Throat Sweets And Cough Medicine Could Cost You More After Brexit, Drug Companies Warn

Brexit could lead to price rises and delayed access to over-the-counter medicines including cough medicines and throat sweets, the drug industry has warned.

The Proprietary Association of Great Britain (PAGB) said its members, which include pharmaceutical giants GSK and Pfizer, expect to be hit with extra costs in excess of £1m as a result of leaving the EU.

UN: ISIS Denies Food Aid, Medicine To Hundreds Of Thousands

GENEVA (AP) -- The Islamic State group has denied food and medicine to hundreds of thousands of people and hidden its fighters among civilians since a U.S.-led coalition began launching airstrikes in Iraq and Syria, a U.N. panel investigating war crimes in Syria reported Friday.

The panel said Syrians and Iraqis are subjected to an Islamic State "rule of terror" from its calculated use of public brutality and indoctrination to ensure the submission of communities under its control, and that the tactics include repeated violations against children and women.