Abbott Laboratories is buying the pharmaceutical operations of its partner Solvay, saying that it is gaining “a large and complementary portfolio” of products and “a significant presence in key global emerging markets”.
Under the terms of the deal, Abbott is paying 4.5 billion...
Taking high dose of active forms of Vitamin D is found to reduce risk of falling for those over age 65. A new study, published in BMJ shows that taking 700 to 1000IU of vitamin D2 daily reduces fall risk among elders by nineteen percent.
Reducing fall risk among older people is...
Compared to women at ideal weight, women who are overweight at the beginning of their pregnancies are at an increased risk for giving birth to a child with certain heart defects, including defects in both the ventricular and atrial chambers of the heart, pulmonary valve stenosis,...