The FINANCIAL - Health & Beauty

University leads diet drinks study to tackle obesity

The FINANCIAL -- The University of Liverpool is running the largest ever investigation into artificially sweetened drinks and their effect on weight loss and weight ...

Partnership launched to study impact of dog-bites

The FINANCIAL -- A new multi-disciplinary partnership has been launched to help address the problem of dog-bites in Merseyside, which has the highest number of dog-related injuries and deaths in the ...

Sanofi Pasteur Signs Research Agreement for Zika Vaccine

The FINANCIAL -- Sanofi and its vaccines global business unit Sanofi Pasteur announced on July 6 a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement with the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research ...

Takeda Initiates World's First Norovirus Vaccine Field Trial

The FINANCIAL -- Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited on June 20 announced that it has dosed the first subject in a Phase 2b field efficacy trial of Takeda’s norovirus vaccine candidate (TAK-214), ...

U.S. Uninsured Rate Remains at Historical Low of 11.0%

The FINANCIAL -- In the second quarter of 2016, the uninsured rate among all U.S. adults remains at the trend low of 11.0% reached in the first quarter of this year. This is down from 11.9% in the ...

Viruses turbo-charge bacterial evolution in cystic fibrosis infections

The FINANCIAL -- Scientists in the UK have found new evidence that tiny viruses called bacteriophages turbo-charge the evolution of bacteria that cause lung infections in Cystic Fibrosis ...

In U.S., Healthcare Insecurity at Record Low

The FINANCIAL -- Fewer Americans reported not having enough money in the past 12 months to pay for necessary healthcare and/or medicines for themselves or their families than at any point since ...

LSE Health outlines reforms for China's pharmaceutical system

The FINANCIAL -- China’s pharmaceutical system will struggle to cope with the twin challenges of a rapidly aging population and increases in non-communicable diseases, such as diabetes and heart ...

Nestlé supports EU efforts for better nutrition policy

The FINANCIAL -- Nestlé on June 21 supported the Dutch EU Presidency’s efforts to develop an EU-wide nutrition policy to motivate industry to invest in healthier ...

Lower doses of yellow fever vaccine could be used in emergencies

The FINANCIAL -- The yellow fever vaccine given as one fifth of the regular dose could be used to control an outbreak in case of vaccine ...

Higher consumption of unsaturated fats linked with lower mortality

The FINANCIAL -- Consuming higher amounts of unsaturated fats was associated with lower mortality, according to a study from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public ...

Percentage of Pack-a-Day Smokers Hits Record Low in U.S.

The FINANCIAL -- The percentage of smokers in the U.S. who light up a pack or more of cigarettes a day has fallen sharply over the past decade and is now at an all-time low of 26% in Gallup's ...

£1m obesity and type 2 diabetes clinical trial launched

The FINANCIAL -- A major clinical trial involving patients with obesity and type 2 diabetes, led by researchers from across the University of Liverpool has been funded £1 ...

Promising Alzheimer’s research takes a step forward

The FINANCIAL -- Scientists from the University of Liverpool and Victoria University of Wellington have been awarded over £478K to advance a potential treatment for Alzheimer’s ...

Bristol-Myers Squibb Announces New Research Collaboration with Janssen in Immuno-Oncology Focused on Lung Cancer

The FINANCIAL -- Bristol-Myers Squibb Company today announced a new clinical research collaboration with Janssen Biotech, Inc. to evaluate Bristol-Myers Squibb’s Immuno-Oncology (I-O) agent Opdivo ...

Caring for Alzheimer’s Patients

The FINANCIAL -- There once was a man who mistook his wife for a hat. In his book, The Man Who Mistook His Wife For A Hat, renowned neurologist Dr. Oliver Sacks recounts the case histories of ...

Bayer and White Ribbon Alliance Announce Self-Care Policy Recommendations and Programs to Support Maternal, Newborn and Child Health

The FINANCIAL -- With 830 women dying every day from preventable causes related to pregnancy and childbirth, and over 16,000 children under age five dying daily, Bayer and the White Ribbon Alliance ...