The Board of Directors of PerkinElmer, Inc., declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.07 per share of common stock on January 27, 2012.

Roche announced today that it is proposing to acquire all outstanding shares of Illumina, Inc. for $44.50 per share in cash, or an aggregate of approximately $5.7 billion on a fully diluted basis.

In the first comprehensive review of its kind since 1992, a UC Davis researcher has estimated the national annual price tag of occupational injuries and illnesses at $250 billion, much higher than generally assumed. That figure is $31 billion more than the direct and indirect costs of all cancer, $76 ...

In the first comprehensive review of its kind since 1992, a UC Davis researcher has estimated the national annual price tag of occupational injuries and illnesses at $250 billion, much higher than generally assumed.

(University of California - Davis Health System) In the first comprehensive review of its kind since 1992, a UC Davis researcher has estimated the national annual price tag of occupational injuries and illnesses at $250 billion, much higher than generally assumed.

Those who drink regularly are advised to abstain from alcohol for at least two days a week. A committee of MPs has found current drinking guidelines are unclear and need to be revised. Currently the “sensible limits” for drinking, which were defined 25 years ago, are 21 units of alcohol ...

Over the past 10 years, Americans drank more sugar-sweetened beverages than ever—as much as 13 billion gallons a year—making these drinks the largest source of added sugar and excess calories in the American diet and, arguably, the single largest dietary factor in the current obesity epidemic. While many states have ...

Over the past 10 years, Americans drank more sugar-sweetened beverages than everas much as 13 billion gallons a yearmaking these drinks the largest source of added sugar and excess calories in the American diet and, arguably, the single largest dietary factor in the current obesity epidemic. While many states have ...

(Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health) Over the past 10 years, Americans drank more sugar-sweetened beverages than ever making these drinks the single largest dietary factor in the current obesity epidemic. In a latest study, researchers estimated that if a higher, penny-per-ounce tax were imposed on sugar-sweetened beverages, it ...

PDL BioPharma, Inc. today announced that it has paid the December 15, 2011, regular quarterly dividend payment of $0.15 per share to all stockholders owning shares of PDL as of December 8, 2011, the record date.

When the European Working Time Directive (EWTD) was introduced in rotas at 77 English hospital trusts in August 2009 they felt 'derogated' being allowed to operate at a maximum 52-hour week instead of 48 hours until 31 July 2011. A report by BMJ Careers shows that the majority of the ...

(Medical Xpress) -- The United States is winning the war against smoking. More than 3 million Americans quit smoking every year and fewer are adopting the unhealthy and expensive habit.