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Lilly CEO recovering after repair to aorta

May 14, 2013 17:02
(Reuters) - John Lechleiter, the longtime chief executive of Eli Lilly and Co, is recovering from successful surgery to repair a dilated aorta, the U.S. drugmaker said on Tuesday. "Dr. Lechleiter is recovering and will be closely monitored by the medical staff over the next several days," following his surgery on Monday, the Indianapolis company said in a statement.

Lilly CEO Lechleiter to undergo surgery for dilated aorta

May 7, 2013 13:42
(Reuters) - Drug maker Eli Lilly and Co <LLY.N> said Chief Executive John Lechleiter will undergo a surgery on May 13 to treat a dilated aorta but is expected to recover and return to work by this summer. Chief Financial Officer Derica Rice will serve as acting CEO while Lechleiter recuperates, as per the company bylaws. Lead independent director Ellen Marram will serve as acting board chair in place of Lechleiter, who is also the company's president.

Lilly CEO to undergo surgery, CFO Rice to become interim CEO

May 7, 2013 13:04
(Reuters) - Eli Lilly & Co's <LLY.N> longtime Chief Executive John Lechleiter will undergo surgery next Monday for a dilated aorta, but is expected to make a full recovery from the potentially dangerous condition and return to work this summer, the drugmaker said on Monday. Lilly Chief Financial Officer Derica Rice, 48, will assume the additional role of acting CEO during Lechleiter's surgery and recovery period, the Indianapolis drugmaker said.

Pharmacy assistant in small hospital discovered diluted drugs by accident

The Canadian PressApril 30, 2013 18:16
TORONTO - A pharmacy assistant at a small Ontario hospital discovered by accident that chemotherapy drugs administered to 1,200 cancer patients in two provinces were diluted, a legislative committee heard Tuesday. The problem was caught March 20 when a pharmacy assistant at the Peterborough Regional Health Centre doubled-checked the label of a bag containing a mixture of saline and the drug gemcitabine from Marchese Hospital Solutions.

Taiwan, US to reopen stalled trade talks next week

March 6, 2013 08:30
Taiwan and the United States will resume stalled trade talks next week after Taipei removed a six-year-old ban on some US beef imports, officials said Wednesday. The US delegation will be led by Deputy US Trade Representative Demetrios Marantis at the two-day discussions beginning Monday, the American Institute in Taiwan, the de facto embassy, said in a statement. Negotiations on a Trade and Investment Framework Agreement, seen as a precursor to a full free trade agreement, have been dormant since 2007.

US condemns Russian ban on US meat

February 11, 2013 17:15
Washington sharply criticized Moscow Monday for banning imports of US meat, saying the Russians had ignored scientific proof that an additive in US animal feed is safe. Top US officials said that global food-safety experts had cleared the additive, ractopamine, as safe at levels used in the United States. But Russia, enforcing its own rules against any presence of ractopamine, on Monday banned all imports of beef, turkey, chicken, pork and other animals

U.S. presses Russia to 'immediately' lift meat trade ban

February 11, 2013 14:30
WASHINGTON, Feb 11 (Reuters) - The United States on Monday urged Russia to immediately lift a ban on imports on U.S. meat products because of the feed additive ractopamine and to honor the commitments it made last year when it joined the World Trade Organization.

Russia blocking US meat over additives, West sees protectionism

February 8, 2013 15:00
* Russia veterinary body to ban U.S. beef, pork and turkey * Russia cites use of growth stimulant ractopamine * US says actions appear inconsistent with WTO commitments By Melissa Akin MOSCOW, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Russia's move to ban U.S. meat imports worth over $500 million each year, over a feed additive, will help domestic producers withstand an influx of cheap meat after Russia joined the World Trade Organization (WTO).

U.S. senators worried US-EU trade talks may not address agriculture

January 24, 2013 19:30
WASHINGTON, Jan 24 (Reuters) - Four Republican farm state U.S. senators on Thursday expressed concern that possible free trade talks between the United States and European Union may not dismantle longstanding EU barriers to U.S. pork, beef, poultry and other farm products.

UPDATE 4-Russia may block some N. American meat over ractopamine

January 23, 2013 15:45
* Russian watchdog says U.S., Canada violated import rules * Concerns over chilled beef, pork products * Temporary ban could begin Feb. 4 * Russia imports more than $500 mln/yr of US beef, pork * USTR's office: "concerned" about Russia's actions By Melissa Akin and Theopolis Waters
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