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Here's What You Need To Know About The New Blood Pressure Medication Guidelines
If you have high blood pressure, your treatment...
Business InsiderAnalysis: Investment risks of fast-tracking biotech drugs become apparent
With biotech's bull run nearing its third year, some savvy investors believe it is time to seek safety in size. "The small and mid-sized biotechs have been extremely hyped up," said Bill Smead, portfolio manager of the Smead Value Fund. Look no further than Ariad Pharmaceuticals Inc, which last…
ReutersYour Driving Record is online for anyone to see!
See anyone's detailed U.S. record instantly online. Learn what others are finding out about your background.
AdChoices Instant CheckmateSponsoredCan This Ad Flavor Dean Foods' Results?
A new industry ad campaign holds a lot of promise but may leave producers crying over spilled milk.
Motley FoolThe next stage in implementing Obamacare — the media blitz
Now that the Obamacare website is working you can look forward to the next stage in President Obama's health-care overhaul: the media blitz.
MarketWatchIndian Woman Miscarries 10 Babies In One Night
In what's being called a medical record in India, a 28-year-old woman in Madhya Pradesh miscarried 10 babies in one night this week. The Indo-Asian News Service reports that Anju Kushwaha delivered nine of the babies late Sunday night before she arrived at a hospital, where she delivered the 10th.…
Huffington PostMedical trials for kids don't always match global need
By Andrew M. Seaman NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Research trials that evaluate drugs and other treatments for children don't always align with needs around the world, according to a new analysis. "In pediatrics in general, there is a paucity of the information available to us on how to use drugs…
ReutersIs Geron Finally Onto Something?
Here's why biotech Geron is a prime buyout target.
Motley FoolGSK to scrap individual sales targets
LONDON (AP) — British drug company GlaxoSmithKline said Tuesday it would stop paying doctors to promote its products at speaking engagements and scrap individual sales targets, months after its ethics were challenged by a bribery scandal in China.
Associated PressGSK to stop paying doctors in major marketing overhaul
By Ben Hirschler LONDON (Reuters) - GlaxoSmithKline will stop paying doctors for promoting its drugs and scrap prescription targets for its marketing staff - a first for an industry battling scandals over its sales practices, and a challenge for its peers to follow suit. Britain's biggest…
ReutersSharing Derek Sheely: A helmet-to-helmet hit took the life of a 22-year-old football player. Two years later, friends and family keep his memory alive, one story at a time
Ken Sheely sits on a couch with a photo album on his lap. His son, Derek, gets older with each turn. The bigger Derek gets in the pictures, the more he looks like himself.
SB NationTop Food and Nutrition Trends for 2014
Living Well`s Kim Galeaz shares the top food and nutrition trends for the coming year.
TribuneSiemens Healthcare, Pfizer Collaborate
Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc., a division of Siemens AG recently entered into an agreement with pharmaceutical company Pfizer Inc.
Zacks4 tech tools that are disrupting the doctor's office
Diagnostics came to our smartphones, robots came to our surgery rooms, and Dr. Phil invested in a startup that wants to facilitate online doctors' visits. The tool helps users monitor their heart palpitations by simply placing her fingers over the censors, then transmitting the recording to a…
The WeekMortgage Rates Have Dropped.
Fixed mortgage rates have dropped to a lowest level in four months of 3.875% (3.984% APR). Get refinance quotes from competing banks.
AdChoices LendingTreeSponsoredSynta Pharmaceuticals: 4 Key Investing Takeaways From 2013
Let’s take a look at 4 key investing takeaways from Synta’s volatile year, and how larger companies, like Infinity Pharmaceuticals, Roche, and GlaxoSmithKline, fit into the company’s growth prospects for ...
Motley FoolThe Emergency Room ETF Could Soar Again in 2014
There is no denying 2013 will go down as a banner year for exchange traded funds with ties to the health care sector. Whether it has been broader plays on the sector such as the Health Care Select Sector ...
ETF TrendsA New Option for Dog Neutering
Dr. Jennifer Coates, DVM, talks about a new way dogs are neutered.
PetsExclusive: Syria region where polio found excluded from 2012 vaccination drive
By Oliver Holmes BEIRUT (Reuters) - The Syrian government excluded the largely rebel-held province of Deir al-Zor - where polio broke out this year - from a 2012 vaccination campaign, arguing that most residents had fled although hundreds of thousands were still there, a Reuters investigation…
ReutersWhen the Croup Strikes
It's the harsh, barking cough—the one that sounds like your child has swallowed a sea lion—that frightens most parents. One expert weighs in on when this respiratory infection warrants a trip to the hospital....
The Wall Street JournalThe Republican answer to Obamacare
Rep. Brad Wenstrup, (R) Ohio, RSC's "Health Care Reform Act" co-sponsor, discusses the GOP's Health Care Reform Act which repeals and replaces Obamacare.
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