Archive: 11/01/2015
How do you help a baby learn? Word by word, a Chicago project says
On the third-floor hospital maternity ward at the University of Chicago Medical Center, Bionka Burkhalter had just given birth to her first child, a 7-pound, 4-ounce boy named Josiah. There was a knock on the door, and two ...
Jan 11, 2015
Shire to buy specialty drugmaker NPS Pharma for $5.2 billion
Irish drugmaker Shire PLC said Sunday it will pay $5.2 billion to acquire NPS Pharmaceuticals Inc., which specializes in drugs for rare conditions.
Jan 11, 2015
Brazil works to stem flood of Caesarean deliveries
Brazil says it must stem the "epidemic" of Caesarean sections—now more than half of all births, or more than any other country in the world.
Jan 11, 2015