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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Despite the label of being "infertile," some couples who have tried fertility treatments are later able to have a baby naturally, according to a new study from France. In some instances from the research, the … View full post on Yahoo! Health News

LONDON (Reuters) – Artificial hip and knee maker Smith & Nephew said the early fruits of a restructuring program and a strong performance in knee implants delivered a better-than-expected 5 percent rise in first-quarter trading profit. The group, … View full post on Yahoo! Health News

TOKYO- Honda just announced that the operating profit doubled after the company recovered from last year’s natural disaster. The year ahead is predicted to have a nearly tripling operating profit. The Asian sales are now surging, while the company registered a boost of its sales on the American market too. The company released a report [...]

Spain’s sickly economy faces a “crisis of huge proportions”, a minister said on Friday, as unemployment hit its highest level in two decades and Standard and Poor’s weighed in with a two-notch downgrade of the government’s debt. Spain’s unemployment rate … View full post on Insurance Journal » News

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Despite a good amount of evidence to the contrary, a new research review suggests that soy supplements can indeed help women find relief from menopausal hot flashes. So far, studies have come to conflicting findings on … View full post on Yahoo! Health News

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BRUSSELS/CHICAGO (Reuters) – Major export markets for U.S. beef from Canada to Japan stayed open after the United States reported its first case of mad cow disease in six years amid assurances that rigorous surveillance had safeguarded the food sy… View full post on Yahoo! Health News

J. Powell Brown, president and CEO, and a director of Brown & Brown Inc. has returned from a temporary leave of absence for health reasons, the company has told the Securities and Exchange Commission. J. Powell Brown’s leave of absence … View full post on Insurance Journal » News

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said this week that a regulatory investigation into how insurers tracked life insurance policyholders resulted in 32,715 payments to consumers nationwide. The overall amount paid by insurers is $262.2 million, including 7,525 payments totaling $95.9 … View full post on Insurance Journal » News

ATLANTA (Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Saturday it now spends as much effort and resources on surveilling a drug after it is approved as it does in the pre-approval process. The FDA was responding to critics who say the … View full post on Yahoo! Health News