TOP 100 HEALTH AND MEDICAL SITES
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| WHO: Smoking kills 5 million every year Tobacco use kills at least 5 million people every year, a figure that could rise if countries don't take stronger measures ... rssfeeds.usatoday.com |
Business Briefing | Mergers: Myriad Pharmaceuticals Acquires a Drug Maker Myriad Pharmaceuticals agreed to buy Javelin Pharmaceuticals in an all-stock deal worth about $96 million to acquire a postoperative pain drug, Dyloject. Javelin stockholders will receive 0.282 Myriad shares for each share held, translating to $1.50 a Javelin share, or a 22 percent premium, based on the closing price Thursday. If the drug is approved by health regulators, the companies expect Dyloject to generate worldwide sales of more than $300 million a year. Stock in Myriad, which is based in Salt Lake City, fell 30 cents, to $5.03 a share, and stock in Javelin, which is based in Cambridge, Mass., rose 7 cents, to $1.30 a share. feeds.nytimes.com |
Pressure rises to stop antibiotics in agriculture FRANKENSTEIN, Mo. (AP) -- The mystery started the day farmer Russ Kremer got between a jealous boar and a sow in heat.... hosted.ap.org |
Don't bank on weekend to make up for sleep loss WASHINGTON (AP) -- Sleeping in on Saturday after a few weeks of too little shuteye may feel refreshing, but it can give a false sense of security.... hosted.ap.org |
Q & A: Dietary Dilemma Since vitamin D is a fat-soluble vitamin, is the supplement I take with my low-fat breakfast being absorbed? feeds.nytimes.com |