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Click to View in Browser 02/13/2014 Nestle hints at more deals after deeper healthcare dive LONDON (Reuters) - Swiss food giant Nestle's deeper dive into healthcare by taking over the dermatology joint venture it had with L'Oreal suggests further deals in the space are likely. Belgium set to extend "right-to-die" to terminally ill children BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Belgium was due to become the first country to allow euthanasia for terminally ill children of any age on Thursday when its lower house of parliament votes on new "right-to-die" legislation. Boehringer facing more than 2,000 U.S. lawsuits over blood thinner FRANKFURT (Reuters) - German drugmaker Boehringer Ingelheim said on Thursday it is facing more than 2,000 lawsuits in the United States over claims its blockbuster drug Pradaxa, the first in a new class of stroke prevention pills, caused severe and fatal bleeding. Threat of global disease outbreaks spawns 27-nation pact NEW YORK (Reuters) - Twenty-seven countries announced on Thursday the launch of an effort to improve the ability to prevent, detect, respond to and contain outbreaks of dangerous infectious diseases. Pfizer faces legal action from Australian competition regulator SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's competition regulator said on Thursday it was taking legal action against the local division of Pfizer Inc over the way it marketed its cholesterol-lowering drug Lipitor to pharmacies. New study adds to evidence that mammograms do not save lives NEW YORK (Reuters) - A new study has added to growing evidence that yearly mammogram screenings do not reduce the chance that a woman will die of breast cancer and confirms earlier findings that many abnormalities detected by these X-rays would never have proved fatal, even if untreated. Talking to premature babies tied to later development NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Babies born prematurely may benefit from people talking to them while they are still in the hospital's intensive care unit, suggests a new study. Ohio Department of Agriculture finds new pig virus (Reuters) - A new swine virus, distinct from the deadly PEDv pig virus, has been found in fecal samples taken from four different farms in Ohio last month and early this month, the Ohio Department of Agriculture said on Wednesday. Stress of filing injury claims linked to poorer health later NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Have you been injured in an accident? The stress from contacting that injury lawyer could be tied to a worse recovery, a new study suggests. Video on skin aging inspires teen sunscreen use NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Teenagers felt more compelled to apply sunscreen if they saw in a video that it could protect their skin from premature aging than if they saw that it could protect against cancer, a new study shows. Related Video Scientists reveal Stone Age man's sweet tooth Bushfires flare up in South Australia The latest Reuters articles on M&A, IPOs, private equity, hedge funds and regulatory updates delivered to your inbox each day. Register Today   A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. Register Today   » MORE NEWSLETTERS

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