Archive: 23/06/2014
Antiviral therapy can prevent liver cancer in chronic hepatitis B patients
One of the most severe complications of hepatitis B is the development of liver cancer, which is responsible for approximately 745,000 deaths worldwide each year. Two new studies appearing in the June issue of Gastroenterology ...
Jun 23, 2014
Takeover target Shire promises strong growth
Takeover target Shire on Monday highlighted its potential as a standalone drugmaker, offering investors a rosy projection of its earnings potential that it believes is not reflected in the acquisition proposal made by U.S.-based ...
Jun 23, 2014
Allergan tells shareholders to reject Valeant deal
Allergan, the maker of Botox, said Monday that Valeant Pharmaceuticals' hostile takeover bid for the company is "grossly inadequate" and that shareholders should reject it.
Jun 23, 2014
Sleeve gastrectomy surgery improves diabetes control better than medical care
Adults with Type 2 diabetes achieve better blood glucose (sugar) control two years after undergoing laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy than do patients who receive standard medical diabetes care without this weight loss surgery, ...
Jun 23, 2014
Back away, please: Study finds general tendency for humans to fear things approaching, even if non-threatening
In our long struggle for survival, we humans learned that something approaching us is far more of a threat than something that is moving away. This makes sense, since a tiger bounding toward a person is certainly more of ...
Jun 23, 2014
Working parents resort to emergency or urgent care visits to get kids back into child care
Substantial proportions of parents chose urgent care or emergency department visits when their sick children were excluded from attending child care, according to a new study by University of Michigan researchers.
Jun 23, 2014
Cautionary tales: Mustaches, home oxygen therapy, sparks do not mix
Facial hair and home oxygen therapy can prove a dangerously combustible combination, a Mayo Clinic report published in the peer-reviewed medical journal Mayo Clinic Proceedings finds. To reach that conclusion, researchers ...
Jun 23, 2014