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Deals of the day -- mergers and acquisitions
ReutersMay 20 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 2000 GMT on Monday: ** Yahoo Inc will buy blogging service Tumblr for $1.1 billion cash, giving the Internet pioneer a much-needed social media platform to...Tags: Federal Communications Commission, Russia, Vodafone Group Plc, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Dell Inc.
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Newer whooping cough vaccine not as protective
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A newer version of the whooping cough vaccine doesn't protect kids as well as the original, which was phased out in the 1990s because of safety concerns, according to a new study. During a 2010-2011 outbreak of whooping...Tags: Vaccines, Whooping Cough, Chemical Industry, Family, Preventative Medicine
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Fever reducers don't slow children's recovery: study
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A review of past research finds that fever-reducing drugs have no effect on the speed of children's recovery from an infection, contrary to the fears of some doctors and parents. Researchers have debated for decades whether...Tags: Viral Diseases and Infections, Vaccines, Drugs and Medicines, Chemical Industry, Family
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Lundbeck says drug shows improvement in depression symptoms
ReutersCOPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Danish pharmaceutical group Lundbeck and Japanese partner Takeda said on Saturday that data from clinical phase III studies with the antidepressant vortioxetine had shown significant improvement in patients' symptoms. Lundbeck said...Tags: Thomson Corporation, Drugs and Medicines, Deutsche Bank AG, Chemical Industry, Japan
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A Drug Rejected: Boehringer Ingelheim Quit 'Female Viagara' Race
When the president and CEO of Boehringer Ingelheim USA starts to talk about the company's most dramatic failure in the last five years, a certain sheepish tone creeps into his voice. He thinks he's going to have to explain the disease the drug was...Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Placebo, Chemical Industry, Viagra (drug), Trials
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Actavis rejected $15 billion offer from Mylan - source
ReutersBy Soyoung Kim and Jessica Toonkel NEW YORK, May 14 (Reuters) - Actavis Inc received and rejected a takeover offer from Mylan Inc last week that valued the generic drugmaker at more than $15 billion, a person familiar with the situation told Reuters on...Tags: Chemical Industry
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Jonathan Fielding, the public's MD
If you've got your health, the cliche goes, you've got just about everything. If you've got public health duties, you're responsible for just about everything from mosquitoes (West Nile carriers) to hygiene (wash your hands for as long as it takes to sing...
Tags: Heart Disease, Measles, Whooping Cough, Gonorrhea , Crime, Law and Justice
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Dr. Richard Bosshardt: Niacin can boost effectiveness of cholesterol-lowering drugs
Question: I have been on medications for my cholesterol but, so far, the improvement has not been enough. Now, my doctor wants to start me on Niacin. I have read a little about this but am worried about the possible side effects. Can you tell more about...Tags: Heart Disease, Chemical Industry, Healthy Diet, High Blood Pressure, Statins (drugs)
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Woman charged with poisoning burritos, feeding them to family
A 41-year-old Lower Macungie Township woman was charged with poisoning burritos with prescription medication and feeding them to her husband and daughter Tuesday night, according to court records. The husband and daughter were taken to a hospital after...
Tags: Chemical Industry, Physical Conditions, Fogelsville, Medical Procedures and Tests, Prosecution
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Valley Police Beat: Driver swims to safety after truck lands in canal
Staff WriterBRAWLEY — A man freed himself from his truck and swam out of the Highline Canal near Highway 78 after his truck fell in during an early-morning accident Friday, a California Highway Patrol officer said. The man, identified as Alejandro Cortez,...Tags: Chemical Industry, Motorvehicle Accidents, Transportation Accidents, Highway Transportation
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Suspected Mich. mosque bomb plotter to live in Vt. community home
BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — A 65-year-old man with a long history of threatening public officials and plotting to blow up the nation's largest mosque in Dearborn, Mich., could soon be living in a community facility in Vermont for people with serious...Tags: Freedom of the Press, Judges, Chemical Industry, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System
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Nursing Homes Penalized For Care Lapses Leading To Injuries
The Hartford CourantThe state Department of Public Health has penalized six nursing homes for lapses in care that contributed to residents' injuries. In one case, a resident of Middlesex Health Care Center of Middletown who was cognitively impaired and known to have an...Tags: Broken Hip, Chemical Industry, Nursing, East Haven, Torrington
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