FRANKFURT— Bayer AG’s big push into the U.S. agrochemical market with its planned acquisition of Monsanto Co. could help it offset a growing problem on its home turf: increasingly stringent European regulation.
In recent years, physicians have watched with alarm as alternative medicine has surged in popularity. Hoping to slow the trend, a group of doctors and scholars is taking aim at the most widely
Millions of workers in small-scale mines are being exposed to hazardous conditions as the sector expands rapidly in Asia and other parts of the developing world, the International Labor Organization
Open-heart surgery has become all but routine in recent years, although still physically traumatic. A few years ago, medical entrepreneurs decided to remove a lot of the trauma, too. "Minimally
A three judge panel of the U.S. appeals court in San Francisco ruled that the government's restrictions on export of computer-encryption software violate free-speech protections, a blow to efforts by
Open-heart surgery has become all but routine in recent years, although still physically traumatic. A few years ago, medical entrepreneurs decided to remove a lot of the trauma, too. "Minimally
The days of speculators making fast money by registering trademarks as Internet addresses may be coming to a close. A United Nations panel issued proposed rules to end so-called
Bausch & Lomb Inc. said it withdrew some advertising claims for its new PureVision contact Lens in response to a warning from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Introduced in March, the new lens
Toyota Motor Corp., in an effort to hire more women in its factories, has spent 200 million yen ($1.7 million) over the past year to make two plants more "women friendly," said company executives.
The CIH computer virus, also known as the Chernobyl virus, continued to take its toll in Asia, as companies, government officials and technology experts in more than half a dozen countries reported
As scientists from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention scramble to identify a virus that has killed at least 100 people in Malaysia, some critics are posing another question : Why did
