Topic: The Associated Press
Johnson & Johnson is set to release key data Monday on an anti-clotting drug it hopes will take a piece of the market now dominated by warfarin, the WSJ reports. The Associated Press reports the players union has nixed the notion of ...
Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay:. The decision to list BPA as being toxic to both the environment and human health comes two years after Canada said it would eliminate BPA ...
Considering its Options: In an SEC filing, Genzyme said it will "probe and evaluate alternatives," including "contacting third parties," as it fends off a $18.5 billion, now-hostile bid from French drug maker Sanofi-Aventis, the WSJ reports. Going Up: Data from IMS Health ...
Going Hostile: The amount of Sanofi-Aventis' bid for Genzyme - $69 per share - hasn't changed, but the French drug maker is now taking its case to Genzyme's shareholders rather than management, the WSJ reports. Sanofi says it's met with shareholders owning ...
The U.S. Justice Department and Commonwealth of Virginia met in court yesterday in a case challenging the constitutionality of the individual mandate to purchase insurance that is part of the health-overhaul bill, the New York Times reports. The hearing yesterday dealt with ...
When a drug's risks exceed its benefits, the federal Food and Drug Administration may ask or order a company to withdraw it from the market, or a company may do so on its own. Here are some drugs withdrawn in recent years.MylotargUse: ...
In an unusual step, a dozen competing drug companies have agreed to share data on thousands of Alzheimer's patients in hopes that the extra information will spark new ideas for treatments.. The effort may sound wonky, but attempt after attempt to create ...
Officials in Santa Clara County, Calif., voted Tuesday to forbid fast-food restaurants from offering promotional toys with children's meals if those meals don't meet nutritional standards set by the federal Institute of Medicine.. Drug Giant AstraZeneca to Pay $520 Million Over Claims ...
Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay: About one in 10 pet owners in the United States would confide in a pet, finds an Associated Press-Petside. Bans on travel to China remain ...
Correction: Orexigen FDA StoryIn a story March 31 about Orexigen Therapeutics, The Associated Press erroneously reported the name of a competitor. The company is Arena Pharmaceuticals Inc., not Arena Therepeutics. Copyright 2010 AP News
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