Health workers are rushing to vaccinate more than half a million children in Nepal as fears grow that last month’s massive earthquake has made youngsters more susceptible to disease. UNICEF has warned of a race against time to prevent a deadly outbreak of measles in the impoverished Himalayan nation following the April 25 quake that killed 7,652 people in Nepal. The UN children’s fund, the World Health Organization and the
Drugmaker Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc agreed to buy Synageva BioPharma Corp for $8.4 billion at a hefty premium to expand in the lucrative market for drugs that treat rare diseases. Makers of drugs that treat rare diseases are seen as attractive takeover targets because of their revenue-generating potential as they typically charge high prices for their products. With the deal, Alexion will have eight experimental rare disease drugs under its belt,
Drugmaker Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc agreed to buy Synageva BioPharma Corp for $8.4 billion at a hefty premium to expand in the lucrative market for drugs that treat rare diseases. Makers of drugs that treat rare diseases are seen as attractive takeover targets because of their revenue-generating potential as they typically charge high prices for their products. With the deal, Alexion will have eight experimental rare disease drugs under its belt,
LOS ANGELES (AP) — If a golden retriever gives birth, gets stung by a bee or sprayed by a skunk, veterinarians want to know.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — If a golden retriever gives birth, gets stung by a bee or sprayed by a skunk, veterinarians want to know.
By Mohammed Mukhashaf and Mohammed Ghobari ADEN/CAIRO (Reuters) – Over 120 people, mostly civilians, have been killed in heavy fighting across Yemen, rescue workers and Houthi sources said on Wednesday, as aid agencies warned fuel shortages could halt their urgent work. The heaviest clashes were concentrated in the southern port city of Aden, where at least 40 civilians trying to flee the city by boat died when shells fired by
By Mohammed Mukhashaf and Mohammed Ghobari ADEN/CAIRO (Reuters) – Over 120 people, mostly civilians, have been killed in heavy fighting across Yemen, rescue workers and Houthi sources said on Wednesday, as aid agencies warned fuel shortages could halt their urgent work. The heaviest clashes were concentrated in the southern port city of Aden, where at least 40 civilians trying to flee the city by boat died when shells fired by
Europe faces an obesity crisis of “enormous proportions” as unhealthy diets and physical inactivity inflate waistlines and health costs, the World Health Organization claimed Wednesday. Nearly all adults in Ireland — one of Europe’s fattest nations — will be overweight by 2030, the European Congress on Obesity in Prague was told. “Even in countries with a traditionally lower prevalence of obesity such as Sweden, obesity rates are predicted to rise
Europe faces an obesity crisis of “enormous proportions” as unhealthy diets and physical inactivity inflate waistlines and health costs, the World Health Organization claimed Wednesday. Nearly all adults in Ireland — one of Europe’s fattest nations — will be overweight by 2030, the European Congress on Obesity in Prague was told. “Even in countries with a traditionally lower prevalence of obesity such as Sweden, obesity rates are predicted to rise
Time can offer a different perspective — that’s the result of a study 80 years in the making.
