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Roche digs in for long fight for Illumina

ZURICH (Reuters) - Swiss drugmaker Roche is digging in for a long fight after gene sequencing company Illumina rejected its $5.7 billion hostile takeover bid as inadequate and said it would be more successful on its own. Roche, which offered to pa...
Stock futures edge up as Greece stays in focus

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stock index futures edged higher on Wednesday as leaders in Greece again attempted to reach a deal on reforms in exchange for a new bailout. The recent delays stirred European Union officials to warn Greece that the euro zone ...
Health Tip: Before You Start an Exercise Program

(HealthDay News) -- Although exercise should help improve your health, a medical checkup before you start an exercise program can help ensure a safe beginning.
Quality Day Care Predicts Later Parental Involvement in School

WEDNESDAY, Feb. 8 (HealthDay News) -- Mothers whose kids went to high-quality day care were more involved in their children's schools later on than the moms of kids in poorer quality day care or no day care, new research finds.
Sanofi profit faces 15 percent hit from cheap drug copies

PARIS (Reuters) - French drugmaker Sanofi said on Wednesday that its earnings could drop by up to 15 percent this year as top-selling drugs previously protected by patents are hit by competition from cheap copies. Sanofi expects to return to growt...
Giant dust cloud chokes west Africa

DAKAR (Reuters) - A cloud of Saharan dust stretching thousands of kilometres dimmed the sun and grounded flights across the western edge of Africa, the region's worst sand storm in two years. A NASA satellite image showed a yellowish-brown plu...
Health Tip: Coping With Migraines During Pregnancy

(HealthDay News) -- Migraines may pose a dilemma for pregnant women, since these painful headaches may strike more often during pregnancy.
Teen pregnancy, abortion rates at record low, study says

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Birth and abortion rates among U.S. teens fell to record lows in 2008 as increased use of contraceptives sent the overall teen pregnancy rate to its lowest level since at least 1972, a study showed on Wednesday. But disparities...
Consumers want tougher probe of engineered salmon

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Three consumer groups petitioned the Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday to subject a new genetically engineered salmon to a more rigorous review process than is now in place before the fish can be approved as safe to ea...
Playing Sports May Help Keep Kids From Smoking

WEDNESDAY, Feb. 8 (HealthDay News) -- Middle-school kids who participate in lots of sports are less likely to start smoking than other kids, new research finds.
U.S. rejects California health-care copayment plan

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The government blocked an effort on Monday by California to reduce its health-care spending by requiring those enrolled in its Medi-Cal program for the needy to make copayments for medical services. The Centers for Medica...
House Speaker Boehner vows to stop Obama contraceptive rule

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's new rule on contraceptives is an attack on religious freedom and Congress will act if necessary to stop it, House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner said on Wednesday. Boehner, the top Repub...
Eczema tied to higher impotence risk

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Men who have the allergic skin condition eczema may have a higher risk of erectile dysfunction than other men, a new study finds. The study, of nearly 4,000 Taiwanese men with ED, hints at a connection between eczema an...
Common school program reduces signs of bullying

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A widely implemented school program aimed at improving kids' behavior helps to slow the increase in bullying during the elementary grades, according to a new study. Researchers found that teachers at schools with th...
FDA says ulcer drugs may raise diarrhea risk

(Reuters) - Health regulators said ulcer drugs such as AstraZeneca Plc's blockbuster Nexium could increase the risk of clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea (CDAD). Clostridium difficile is a bacterium that can cause colitis and other inte...

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ZURICH (Reuters) - Swiss drugmaker Roche is digging in for a long fight after gene sequencing company Illumina rejected its $5.7 billion hostile takeover bid as inadequate and said it would be more successful on its own. Roche, which offered to pa...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stock index futures edged higher on Wednesday as leaders in Greece again attempted to reach a deal on reforms in exchange for a new bailout. The recent delays stirred European Union officials to warn Greece that the euro zone ...

(HealthDay News) -- Although exercise should help improve your health, a medical checkup before you start an exercise program can help ensure a safe beginning.

WEDNESDAY, Feb. 8 (HealthDay News) -- Mothers whose kids went to high-quality day care were more involved in their children's schools later on than the moms of kids in poorer quality day care or no day care, new research finds.

PARIS (Reuters) - French drugmaker Sanofi said on Wednesday that its earnings could drop by up to 15 percent this year as top-selling drugs previously protected by patents are hit by competition from cheap copies. Sanofi expects to return to growt...

DAKAR (Reuters) - A cloud of Saharan dust stretching thousands of kilometres dimmed the sun and grounded flights across the western edge of Africa, the region's worst sand storm in two years. A NASA satellite image showed a yellowish-brown plu...

(HealthDay News) -- Migraines may pose a dilemma for pregnant women, since these painful headaches may strike more often during pregnancy.

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Birth and abortion rates among U.S. teens fell to record lows in 2008 as increased use of contraceptives sent the overall teen pregnancy rate to its lowest level since at least 1972, a study showed on Wednesday. But disparities...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Three consumer groups petitioned the Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday to subject a new genetically engineered salmon to a more rigorous review process than is now in place before the fish can be approved as safe to ea...

WEDNESDAY, Feb. 8 (HealthDay News) -- Middle-school kids who participate in lots of sports are less likely to start smoking than other kids, new research finds.

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The government blocked an effort on Monday by California to reduce its health-care spending by requiring those enrolled in its Medi-Cal program for the needy to make copayments for medical services. The Centers for Medica...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's new rule on contraceptives is an attack on religious freedom and Congress will act if necessary to stop it, House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner said on Wednesday. Boehner, the top Repub...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Men who have the allergic skin condition eczema may have a higher risk of erectile dysfunction than other men, a new study finds. The study, of nearly 4,000 Taiwanese men with ED, hints at a connection between eczema an...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A widely implemented school program aimed at improving kids' behavior helps to slow the increase in bullying during the elementary grades, according to a new study. Researchers found that teachers at schools with th...

(Reuters) - Health regulators said ulcer drugs such as AstraZeneca Plc's blockbuster Nexium could increase the risk of clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea (CDAD). Clostridium difficile is a bacterium that can cause colitis and other inte...