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‘Grand Theft Auto’ Maker Take-Two Lays off 5% of Employees, Scraps Multiple Projects

Take-Two Interactive claimed in a filing that it is reducing development projects and workers to reorganize its business.


Melatonin Manufacturers Urged to Adopt New Packaging and Labeling Rules Following Uptick in Hospitalizations Among Children

The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) released new melatonin safety standards, which supplement manufacturers urged to follow...

UnitedHealth Reports Losses of $872 Million to Change Healthcare Cyberattack

US health insurance giant UnitedHealth Group said Tuesday in its first-quarter operations earnings report that a cyberattack on its subsidiary Change Healthcare cost the company $872 million...

Breaking New Ground in Mental Health Care with Dr. Olivia West's Innovative Strategies

The journey towards healing and understanding mental health is evolving, and at the heart of this transformation is Dr. Olivia West, known affectionately as Dr. O. With a revolutionary blend of compas..


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Aspen, Cipla win share of $860 million South Africa AIDS drug tender
South Africa will spend 10 billion rand ($860 million) between 2015 and 2017 on life-prolonging HIV/AIDS treatment drugs, health authorities said on Wednesday, as studies show the prevalence of the vi
AstraZeneca CEO says new Pfizer bid unlikely
U.S. Pfizer is unlikely to come back with a fresh bid for AstraZeneca, the Anglo-Swedish pharmaceuticals group's top executive was quoted as saying by Swedish business daily Dagens Industri on Saturda
Wristband maker Fitbit in talks with banks for IPO
Fitness tracking wristband maker Fitbit Inc is in talks with banks for its initial public offering in the United States, Bloomberg reported, citing people familiar with the matter.
Cigarette smoking costs weigh heavily on the healthcare system
Of every $10 spent on healthcare in the U.S., almost 90 cents is due to smoking, a new analysis says. Using recent health and medical spending surveys, researchers calculated that 8.7 percent of all h
Obamacare helps private equity get its rehab clinic fix
Investors are pouring money into the operators of U.S. rehab centers as many more Americans get health care coverage for addiction treatment, driving up valuations and triggering a consolidation of bu
GSK to axe U.S. jobs as part of $1.6 billion cost cuts: sources
GlaxoSmithKline will this week inform U.S. staff of hundreds of job cuts in its biggest market as the drugmaker starts implementing a major cost-saving program, sources familiar with the matter said o
Germany's Merck aims to grow, not sell $1 billion consumer health arm
Merck KGaA (MRCG.DE) aims to keep hold of its consumer healthcare unit, it said on Friday, pledging to develop a business that is expected to generate 2014 sales of $1 billion for the German drugs and
Australia's Medibank IPO prices at A$2.15 a share, raising A$5.7 billion
Australia said on Sunday it would list state-owned health insurer Medibank Private Ltd (MPL.AX) with a market capitalization of A$5.679 billion ($4.9 billion), exceeding the top end of a range indicat
J&J seeks over $5 billion in damages from Boston Scientific at trial
Nearly a decade after losing a bidding war for device maker Guidant to Boston Scientific Corp, Johnson & Johnson finally has a chance for payback at a multibillion-dollar trial set to begin on Thursda
Chinese team arrives in Liberia to staff Ebola clinic
About 160 Chinese health workers arrived on Saturday in Liberia, where they are due to staff a new $41 million Ebola clinic that, unlike most other foreign interventions, is being built and fully run
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