Archive: 01/10/2014
Merck completes sale of consumer unit to Bayer
Drugmaker Merck said Wednesday that it completed the sale of its consumer care business, which makes products including Claritin allergy medication and Coppertone sun-care line, to German health care company Bayer for $14.2 ...
Oct 1, 2014
First US child dies from enterovirus D68
A child in the northeastern US state of Rhode Island has become the first to die from an ongoing outbreak of a respiratory virus, enterovirus D68, health officials said Wednesday.
Oct 1, 2014
US Ebola patient had contact with kids: governor
A man who was diagnosed with Ebola in virus in Texas came in contact with young children, and experts are monitoring them for any signs of disease, governor Rick Perry said Wednesday.
Oct 1, 2014
EU lacks appetite for British 'traffic light' food labels
The EU ordered Britain Wednesday to answer complaints about its "traffic light" anti-obesity food label system, which Mediterranean countries say is unfair towards products such as cheese and ham.
Oct 1, 2014
UN worker dies of suspected Ebola in Liberia
The United Nations mission in Liberia announced on Wednesday the first suspected victim among its employees of the deadly Ebola epidemic ravaging the impoverished west African nation.
Oct 1, 2014
AAO-HNSF clinical practice guideline: Tinnitus
The American Academy of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery Foundation has released the first ever mutli-disciplinary, evidence-based clinical practice guideline to improve the diagnosis and management of tinnitus, the ...
Oct 1, 2014
Researchers find promise in new treatments for glioblastma multiforme
Glioblastma multiforme (GBM) is one of the most lethal primary brain tumors, with median survival for these patients only slightly over one year. Researchers at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM), in collaboration ...
Oct 1, 2014
Journal supplement examines innovative strategies for healthy aging
The Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE) proudly announces the publication of a Health Education & Behavior (HE&B) supplement devoted to the latest research and practice to promote healthy aging. The October 2014 supplement, ...
Oct 1, 2014