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Hawaii secures $700 million settlement in lawsuit over blood-thinner Plavix

Pharmaceutical companies have agreed to pay Hawaii $700 million to settle its lawsuit over the efficacy and safety of the blood thinner Plavix, the state attorney general’s office announced Friday. A court ruling last year ordered Bristol Myers Squibb Company and three U.S.-based subsidiaries of French pharmaceutical company Sanofi to pay a combined $916 million. […]

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“Bone collector” caterpillar disguises itself in the remains of its prey, scientists say

A new carnivorous caterpillar that wears the remains of its prey has been dubbed the “bone collector.” The insect is only found on the Hawaiian island of Oahu. It creeps along spiderwebs, feeding on trapped insects and adorning its silk case with their body parts. In findings, published Thursday in the journal Science, researchers said the […]

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