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

* 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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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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A focused remedy is best cure for health care crisis - Detroit Free Press

As the Senate considers the nomination of former Sen. Tom Daschle as secretary of health and human services—and as the nation looks forward to health reform—it is important that policymakers focus on what it means to “fix� health care and ask ...

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IDF, ISPAD announce annual 'Inspired by Diabetes' competition - Newstrack India

New Delhi, Jan 5, (ANI/Business Wire India): Eli Lilly and Company, the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) and the International Society of Pediatric and Adolescent Diabetes (ISPAD) today announced the global launch of the Inspired by Diabetes ...

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Introducing New Cataract Early Detection Technique - eMaxHealth.com

A compact fiber-optic probe developed for the space program has now proven valuable for patients in the clinic as the first non-invasive early detection device for cataracts, the leading cause of vision loss worldwide. Researchers from the National ...

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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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Adolescents with arthritis need more information when transitioning to ... - HULIQ.com

Helping adolescents with arthritis develop the skills and secure resources to assure that their health care needs are met as they transition to adulthood is an important issue in the U.S. In general, the frequency of which young people with special ...

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