Archive: 18/07/2014
AbbVie, Shire agree on $55B combination
The drugmaker AbbVie has reached a deal worth roughly $55 billion to combine with British counterpart Shire and become the latest U.S. company to seek an overseas haven from tax rates back home.
Jul 18, 2014
Colleagues hail AIDS pioneer killed in downed plane (Update)
AIDS researcher Joep Lange, killed in the Malaysian jet crash in Ukraine, was a pioneer of cheap anti-retrovirals for the poor, colleagues said Friday, remembering him as a man of compassion of vision.
Jul 18, 2014
Weight management program also reduces depression among black women
(Medical Xpress)—An intervention program aimed at helping obese women maintain their weight without adding pounds also significantly reduced depression in nearly half the participants, according to a new study from Duke ...
Jul 18, 2014
Predicting which HIV patients will respond better to future therapeutic vaccine
A new study suggests that HIV patients with a higher level of a particular biomarker, or a measurable indicator found in the blood, may respond more favourably to an experimental immune activating vaccine.
Jul 18, 2014
Don't skimp on shades this summer
Sunscreen and sunglasses top the list of summertime must-haves for most people. But just as skin can burn on an overcast or chilly day, eyes can sustain damage anytime you're outdoors without sunglasses.
Jul 18, 2014