Genentech Confirms Receipt Of Proposal From Roche Genentech, Inc. (NYSE:DNA) announced today that it has received a proposal from Roche to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Genentech stock not owned by Roche at a price of $89.00 in cash per share. Currently, Roche owns approximately 55.9% of the outstanding shares of Genentech.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comFederal, State Governments, Insurers Test 'Medical Home' Model Of Health Care To Reduce Costs Some
health insurers and other payers, including Medicare and Medicaid, are testing the "medical home" model of care to see if patient-centered care can reduce later treatment costs, the New York Times reports. According to the Times, insurers on average pay $60 for a visit to a primary care physician.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comMangroves Key To Saving Lives The replanting of mangroves on the coasts of the Philippines could help save many of the lives lost in the 20-30 typhoons that hit the islands annually. This is one of the numerous reasons for the 'urgent need for immediate and massive mangrove replanting' that J.H. Primavera from the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center and J.M.A.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comStem Cell Chicken And Egg Debate Moves To Unlikely Arena: The Testes Logic says it has to be the niche. As air and water preceded life, so the niche, that hospitable environment that shelters adult stem cells in many tissues and provides factors necessary to keep them young and vital, must have emerged before its stem cell dependents. A team of scientists at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies led by Leanne Jones, Ph.D.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comWest Virginia Prescription Drug Program Showing Growth, Success Within First Three Months West Virginia Rx, a new state-managed
prescription drug program that allows uninsured state residents to obtain medications at no cost, is on track to enroll 10,000 people within its first year, the Charleston Gazette reports (Kabler, Charleston Gazette, 7/17).
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comThe Dentist Drill May Become A Thing Of The Past Thanks To New Treatment Using Ramon Spectroscopy Being Developed At Kings College London A new technology that spots tooth decay almost as soon as it's begun promises to reduce the need for drilling and filling, writes Patrick Walter in SCI's Chemistry & Industry (C&I) magazine. Drilling is one of the top dental phobias and puts thousands of people off visiting their dentist every year.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comTongue Drive Technology Researchers have developed an experimental tongue-based system that may allow individuals with debilitating disabilities to control wheelchairs, computers and other devices with relative ease and no sophistication. Because the tongue is directly connected to the brain via cranial nerves, it usually remains mobile when other body parts lose function to disease or accidents.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comSalmonella Saintpaul Contaminated Jalapenos Found In Texas The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced Monday that a sample of jalapeno pepper from a food distribution centre in McAllen, Texas, was a genetic match to the strain of Salmonella Saintpaul strain behind the current outbreak of Salmonella that has so far infected over 1,200 people nationwide.
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