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Third death recorded following Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in Savoie
Spread of disease localised in Chambéry. All three deaths occurred in people aged 80 or older
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Mosquito crackdown amid outbreak of Chikungunya in south-west France
Sixteen cases of the mosquito-borne virus identified in one Gironde commune
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French government outlines aid for south-west France following summer wildfires
Fast-track rebuild permits, tax exemptions and tourism campaign to entice returning travellers
France’s medical cannabis trial sparks market battle
Tensions are rising between European companies, Canadian firms and French producers as France prepares to allow imports of cannabis-based medical treatments on a trial basis later this year.
The trial is set to last two years from September, with more than 3,000 patients in France expected to be the first to receive the new drugs.
Drug safety agency ANSM confirmed that it would be open to authorising “foreign products”, and said that it had already “auditioned” seven companies last year.
Several Canadian companies are already seeking to enter the market, along with Dutch firm Bedrocan and British group Emmac Life Sciences.
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