Archive: 28/05/2014
Boehringer Ingelheim pays $650 mn to settle lawsuits
German pharmaceuticals maker Boehringer Ingelheim said Wednesday it has agreed to pay $650 million to settle around 4,000 lawsuits relating to its blood-thinning drug Pradaxa.
May 28, 2014
Some high blood pressure drugs may be associated with increased risk of vision-threatening disease
There may be a connection between taking vasodilators and developing early-stage age-related macular degeneration (AMD), the leading cause of vision loss and blindness among Americans who are age 65 and older, according to ...
May 28, 2014
Guyana has first cases of virus new to region
At least two people have been sickened by the mosquito-borne chikungunya virus in Guyana in the first locally transmitted cases in the South American country, the health minister said Wednesday.
May 28, 2014
Second person dies from Ebola virus in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone Wednesday confirmed a second death from the Ebola virus, as the WHO warned of possible further contagion as others sick with the haemorrhagic fever had been moved out of isolation and back to their village.
May 28, 2014
Women's contraceptive use influenced by contraception education and moral attitudes
Nearly half of all pregnancies in the United States are unintended, and unplanned pregnancies are associated with poorer health and lower rates of educational and economic achievement for women and their children, according ...
May 28, 2014