Tag: avian-flu
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Dutch destroy 190,000 ducks in first bird flu cull
Some 190,000 ducks were destroyed on Saturday at six farms in the Netherlands following an avian flu outbreak, the country’s first cull of an epidemic sweeping northern Europe. Outbreaks of avian flu, primarily the highly pathogenic H5N8 strain, have been reported in Denmark, Finland, Germany and Sweden over the past week. Dutch authorities did not…
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Johnson & Johnson approaches Actelion about takeover deal
By Paul Arnold and Ludwig Burger ZURICH/FRANKFURT (Reuters) – U.S. healthcare company Johnson & Johnson said on Friday it was in preliminary talks with Actelion about a potential takeover of Europe's largest biotech firm, currently valued at about $20 billion. Lung disease specialist Actelion confirmed it had been approached and said there was no certainty…
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With LGBT-friendly policies, more women claim sexual minority status
By Andrew M. Seaman (Reuters Health) – U.S. women may be more likely to report that they belong to a sexual minority if they live in states that recognize same-sex relationships, according to a new study. The finding is drawn from data on 69,790 participants in the Nurses’ Health Study II, which started in 1989…