Category archives for: Health

Infant Tylenol Recalled By Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ)

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Johnson & Johnson has announced that it is pulling all infant Tylenol off the U.S. market for the time being.  Johnson & Johnson’s McNeil Consumer Healthcare unit said that it is recalling all 574,000 bottles of grape-flavored, liquid Infants’ Tylenol from retail locations nationwide because of issues with the medication’s redesigned packaging.  There have been [...]

Amgen Announces $1.16 Billion Acquisition (NASDAQ: AMGN)

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Amgen has agreed to buy Micromet for $1.16 billion, or $11 a share, which is a 33% premium over Micromet’s share price the day before the deal was announced.  The company said in a statement that the deal will likely close in the first quarter.  Amgen has the distinction of being one of the world’s [...]

Skin cells turned to brain cells

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In California, U.S.A., researchers have turned skin cells into brain cells.

Alcohol drops can extend life

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Biochemists have found that ethanol given to a worm often used in human aging studies doubled the life span of the worm.

Early Chantix intake helps smokers quit

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Smokers trying to quit the habit would be more successful if they took Chantix four weeks before they actually stop smoking.

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