Ligand to Acquire Metabasis for Cash and Contingent Value Rights
Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (NASDAQ: LGND – News) and Metabasis Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: MBRX – News) announced today they have entered into a definitive merger agreement under which Ligand will acquire all of the outstanding shares of Metabasis.
Under the transaction, Metabasis stockholders will receive a cash payment [...]
A panel of experts that advises the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends all American children over 6 months be vaccinated against seasonal flu, starting as soon as possible but perhaps more feasibly in the 2008-09 flu season because most doctors will have ordered all their flu shots for the current season.
The [...]
An inaugural report on public health preparedness released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) indicates states have made significant progress with respect to emergency preparedness, but that significant challenges remain.
“This assessment of public health emergency preparedness is a major step forward,” said Dr. Julie Gerberding, CDC director. “It illustrates the many specific [...]
An alarming number of adults fail to recognize heart attack warning signs and symptoms that could, if heeded, save their lives, according to a new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) study conducted in 14 states.
The Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report study, “Disparities in Awareness of Heart Attack Warning Signs and Actions among U.S. [...]
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) released preliminary results from recent testing that found higher than typical indoor exposure levels of formaldehyde in travel trailers and mobile homes used as emergency housing in the Gulf Coast Region.
“These findings support FEMA’s continued focus on finding permanent housing [...]
As the flu season gets into full swing across the United States, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said that while this year’s shots do not match all of the major circulating types of flu, they are still worth having because as a minimum, they lessen the severity of the illness and protect [...]
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