WORLD
- J&J makes take over offer to Swiss drugmaker Actelion for US$17 billion
- UNAIDS: Young women are the most vulnerable group in the HIV epidemic: every week 7,500 women between the age of 15 and 24 get infected worldwide
- Teenage and child obesity can cause permanent bone damage, according to a study by the Massachusetts General Hospital
- Hopes for new Alzheimer’s drug end in a failed trial: patients on solanezumab did not show any slowing in cognitive decline compared to those treated with a placebo
- Dementia rates are decreasing according to data found in the US and Europe: higher levels of education might be preventing brain failure
MEXICO
- Dental fluorosis main cause of cavities in Mexican children and teenagers
- The new genetic diagnosis laboratory from INMEGEN is already operating
- Farmacias Benavides continues expansion plan, 2017 investment will be similar to 2016: MX$218 million