Health

Abbott Acquiring CFR Pharma

Abbott Laboratories said on Friday it would acquire CFR Pharmaceuticals a generic pharmaceuticals company based in Chile,...
Skin Sample Grown From Stem Cells for First Time

Kings College London scientists said that a new method for growing epidermal skin could be used in...
Profit at Aetna Jumps by 36%

First quarter income for Aetna soared by 36%, driven by gains from its multi-billion dollar acquisition. The...
Parasitic Amoeba Nibbles Away At Cells to Kill Them

Amoebae, which are a group of single-celled amorphous organisms living in the human body, are able to...
Walmart Partnership to Lower Prices of Organic Foods

Walmart wants more Americans to purchase organic foods even those people on a tight budget. The world’s...
One-third of U.S. Kids Have High Levels of Cholesterol

If the current health of U.S. children were considered a hint on the overall general health of...
One Third of Woman Face Higher Risk of Breast Cancer

University of Manchester researchers in northern England say that those with a higher risk than average of...
Blood Test Could Help Predict Alzheimer’s

A blood test that is very simple could potentially predict whether a person who is healthy could...
Merck Must Pay $100 Million in Contraceptive Lawsuits

Merck & Co will pay out over $100 million to settle lawsuits regarding its prescription contraceptive ring...
Vitamin C: Possibly a Promising Therapy for Cancer

New medical research suggests vitamin C could make drugs used to treat cancer more effective. However, past...