GlaxoSmithKline says net profits drop 13% in Q1
British drugsmaker GlaxoSmithKline said Wednesday that its net profits dropped 13 percent to £1.325 billion (1.616 billion euros, $2.134 billion) in the first quarter from a year earlier.
Apr 25, 2012
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Medical bills: Sticker shock and confused consumers
You're enjoying a quiet weekend at home when suddenly you double over in pain. You need emergency appendectomy surgery. How much should it cost? And how much price shopping are you able to do?
Apr 25, 2012
Taking it all in: Revealing how we sense things
McGill physiology research team sheds light on how the brain processes what we sense.
Apr 25, 2012
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'Anti-alcoholism' drug cleared for use in France
French health authorities have approved the use of a drug, originally designed to treat nervous spasms, for the treatment of alcoholism on a "case by case" basis.
Apr 25, 2012
Rio declares dengue epidemic
Rio de Janeiro has declared a dengue epidemic after diagnosing more than 50,000 cases of the tropical mosquito-borne infection this year and over 500 in the last week alone.
Apr 25, 2012
US moves to contain mad cow fallout
The United States scrambled on Wednesday to contain the fallout from the discovery of mad cow disease in California as the top beef exporter insisted the outbreak posed no threat to consumers.
Apr 25, 2012
