Tag: vote-on-june
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Spain’s Almirall eyes Valeant skin drugs to boost dermatology
By Emma Pinedo MADRID (Reuters) – Spanish drugmaker Almirall, which is building up its business in skin treatments, could be interested in acquiring dermatology assets from Canada's Valeant Pharmaceuticals, the head of the Barcelona-based company said on Monday. Valeant is looking at divesting various products as it tries to reduce its massive debt load, with…
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Testosterone gel boosts sexual desire and activity in older men
By Andrew M. Seaman (Reuters Health) – Older men with low testosterone levels and scant desire for sex report more interest and more sexual activity after testosterone therapy, according to a new study. Compared to men using a fake testosterone gel, those using real medication for one year improved on 10 out of 12 measures…
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UN health agency confirms 3 Zika cases in Guinea Bissau
GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. health agency says it and national authorities are investigating whether three cases of the Zika virus discovered in Guinea Bissau are of the same strain as the one behind outbreaks linked to head and brain abnormalities in Brazil and elsewhere.
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Full of hot air: Helium producers eye Canada as U.S. reserve shrinks
By Rod Nickel MANKOTA, Saskatchewan (Reuters) – An approaching squeeze in U.S. helium supplies has producers of the gas, used in everything from party balloons to magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) machines, looking north to Canada's wheat fields. Almost three quarters of U.S. helium demand is filled by an underground reserve in Amarillo, Texas. In April,…