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Roche digs in for long fight for Illumina
ZURICH (Reuters) - Swiss drugmaker Roche is digging in for a long fight after gene sequencing company Illumina rejected its $5.7 billion hostile takeover bid as inadequate and said it would be more successful on its own. Roche, which offered to pa...
Stock futures edge up as Greece stays in focus
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stock index futures edged higher on Wednesday as leaders in Greece again attempted to reach a deal on reforms in exchange for a new bailout. The recent delays stirred European Union officials to warn Greece that the euro zone ...
Health Tip: Before You Start an Exercise Program
(HealthDay News) -- Although exercise should help improve your health, a medical checkup before you start an exercise program can help ensure a safe beginning.
Quality Day Care Predicts Later Parental Involvement in
School
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 8 (HealthDay News) -- Mothers whose kids went to high-quality day care were more involved in their children's schools later on than the moms of kids in poorer quality day care or no day care, new research finds.
Sanofi profit faces 15 percent hit from cheap drug copies
PARIS (Reuters) - French drugmaker Sanofi said on Wednesday that its earnings could drop by up to 15 percent this year as top-selling drugs previously protected by patents are hit by competition from cheap copies. Sanofi expects to return to growt...
Giant dust cloud chokes west Africa
DAKAR (Reuters) - A cloud of Saharan dust stretching thousands of kilometres dimmed the sun and grounded flights across the western edge of Africa, the region's worst sand storm in two years. A NASA satellite image showed a yellowish-brown plu...
Health Tip: Coping With Migraines During Pregnancy
(HealthDay News) -- Migraines may pose a dilemma for pregnant women, since these painful headaches may strike more often during pregnancy.
Teen pregnancy, abortion rates at record low, study says
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Birth and abortion rates among U.S. teens fell to record lows in 2008 as increased use of contraceptives sent the overall teen pregnancy rate to its lowest level since at least 1972, a study showed on Wednesday. But disparities...
FDA says ulcer drugs may raise diarrhea risk
(Reuters) - Health regulators said ulcer drugs such as AstraZeneca Plc's blockbuster Nexium could increase the risk of clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea (CDAD). Clostridium difficile is a bacteria naturally present in the gut and can c...
Consumers want tougher probe of engineered salmon
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Three consumer groups petitioned the Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday to subject a new genetically engineered salmon to a more rigorous review process than is now in place before the fish can be approved as safe to ea...
Female Soccer Players May Face Health Problems: Study
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 8 (HealthDay News) -- Intense training combined with insufficient nutrition may threaten the health of young female soccer players, suggests a new study that finds menstrual irregularities and stress fractures are common among thes...
US begins stem cell trial for hearing loss
US researchers have begun a groundbreaking trial to test the potential of umbilical cord blood transplants, a kind of stem cell therapy, to treat and possibly reverse hearing loss in infants.
One 'Silver Lining' to Recession: Fewer Broken Bones?
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 8 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers in Florida may have uncovered a rare positive outcome from the downturn in the local economy: fewer injuries to workers.
Playing Sports May Help Keep Kids From Smoking
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 8 (HealthDay News) -- Middle-school kids who participate in lots of sports are less likely to start smoking than other kids, new research finds.
Short Breaks During Exercise OK for Diabetes Control: Study
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 8 (HealthDay News) -- Taking short breaks while exercising, or "intermittent" exercise, is an effective way to improve insulin sensitivity and blood sugar control in people with type 2 diabetes, according to a new British...
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