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Specials

Cholesterol-Lowering Drug Crestor Benefic for Healthy People As Well

Cholesterol-Lowering Drug Crestor Benefic for Healthy People As Well

Statins of cholesterol-lowering drugs have been known to reduce heart risk in people with...
» read full story November 10th, 2008 - 14:30
New Drug for Overactive Bladder Approved: Toviaz

New Drug for Overactive Bladder Approved: Toviaz

Overactive bladder patients can now find relieve in Toviaz, a drug made by Germany’s Schwarz...
» read full story November 03rd, 2008 - 16:04
Toviaz Gets FDA Clearance For Overactive Bladder

Toviaz Gets FDA Clearance For Overactive Bladder

US regulators on Friday approved Toviaz (fesoterodine fumarate) for patients suffering from...
» read full story November 02nd, 2008 - 13:31
Talk Therapy Plus Antidepressant - Best Treatment For Child Anxiety

Talk Therapy Plus Antidepressant - Best Treatment For Child Anxiety

Separation anxiety, social phobia and generalized anxiety in children can be effectively treated...
» read full story October 31st, 2008 - 14:05
COPD Drugs Questioned for Increased Risk of Stroke, Heart Attack

COPD Drugs Questioned for Increased Risk of Stroke, Heart Attack

Spiriva and Atrovent, two drugs widely prescribed in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD),...
» read full story September 25th, 2008 - 15:50
Viagra Might Help Depressed Women Get Sexual Mojo Back

Viagra Might Help Depressed Women Get Sexual Mojo Back

Viagra is also good for improving the sex life of depressed women, a new study found. Sildenafil...
» read full story July 24th, 2008 - 07:44
FDA to Run a Second Safety Review on Chantix

FDA to Run a Second Safety Review on Chantix

Following the negative publicity surrounding Chantix lately, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration...
» read full story June 02nd, 2008 - 14:45
Truckers Banned Anti-Smoking Drug Chantix As Well

Truckers Banned Anti-Smoking Drug Chantix As Well

Following the Federal Aviation Administration’s decision to ban use of anti-smoking drug Chantix...
» read full story May 23rd, 2008 - 16:22
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Health

Pfizer, Sanofi-Avensis End Studies on Diet Drugs

Pfizer Inc.and Sanofi-Aventis on Wednesday separately announced their decision to cancel further...
» read full story November 07th, 2008 - 16:00
Pfizer Halts Phase III Trial On Obesity Drug Over US Rejection Fears

Pfizer Halts Phase III Trial On Obesity Drug Over US Rejection Fears

Pfizer Inc., the world’s largest drugmaker, on Wednesday said it abandoned an obesity drug known...
» read full story November 06th, 2008 - 14:30

FDA Approves Toviaz to Treat Patients with Overactive Bladders

The FDA has approved a new drug, Toviaz, to treat patients with overactive bladders, a disorder...
» read full story November 01st, 2008 - 14:40
New Drug to Deal with Overactive Bladder

New Drug to Deal with Overactive Bladder

Patients who suffer from overactive bladder can now hope for better as the FDA approved a new...
» read full story November 01st, 2008 - 14:27
Prescription Drug-Related Injuries and Deaths Hit Record Levels

Prescription Drug-Related Injuries and Deaths Hit Record Levels

Deaths and injuries related to prescription drugs hit record levels in the first quarter of 2008,...
» read full story October 23rd, 2008 - 14:33
Pfizer Tampered With Neurontin Studies, Lawsuit Claims

Pfizer Tampered With Neurontin Studies, Lawsuit Claims

Another page is written these days in the scandal around pharmaceutical companies paying good...
» read full story October 08th, 2008 - 15:08
Pfizer Halts Development of at least 11 Medications

Pfizer Halts Development of at least 11 Medications

New York - US pharmaceuticals giant Pfizer Inc. is ending the early-stage development of at least...
» read full story September 30th, 2008 - 15:53
Inhalers May Increase Risk Of Heart Death

Inhalers May Increase Risk Of Heart Death

Certain lung-disease medications used by millions of people suffering from emphysema and bronchitis...
» read full story September 24th, 2008 - 20:11
Common COPD Drugs Increase Risk Of Heart Attack

Common COPD Drugs Increase Risk Of Heart Attack

However efficient drugs may be for treating one condition, it is no longer a secret that they can...
» read full story September 24th, 2008 - 14:15
Midstage Trial on AstraZeneca, Targacept Alzheimer’s Drug Inconclusive

Midstage Trial on AstraZeneca, Targacept Alzheimer’s Drug Inconclusive

AstraZeneca Plc and Targacept Inc. announced on Monday that their treatment for Alzheimer’s...
» read full story September 16th, 2008 - 15:03
Update: Pfizer Is Seeking FDA’s Approval For Osteoporosis Drug

Update: Pfizer Is Seeking FDA’s Approval For Osteoporosis Drug

Pfizer, the world’s biggest drugmaker, is seeking U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval for...
» read full story September 09th, 2008 - 14:30
Pfizer’s Osteoporosis Treatment Under FDA Analysis

Pfizer’s Osteoporosis Treatment Under FDA Analysis

Today, Pfizer Incorporated appeared for the third time before Federal Drug Administration medical...
» read full story September 08th, 2008 - 23:12
Controversy over Pfizer’s Lipitor’s Ad Campaign Ends, New Ad Available

Controversy over Pfizer’s Lipitor’s Ad Campaign Ends, New Ad Available

In the new television ad for Pfizer’s Lipitor, the world’s top selling drug, the endorser is an...
» read full story September 03rd, 2008 - 13:12
Controversial Ads for Chantix, Ambien Indirectly Name the Drugs

Controversial Ads for Chantix, Ambien Indirectly Name the Drugs

The controversial ad campaign initiated by Pfizer Inc., the world’s largest pharmaceutical...
» read full story September 01st, 2008 - 15:12
Researchers Conclude Fish Oil Supplements Very Good Against Heart Failure

Researchers Conclude Fish Oil Supplements Very Good Against Heart Failure

Italian medical researchers found out that the omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids contained in...
» read full story September 01st, 2008 - 15:05

Bristol And Pfizer Won’t Seek Approval For Blood Clotting Drug

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co and its partner Pfizer Inc said Tuesday that their apixaban anticoagulant...
» read full story August 29th, 2008 - 16:42
Bristol-Myers Anti-Clotting Drug Fails in Late-Stage Study

Bristol-Myers Anti-Clotting Drug Fails in Late-Stage Study

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. announced that its blood thinner apixaban failed in a late-stage study....
» read full story August 27th, 2008 - 23:57
Pfizer Cancels Phase III of Glaucoma Drug Research in Asia

Pfizer Cancels Phase III of Glaucoma Drug Research in Asia

Pfizer Inc, the world No. 1 pharmaceutical company in sales, dropped phase III of its studied...
» read full story August 25th, 2008 - 14:06
Antiretroviral Therapy Adds 13 Years More for HIV Patients

Antiretroviral Therapy Adds 13 Years More for HIV Patients

New research published in this week’s special HIV/AIDS issue of The Lancet reveals that the life...
» read full story July 25th, 2008 - 12:00
Study: Viagra Could Improve Women’s Sexual Satisfaction As Well

Study: Viagra Could Improve Women’s Sexual Satisfaction As Well

Women who lose their sexual appetite as a side effect of taking antidepressant could easily gain...
» read full story July 25th, 2008 - 11:20
Genetic Variation Linked To Muscle Pain Due To Statins

Genetic Variation Linked To Muscle Pain Due To Statins

A genetic variation might be responsible for a rare but serious side effect of...
» read full story July 24th, 2008 - 15:05
Viagra Helps Depressed Women Get Sexual Mojo Back

Viagra Helps Depressed Women Get Sexual Mojo Back

Viagra is also good for improving the sex life of depressed women, a new study found. Sildenafil...
» read full story July 23rd, 2008 - 21:34
Reserch: Viagra Could Improve Women’s Sexual Satisfaction As Well

Reserch: Viagra Could Improve Women’s Sexual Satisfaction As Well

Women who lose their sexual appetite as a side effect of taking antidepressant could easily gain...
» read full story July 23rd, 2008 - 12:15
Epilepsy Drug Topamax Could Increase Birth Defect Risk

Epilepsy Drug Topamax Could Increase Birth Defect Risk

British researchers report in the July 22 issue of the journal Neurology that pregnant women who...
» read full story July 22nd, 2008 - 12:30
GSK Signs 3 Billion Swiss Franc Deal for Actelion’s Sleeping Pill

GSK Signs 3 Billion Swiss Franc Deal for Actelion’s Sleeping Pill

British pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline on Monday announced a deal to pay as much as 3...
» read full story July 14th, 2008 - 14:57
FDA Expert Panel Rejects Black Box Warning for Epilepsy Drugs

FDA Expert Panel Rejects Black Box Warning for Epilepsy Drugs

In a push for a black box warning on epilepsy drugs, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration...
» read full story July 11th, 2008 - 22:10
FDA Panel Says No To Black Box Warning On Epilepsy Drugs

FDA Panel Says No To Black Box Warning On Epilepsy Drugs

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s recommendation to add a “black box” warning to some 11...
» read full story July 11th, 2008 - 10:12
FDA Wants Black Box On Antibiotics, Epilepsy Drugs

FDA Wants Black Box On Antibiotics, Epilepsy Drugs

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration requested black box warnings on fluoroquinolone antibiotics,...
» read full story July 08th, 2008 - 23:17
FDA: Epilepsy Drugs Should Carry Suicidal Warning

FDA: Epilepsy Drugs Should Carry Suicidal Warning

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says epilepsy drugs should carry a “black box”...
» read full story July 08th, 2008 - 13:51
VA to Warn Veterans about Chantix’s Suicidal Effects

VA to Warn Veterans about Chantix’s Suicidal Effects

Pfizer’s Chantix is once again in the center of attention but not in a good way, following the...
» read full story June 20th, 2008 - 15:21
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Science

Scientists May Have Found Drug to Treat Alzheimer’s

Scientists May Have Found Drug to Treat Alzheimer’s

A team of German scientists has devised a new drug to fight the most common form of dementia -...
» read full story April 25th, 2008 - 12:00
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Business

Pfizer to Focus on More Profitable Areas than Heart Disease

Pfizer to Focus on More Profitable Areas than Heart Disease

Tuesday, the world’s largest drugmaker, Pfizer Incorporated, has announced it would be...
» read full story September 30th, 2008 - 21:36
Avant Shares Soar on Release of Brain Cancer Vaccine

Avant Shares Soar on Release of Brain Cancer Vaccine

A newly released cancer vaccine which reportedly doubles the survival time of people with brain...
» read full story June 02nd, 2008 - 22:35
Eisai Closes $3.9 Billion Deal with MGI Pharma

Eisai Closes $3.9 Billion Deal with MGI Pharma

The Japanese drug company Eisai Co. announced on Monday the acquisition of MGI Pharma Inc. (whose...
» read full story December 10th, 2007 - 15:58
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World

Court Rejects 12-year-old Killer’s Appeal

The U.S. Supreme Court rejected on Monday the appeal of a youth who killed his grandparents when...
» read full story April 14th, 2008 - 20:25
Nigeria Files $7 Billion Lawsuit Against Pfizer

Nigeria Files $7 Billion Lawsuit Against Pfizer

Nigeria has filed a $7 billion lawsuit against pharmaceutical giant Pfizer over clinical trials...
» read full story June 05th, 2007 - 13:45
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