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Nigeria Economic Update: World Bank Forecasts Rising Growth, Less Inflation, Urges Closer Federal and State Government Cooperation

Nigeria’s short term macroeconomic outlook looks generally strong, with the likelihood of higher growth, lower inflation, and reserve accumulation. This will present the Government with an opportunity to make progress in...

Flu in pregnancy may quadruple child’s risk for bipolar disorder

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This colorized transmission electron micrograph shows H1N1 influenza virus par...

C.R. Bard Inc. to Pay U.S. $48.26 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Claims

C.R. Bard Inc. has agreed to pay the U nited States $48.26 million to resolve claims that it knowingly caused false claims to be submitted to the Medicare program for brachytherapy seeds used to treat prostate cancer in vi...

Indigenous Peoples put Arctic Council on alert on eve of foreign ministers meeting

Fifteen more Indigenous groups have signed onto a joint statement rejecting oil development in the Arctic. The coalition now includes major Indigenous organisations from every Arctic state, including two organisations that...