Archive: 17/04/2016
More babies, fewer multiple births, are resulting from assisted reproduction
More babies than ever got their start in the petri dish of a fertility clinic in the United States in 2014. In its yearly review, the Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology reported a total of 65,175 live births resulting ...
Apr 17, 2016
Health official: Zika not worry now for pregnant women in US
A top public health official says there's been no local transmission of the Zika (ZEE'-kuh) virus in the United States, so any talk about women in the country delaying pregnancy "is not even an issue for discussion at this ...
Apr 17, 2016
German healthcare 'losing billion euros a year to fraud'
Germany's healthcare system is losing as much as a billion euros a year to scammers, some of whom are linked to the Russian mafia, according to a media report Sunday.
Apr 17, 2016
Risk of second major osteoporotic fracture is greatest immediately after first fracture
Today, at the World Congress on Osteoporosis, Osteoarthritis and Musculoskeletal Diseases, an international research team presented the preliminary results of a new study which aimed to determine whether the predictive value ...
Apr 17, 2016
South Africans sweet on sugary drinks despite fat tax
South Africa plans a new "fat tax" on sugary drinks to combat an obesity epidemic—but sweet-toothed consumers say its chances are slim of making them cut down.
Apr 17, 2016
Long views, deep pockets: Danish foundations keep pharma groups healthy
Denmark's biopharmaceutical sector, led by insulin giant Novo Nordisk, is experiencing a golden age as researchers reap the rewards of a unique ownership structure: deep-pocketed, non-profit foundations.
Apr 17, 2016