Time to get tough on food, booze and tobacco

— Don't shy away from regulating food, alcohol and tobacco to tackle Europe's biggest threat to society — chronic diseases — says the head of Austria's food and drugs agency. — An expert panel in Germany hands down a proposal to reward pharmaceutical companies that invest in Germany through clinical trials or manufacturing. — One MEP remains unconvinced on a critical patent proposal on the table for the Biotech Act following a roundtable of industry and European officials. Welcome to Wednesday’s Morning Health Care! Seven coffees, two schnitzels, two paninis, a lemon tart and a heaping of scrambled eggs later, and that’s a wrap on our first 24 hours in Gastein.