Medications
Perrigo to go it alone; shareholders reject $26B Mylan bid (Update)
Shareholders of the drugmaker Perrigo shut the door on a $26-billion hostile takeover bid from Mylan.
Nov 13, 2015
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Medications
Pfizer, Allergan weigh blockbuster merger: reports
Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer recently approached Botox-maker Allergan over what would be the biggest takeover deal this year, The Wall Street Journal said Wednesday.
Oct 29, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
Researchers help identify genetic variants for colorectal cancer
Six genetic variants associated with an increased risk of colorectal cancer were newly identified by University of Hawai'i Cancer Center researchers as part of a large international collaboration. The discovery will help ...
Oct 23, 2015
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Cardiology
Scientists identify genes associated with peripheral artery disease
Researchers from the RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences have worked with a number of universities and hospitals in Japan to use gene maps in the Japanese population to identify three genes associated with peripheral ...
Oct 21, 2015
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Health
New York's rich live 11 years longer than its poor
New York is a city of extreme inequality, where people in the poorest neighborhood of Brooklyn die 11 years earlier than those living around Wall Street, according to data released Wednesday.
Oct 14, 2015
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Pneumothorax treatment gets less painful
Scientists working in Tianjin Chest Hospital, China, have developed a less painful treatment strategy for Pneumothorax treatment. By analyzing the partial pressure of oxygen and carbon dioxide in thoracic cavity gas during ...
Oct 2, 2015
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Cardiology
Algorithm predicts artery rupture
WA scientists have developed a cheap test to predict if a patient will suffer a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm—a deadly condition where the blood pressure inside a weakened artery causes it to suddenly burst.
Sep 21, 2015
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Scientists close in on first dengue treatment
Clinical trials for a dengue fever treatment could start within a year, following a discovery by University of Queensland scientists.
Sep 9, 2015
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Genetics
Researchers answer important scientific debate connected to heart disease
Researchers from the University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI), together with the teams of Dr. Martin Farrell at Oxford University, and Dr. Sekar Kathiresan at the Broad Institute, have found the answer to an ongoing debate ...
Sep 8, 2015
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Health
Manipulation of food structure could lead the way to a healthier diet
A new study led by scientists at King's College London shows that preserving the natural structure of dietary fibre during food production can help to slow the rise in blood sugar levels after a meal.
Sep 2, 2015
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