WASHINGTON — Exotic animals captured in the wild are streaming into the U.S. by the millions with little or no screening for disease, leaving Americans vulnerable to a virulent outbreak that could rival a terrorist act.
Demand for such wildlife is booming as parents try to get their kids the latest pets fancied by Hollywood stars […]
Teen childbearing is a thorny fact of life, made all the more difficult by adding monetary costs to the discussion.
We need to talk about the emotional, religious, societal and educational problems that teenage pregnancies present, of course, and those are very important. But a dollar sign lurks in the shadows and must be confronted.
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On Monday, the federal office that oversees the nation’s family-planning program got a new boss who doesn’t believe in birth control. Eric Keroack is a Massachusetts obstetrician-gynecologist who argues that abstinence until marriage is the only healthy choice for women. Until recently, he served as medical director of a pregnancy-counseling organization that runs down contraception […]
For those that think the ongoing battle with Shanna Moakler and her blonde socialite nemesis Paris Hilton shows any sign of slowing down - think again. As Shanna left a ‘Dancing with the Stars’ after party last night she was surrounded by photographers and asked questions about their infamous catfight last month at ‘Hyde’ […]
SAN DIEGO — Beginning Sunday, racehorses from New Jersey and New York will require approval from the California Horse Racing Board before they can enter the state because of a herpes outbreak on the east coast, racing officials said.
The new policy aims to protect local racehorses — who often compete with horses shipped in from […]
3M has decided to stick with Scotch tape and Post-it notes but ditch the warts treatment.
The St. Paul-based manufacturer announced Thursday that it has agreed to sell its pharmaceutical business for $2.1 billion in a three-way transaction.
Tennessee-based Graceway Pharmaceuticals will acquire 3M’s pharmaceutical operations in the U.S., Canada and Latin America for $875 million. Media […]
Bradley Pharmaceuticals Inc., which focuses on developing dermatology products, said Tuesday the Food and Drug Administration approved a marketing partner’s ointment designed to treat genital and perianal warts.
The FDA approved Polyphenon E Ointment, made by Germany’s MediGene AG. The drug, patented through 2017, is being marketed in the United States by Bradley. It is expected […]