Galapagos enters strategic alliance in diabetes and obesity with Merck ... - Market Wire

* Galapagos to discover small molecule candidate drugs for pre-clinical development * Upfront fee, milestones on pre-clinical and clinical development of small molecule candidates, plus royalties on worldwide sales Click here to access the live audio ...

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Barry Popkin: Why the World Is Fat - US News and World Report

Why in the heck did the world's chief food problem shift from malnutrition to obesity? That's the question Barry Popkin, director of the University of North Carolina's Inter-Disciplinary Obesity Center, explores in his new book, The World Is Fat ...

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Galapagos announces strategic alliance with Merck to develop therapies ... - RTT News

(RTTNews) - Galapagos NV (GLPYY.PK: News ) announced that it has entered into a multi-year global strategic alliance with Merck & Co. Inc. to develop potential new therapies in obesity and diabetes. Under the terms of the agreement, Galapagos will ...

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Health Plans, Employers Take Closer Look at Costs and Expand Disease ... - PR Newswire

NASHVILLE, Tenn., Jan. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- HealthLeaders-InterStudy, a leading provider of managed care market intelligence, reports that with the number of people diagnosed with diabetes in the United States doubling over the past 15 years, insurers ...

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Jobs may have Type 1-like diabetes, says endocrinologist - Computerworld

Five things Apple needs to do at Macworld Expert: Microsoft made $1.5B on 'Vista Capable' campaign CES: Lenovo, touting thin PCs, takes second stab at consumer market Windows market share dives again as Mac nears 10% Back to the future: Vinyl record ...

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Alkermes Announces Initiation of First Clinical Study for a Four-Week ... - Earthtimes

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - (Business Wire) Alkermes, Inc. (NASDAQ: ALKS) today announced that its partner, Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research & Development, L.L.C. (J&JPRD), has initiated a phase 1 study of a four-week long-acting injectable ...

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Eating Habits and Exercise Behaviors in Children Can Deteriorate Early - WebWire

New study published in the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior Philadelphia, PA – As children transition from preschool-age to school-age, they may develop eating habits and leisure-time patterns that may not meet current recommendations ...

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