis Plc said on Monday it has sued the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, challenging its decision to award exclusive rights to Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd to sell a generic version of Pfizer Inc's blockbuster painkiller Celebrex. Calling girls 'fat' may result in weight gain NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Young girls who have been called "too fat" are more likely to be obese as young adults, according to a new research letter. Bayer may sell plastics unit to focus on health: Bloomberg (Reuters) - German drugmaker Bayer AG is exploring the sale of its $10 billion plastics unit to focus on growing its health business, Bloomberg reported citing people with knowledge of the matter. GE trumpets 40-year jet engine venture to bolster Alstom bid PARIS (Reuters) - As General Electric tries to convince French leaders to back its offer to rescue engineering firm Alstom , it hopes that three letters will convince them of its good will: CFM. Siemens may get extra time to formulate Alstom plan: sources PARIS/LONDON (Reuters) - Alstom is likely to give Germany's Siemens two to three weeks to draw up a detailed plan to buy the French engineering group's power business, sources close to the talks said on Tuesday. Pfizer may have to pay more cash and top $105 billion to win AstraZeneca LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. drugmaker Pfizer will need to raise its bid for AstraZeneca to around $105-110 billion and increase the proportion of cash in the offer to win its British rival, investors believe. Siemens about to present Alstom offer: French econ min PARIS (Reuters) - Germany's Siemens is about to make a detailed offer for the power business of ailing French group Alstom , French Economy Minister Arnaud Montebourg told parliament on Tuesday. Related Video Satellite collars to keep track of Siberian reindeer Protesters march to stop Keystone XL pipeline 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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