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Health

Glaxo’s Avodart Reduces Prostate Cancer Risk

Glaxo’s Avodart Reduces Prostate Cancer Risk

 GlaxoSmithKline PLC’s drug Avodart appears to reduce the risk of prostate cancer by 23...
» read full story April 27th, 2009 - 21:46
Nexavar Fails in Melanoma Phase III Trial

Nexavar Fails in Melanoma Phase III Trial

German drug maker Bayer AG and Onyx Pharmaceuticals on Monday announced they ended a Phase III...
» read full story April 27th, 2009 - 14:53
Dendreon’s Provenge Improved Survival in Prostate Cancer Patients

Dendreon’s Provenge Improved Survival in Prostate Cancer Patients

Dendreon Corp. announced Tuesday that the pivotal Phase 3 IMPACT study of its drug Provenge in men...
» read full story April 14th, 2009 - 15:46
Experimental Prostate Cancer Drug Is Promising in Early Testing

Experimental Prostate Cancer Drug Is Promising in Early Testing

An experimental drug showed promise in treating advanced prostate cancer in early trial,...
» read full story April 08th, 2009 - 15:24
Pfizer Halts Late-Stage Trial of Sutent for Advanced Breast Cancer

Pfizer Halts Late-Stage Trial of Sutent for Advanced Breast Cancer

Giant drugmaker Pfizer Inc. announced Thursday that it stopped a Phase III clinical trial testing...
» read full story April 02nd, 2009 - 20:28
US Panel Backs Roche’s Avastin for Brain Cancer

US Panel Backs Roche’s Avastin for Brain Cancer

A panel of outside advisers to the Food and Drug Administration voted Tuesday in favor of Roche...
» read full story April 01st, 2009 - 14:27
Novartis’ Afinitor Gets FDA Clearance for Advanced Kidney Cancer

Novartis’ Afinitor Gets FDA Clearance for Advanced Kidney Cancer

The Food and Drug Administration on Monday approved Novartis AG’s Afinitor for advanced...
» read full story March 31st, 2009 - 15:07
FDA Includes More Weight-Loss Products on Its Risk List

FDA Includes More Weight-Loss Products on Its Risk List

The Food and Drug Administration expanded its list of tainted weight loss products that consumers...
» read full story March 21st, 2009 - 15:00
Pfizer’s Sutent Trial Results Good News for Pancreatic Cancer Sufferers

Pfizer’s Sutent Trial Results Good News for Pancreatic Cancer Sufferers

Good news for people suffering from pancreatic cancer.   Giant pharmaceutical company Pfizer...
» read full story March 13th, 2009 - 14:22
FDA Wants Additional Data for Head and Neck Cancer Drug Erbitux

FDA Wants Additional Data for Head and Neck Cancer Drug Erbitux

The Food and Drug Administration have declined to approve use of Erbitux as a first-line...
» read full story March 03rd, 2009 - 18:03
Good News for Medical Marijuana Users

Good News for Medical Marijuana Users

Recently, U.S Attorney General Eric Holder said his Justice Department would leave it to states...
» read full story March 01st, 2009 - 14:00
Medical Marijuana Supported By President Obama

Medical Marijuana Supported By President Obama

President Barack Obama said as a candidate that states should decide their own medical marijuana...
» read full story February 27th, 2009 - 20:30
Older Men Should Consider Drugs That Prevent Prostate Cancer

Older Men Should Consider Drugs That Prevent Prostate Cancer

  Recently, medical groups have issued guidelines recommending healthy older men to consider...
» read full story February 26th, 2009 - 19:26
Baldness Drug May Help Healthy Men Prevent Prostate Cancer

Baldness Drug May Help Healthy Men Prevent Prostate Cancer

The American Society of Clinical Oncology and American Urological Association on Tuesday...
» read full story February 25th, 2009 - 14:30
Fatal Psoriasis Drug Banned

Fatal Psoriasis Drug Banned

The FDA issued a public health advisory February 19th regarding reports of a rare brain infection...
» read full story February 22nd, 2009 - 17:46
Drug Treating Menopausal Symptoms Linked to Breast Cancer Recurrence

Drug Treating Menopausal Symptoms Linked to Breast Cancer Recurrence

A drug commonly prescribed to treat menopausal symptoms appears to increase the risk of breast...
» read full story February 19th, 2009 - 14:00
Menopause Drug Strongly Linked to Breast Cancer Return

Menopause Drug Strongly Linked to Breast Cancer Return

A large study of tibolone, a drug used to treat menopausal symptoms and to prevent osteoporosis,...
» read full story February 18th, 2009 - 00:46
Bone Drug Zometa May Help Reduce Breast Cancer Recurrence Risk

Bone Drug Zometa May Help Reduce Breast Cancer Recurrence Risk

A new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine suggested that by adding Zometa...
» read full story February 12th, 2009 - 15:00
FDA Seeks to Toughen Restrictions on Narcotics

FDA Seeks to Toughen Restrictions on Narcotics

Following new government figures showing a rise in nonmedical use of prescription painkillers...
» read full story February 10th, 2009 - 13:41
FDA Panel Backs Ely Lilly’s Blood Thinner Prasugrel

FDA Panel Backs Ely Lilly’s Blood Thinner Prasugrel

Blood thinner prasugrel, made by Eli Lilly and Co. in a joint with Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd., is...
» read full story February 02nd, 2009 - 15:12
Pfizer Stops the Development of Pancreatic Drug

Pfizer Stops the Development of Pancreatic Drug

An independent monitoring board has recently detected the fact that axitinib drug, which had been...
» read full story January 31st, 2009 - 14:12
FDA Approves of Lilly, Daiichi Anti-Clot Drug

FDA Approves of Lilly, Daiichi Anti-Clot Drug

  Friday, the Food and Drug Administration gave the go-ahead to Eli Lilly and Company’s...
» read full story January 30th, 2009 - 20:27
Approval of Lilly Blood Thinner Is About To Happen

Approval of Lilly Blood Thinner Is About To Happen

The Food and Drug Administration is reviewing the drug, called prasugrel (also known as Effient),...
» read full story January 30th, 2009 - 19:06

FDA To Approve Eli Lilly’s Anti-Clotting Drug Prasugrel

The Food and Drug Administration is expected to approve Eli Lilly and Co.’s and Daiichi...
» read full story January 30th, 2009 - 16:36
Bisphenol A Stays in the Body Much Longer than Thought

Bisphenol A Stays in the Body Much Longer than Thought

The highly debated subject of the plastic chemical bisphenol A (BPA) is not over yet. A new study...
» read full story January 30th, 2009 - 16:07
Bisphenol A Remains In Our Body Long After Intake

Bisphenol A Remains In Our Body Long After Intake

There has been a long debate on whether bisphenol A, an organic compound used in many food and...
» read full story January 29th, 2009 - 14:24
Medicare Decides to Expand Coverage for Cancer Drugs

Medicare Decides to Expand Coverage for Cancer Drugs

  Doctors and patients who need Medicare reimbursement for certain experimental treatments...
» read full story January 28th, 2009 - 14:20
Genentech Will Have Its Efficiency Results In Mid-April

Genentech Will Have Its Efficiency Results In Mid-April

After Amgen Inc, Genentech is the world’s second-biggest biotechnology company and is mainly...
» read full story January 21st, 2009 - 20:23
Men Better Than Women In Resisting Food Temptations

Men Better Than Women In Resisting Food Temptations

  When it comes to goodies, who in the world can resist temptations? Apparently, men are able...
» read full story January 20th, 2009 - 13:05
Merck’s Erbitux, Again On Trial

Merck’s Erbitux, Again On Trial

Drug companies are always holding clinical trials in order to test the efficiency of their...
» read full story January 15th, 2009 - 00:40
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Movie Reviews

Edward Norton, Colin Farrell Make “Pride and Glory” Decent

Edward Norton, Colin Farrell Make “Pride and Glory” Decent

If you’re in the mood for some abundant swearing, grittiness and violence this weekend, give...
» read full story October 24th, 2008 - 15:25
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U.S.

Sarah Palin’s Health "Excellent", Shows Letter From Physician

Sarah Palin’s Health "Excellent", Shows Letter From Physician

Just hours before the long awaited Election Day, the McCain campaign made public a summary of...
» read full story November 04th, 2008 - 14:30
Update: U.S. Vaccine Use Increased In 2007

Update: U.S. Vaccine Use Increased In 2007

In June 2006, Merck’s drug Gardasil was approved by the FDA. Gardasil is a drug designed to...
» read full story October 13th, 2008 - 08:45
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World

When Bone Marrow Transplant Cures HIV

When Bone Marrow Transplant Cures HIV

The medical world has welcomed the first case of HIV completely cured. Is that possible, some have...
» read full story November 15th, 2008 - 14:08

British teenager wins right to die after court case is dropped

London  - A terminally-ill teenager in Britain has won the right to die after she was taken to...
» read full story November 11th, 2008 - 15:39
House Overwhelmingly Votes in Favor of Tobacco Regulation

House Overwhelmingly Votes in Favor of Tobacco Regulation

US House of representative on Wednesday overwhelmingly voted for a bill that would give the Food...
» read full story July 31st, 2008 - 14:04
EU Backs Erbitux as First Line Drug Against Cancer

EU Backs Erbitux as First Line Drug Against Cancer

The European Medicines Agency, based in London, has approved the use of Erbitux, produced by Merck...
» read full story June 02nd, 2008 - 11:07
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Specials

Drug Found to Lower Risk of Prostate Cancer

Avodart, a drug currently approved for the treatment of noncancerous enlarged prostate, also lowers...
» read full story April 28th, 2009 - 15:06
Dundreon Shares Soar on Prostate Cancer Vaccine Success

Dundreon Shares Soar on Prostate Cancer Vaccine Success

Shares of Seattle-based Dendreon Corp. soared Tuesday on the news that its experimental vaccine for...
» read full story April 15th, 2009 - 15:13

FDA Expands List of Risky Weight-Loss Products

Millions of people confront themselves with the No. 1 threat to their health, namely obesity....
» read full story March 23rd, 2009 - 15:29
“Breaking Bad” Returns for Second Season Tonight

“Breaking Bad” Returns for Second Season Tonight

  When “Breaking Bad,” the AMC show that is scheduled to return for a second...
» read full story March 08th, 2009 - 15:03
BPA-Containing Baby Bottles No Longer on the US Market

BPA-Containing Baby Bottles No Longer on the US Market

Bisphenol A or BPA widely used in plastics has long been a subject of controversy among...
» read full story March 07th, 2009 - 13:42
U.S. to Allow States to Make Their Own Rules on Marijuana

U.S. to Allow States to Make Their Own Rules on Marijuana

  Recently, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder has begun hinting at the fact that President...
» read full story February 27th, 2009 - 19:50
Healthy Men Should Take Finasteride to Prevent Prostate Cancer

Healthy Men Should Take Finasteride to Prevent Prostate Cancer

Healthy men who want to prevent prostate cancer should begin taking finasteride, a drug used to...
» read full story February 26th, 2009 - 15:07
Aspirin Found to Reduce Colon Cancer Risk

Aspirin Found to Reduce Colon Cancer Risk

Long-term use of aspirin or other similar nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs may reduce the risk...
» read full story February 11th, 2009 - 14:30
Pfizer Ends Phase III Trial Of Pancreatic Cancer Drug Axitinib

Pfizer Ends Phase III Trial Of Pancreatic Cancer Drug Axitinib

Pfizer Inc. halted a Phase III study of its experimental drug axitinib designed to cure advanced...
» read full story February 02nd, 2009 - 15:45
Merck’s Gardasil Denied Approval Once Again

Merck’s Gardasil Denied Approval Once Again

The Food and Drug Administration has declined to approve Gardasil for women 27 to 45 for the...
» read full story January 12th, 2009 - 12:59
Expanded Use of Merck’s Gardasil Postponed Once Again

Expanded Use of Merck’s Gardasil Postponed Once Again

The situation of Merck’s papillomavirus vaccine Gardasil is uncertain after the Food and...
» read full story January 10th, 2009 - 16:04
Merck’s Gardasil For Older Women, Put On Hold By The FDA

Merck’s Gardasil For Older Women, Put On Hold By The FDA

There has been talk in the medical world of allowing the administration of Merck & Co’s...
» read full story January 09th, 2009 - 22:06
Patrick Swayze May Live 2 Years Tops

Patrick Swayze May Live 2 Years Tops

Patrick Swayze admitted the fact that his pancreatic cancer will kill him in two years tops. In...
» read full story January 07th, 2009 - 17:30
FDA: Weight Loss Products Are Hazardous to Our Health

FDA: Weight Loss Products Are Hazardous to Our Health

The holiday season is almost here and I guess you are anxious to taste everything that...
» read full story December 24th, 2008 - 15:15
Hormone Therapy, Breast Cancer Recurrence, Key Issues at the Breast Cancer Symposium

Hormone Therapy, Breast Cancer Recurrence, Key Issues at the Breast Cancer Symposium

A hormone therapy for breast cancer can reduce the chances of the disease spreading by a...
» read full story December 15th, 2008 - 16:09
Study: Gene Mutation May Prevent Cardiovascular Disease

Study: Gene Mutation May Prevent Cardiovascular Disease

A small group of people carry a genetic mutation which helps protect their heart against the...
» read full story December 12th, 2008 - 22:49
Study: Cancer Drug Avastin Increases Blood Cloths Risk

Study: Cancer Drug Avastin Increases Blood Cloths Risk

Avastin, Genentech’s best-selling drug, increases the risk of people developing blood clots,...
» read full story November 19th, 2008 - 16:48
Gardasil Might Get Clearance For Preventing Genital Warts In Boys

Gardasil Might Get Clearance For Preventing Genital Warts In Boys

Gardasil can also be given to men as a way to prevent genital warts, a study presented Thursday at...
» read full story November 16th, 2008 - 13:36
Bone Marrow Transplant Possibly Curing HIV

Bone Marrow Transplant Possibly Curing HIV

People suffering from the immunodeficiency virus may be soon cured through a bone marrow...
» read full story November 14th, 2008 - 13:00
Gardasil Prevents Genital Warts In Males, Study Reveals

Gardasil Prevents Genital Warts In Males, Study Reveals

In 2006, Merck & Co.’s Gardasil made headlines when it was approved by the Food and Drug...
» read full story November 13th, 2008 - 22:38
Study: Lung Cancer Drug Tarceva Slows Progression of the Disease

Study: Lung Cancer Drug Tarceva Slows Progression of the Disease

Lung cancer drug Tarceva jointly developed by OSI Pharmaceuticals Inc., Genentech Inc. and Roche...
» read full story November 10th, 2008 - 15:08
Testosterone Patch Helps Postmenopausal Women Recover Their Libido

Testosterone Patch Helps Postmenopausal Women Recover Their Libido

Postmenopausal women may often suffer from no or low libido. On average, studies have shown that...
» read full story November 07th, 2008 - 14:10
Panel Slashes FDA over Bisphenol Safety

Panel Slashes FDA over Bisphenol Safety

A panel of environmental health, toxicology and statistics experts from three major universities,...
» read full story November 03rd, 2008 - 13:42
Update: Report Seriously Questions FDA Ruling On BPA Safety

Update: Report Seriously Questions FDA Ruling On BPA Safety

An expert panel asked by the Food and Drug Administration to review its way of handling of the...
» read full story October 30th, 2008 - 13:30
Gardasil Vaccination Rate Tops 25 Percent despite Initial Doubts

Gardasil Vaccination Rate Tops 25 Percent despite Initial Doubts

More girls in the United States are vaccinated with Gardasil, the vaccine designed to prevent...
» read full story October 13th, 2008 - 15:30
25% Of U.S. Teen Girls Received Protection Against Cervical Cancer

25% Of U.S. Teen Girls Received Protection Against Cervical Cancer

An estimated 25 percent of American teenage girls received at least one dose of the Gardasil...
» read full story October 11th, 2008 - 17:21
Another Cure for Cancer Approved by FDA

Another Cure for Cancer Approved by FDA

Eli Lilly and Co. announced on Monday that the Food and Drug Administration has approved the use of...
» read full story September 29th, 2008 - 23:39
Eprex Under Close Scrutiny After German Trial Study

Eprex Under Close Scrutiny After German Trial Study

A Johnson & Johnson anemia drug tested in Germany on a panel of stroke patients is...
» read full story September 29th, 2008 - 18:56
FDA Probes J&J Anemia Drug over Clinical Trial Deaths

FDA Probes J&J Anemia Drug over Clinical Trial Deaths

Results of a study undergone by German scientists revealed that stroke patients given Amgen and...
» read full story September 29th, 2008 - 14:34
FDA To Review Anemia Drug Eprex Following High Rate Of Deaths In Study

FDA To Review Anemia Drug Eprex Following High Rate Of Deaths In Study

The Food and Drug Administration announced on Friday that they are reviewing a higher rate of...
» read full story September 27th, 2008 - 14:36
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Science

Avastin Drug Linked To Blood Clots

Avastin Drug Linked To Blood Clots

Research conducted by United States scientists has revealed that the Avastin cancer drug...
» read full story November 20th, 2008 - 11:00
Answer For Lack Of Sexual Desire In Older Women: Testosterone Patch

Answer For Lack Of Sexual Desire In Older Women: Testosterone Patch

Lack of sexual desire among women is not something new. Just last week, a study by...
» read full story November 07th, 2008 - 07:16

Alternative Fuel Source: A Fungus

As the effects of global warming are getting more visible by the day, people are trying to limit...
» read full story November 05th, 2008 - 22:36
Cancer Treatment Connected To Gene Make-Up

Cancer Treatment Connected To Gene Make-Up

Recently, scientists have discovered another gene mutation, which makes bowel cancer patients...
» read full story October 23rd, 2008 - 20:10
GlaxoSmithKline and Genmab: Breakthrough in Leukemia Treatment

GlaxoSmithKline and Genmab: Breakthrough in Leukemia Treatment

On Thursday, GlaxoSmithKline PLC released a very encouraging statement: the tests it has been...
» read full story August 01st, 2008 - 17:32
Drug Research May Suffer Significantly Due to Biodiversity Loss

Drug Research May Suffer Significantly Due to Biodiversity Loss

Biodiversity loss and species extinction may lead to losing new medical treatments for cancer,...
» read full story April 23rd, 2008 - 13:58
Breakthrough Discovery: Drug to Protect against Radiation Damage

Breakthrough Discovery: Drug to Protect against Radiation Damage

Scientists have discovered a new drug, which can protect healthy cells and bone marrow against...
» read full story April 11th, 2008 - 09:22
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Movies

Farah Fawcett’s Producer: She’s Not A Death’s Door

Farah Fawcett’s Producer: She’s Not A Death’s Door

  Craig Nevius, the producer and friend of Farah Fawcett, has confirmed that the actress was...
» read full story April 07th, 2009 - 14:38
Screen Legend Paul Newman Dead At 83

Screen Legend Paul Newman Dead At 83

Unfortunately, the screen legend Paul Newman has lost the battle with cancer. According to his...
» read full story September 27th, 2008 - 16:38
Dennis Quaid Recalls 'Bloody' Baby Nightmare

Dennis Quaid Recalls 'Bloody' Baby Nightmare

It's been several months since Dennis Quaid's newborn twins almost died in a Los Angeles hospital...
» read full story March 16th, 2008 - 16:26
Patrick Swayze's Mother: 'He Doesn’t Deserve It'

Patrick Swayze's Mother: 'He Doesn’t Deserve It'

Although Patrick Swayze is keeping mum since the news about his cancer broke out, the actor's...
» read full story March 13th, 2008 - 12:50
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Music

Disease Is Unforgiving with the Unforgettable Natalie Cole

Disease Is Unforgiving with the Unforgettable Natalie Cole

The daughter of the music legend Nat King Cole was admitted to a New York City hospital after she...
» read full story September 20th, 2008 - 14:35
Saxophonist Frank Morgan Dead from Colon Cancer at 73

Saxophonist Frank Morgan Dead from Colon Cancer at 73

Saxophonist Frank Morgan died on Friday, December 14, at his home in Minneapolis. He suffered...
» read full story December 20th, 2007 - 12:17
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People

Redmond O’ Neal Arrested Again For Drug Possession

Redmond O’ Neal Arrested Again For Drug Possession

Redmond O’ Neal, the troubled son of Ryan O’Neal and Farah Fawcett, was arrested on...
» read full story April 06th, 2009 - 13:42
Patrick Swayze Cancer Prognosis: Maybe Two More Years

Patrick Swayze Cancer Prognosis: Maybe Two More Years

It's hard to tell what actor Patrick Swayze has been going through over the past year since he was...
» read full story January 07th, 2009 - 13:41
Patrick Swayze Talks About His Fight With Cancer

Patrick Swayze Talks About His Fight With Cancer

It is a known fact that Patrick Swayze has been fighting with pancreatic cancer for quite some time...
» read full story January 07th, 2009 - 00:27
Britney Spears’ Father To Remain In Control Of Her Finances Indefinitely

Britney Spears’ Father To Remain In Control Of Her Finances Indefinitely

Tuesday, Los Angeles Superior Court Commissioner Reva Goetz granted Britney Spears’ father Jamie...
» read full story October 29th, 2008 - 17:57
Amy Winehouse, Again Taken To Rehab

Amy Winehouse, Again Taken To Rehab

“They tried to make me go to rehab”...and they did. There’s no mystery as to where Amy Winehouse...
» read full story October 28th, 2008 - 14:24
Christina Applegate Has Breast Cancer

Christina Applegate Has Breast Cancer

“Christina Applegate was diagnosed with an early form of breast cancer. Benefiting from early...
» read full story August 03rd, 2008 - 17:53
Patrick Swayze Describes His Treatment As A “Miracle”

Patrick Swayze Describes His Treatment As A “Miracle”

Patrick Swayze, the Dirty Dancing star, looked healthy during his appearance at LAX airport in...
» read full story July 21st, 2008 - 22:09
Patrick Swayze Doesn’t Let Cancer Stand In The Way Of His Career

Patrick Swayze Doesn’t Let Cancer Stand In The Way Of His Career

Someone as multitalented as Patrick Swayze does not allow anything to cut down his enthusiasm when...
» read full story June 10th, 2008 - 16:27
Lindsay Lohan Has the Best Mom

Lindsay Lohan Has the Best Mom

Who would be better suited to earn the best mom award than Dina Lohan, mother of drug-addict and...
» read full story May 08th, 2008 - 19:13
Legendary Patients Rights Advocate Barbara Seaman Died

Legendary Patients Rights Advocate Barbara Seaman Died

Female patients’ rights advocate Barbara Seaman, 72, has died of complications related to lung...
» read full story March 01st, 2008 - 19:27
Lindsay Lohan Serves Serious Time - 84 Minutes

Lindsay Lohan Serves Serious Time - 84 Minutes

Lindsay Lohan checked into the Lynwood Jail in Los Angeles Thursday to serve a court-ordered...
» read full story November 16th, 2007 - 10:34
Kylie Minogue Emerges Wiser from Her Illness

Kylie Minogue Emerges Wiser from Her Illness

Pop princess Kylie Minogue has battled cancer and won and while Prince Charming is still to arrive,...
» read full story October 08th, 2007 - 12:48
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Business

Medicare Decides To Expand Coverage For Cancer Drugs

Medicare Decides To Expand Coverage For Cancer Drugs

  Doctors and patients who need Medicare reimbursement for certain experimental treatments...
» read full story January 28th, 2009 - 21:27
Wyeth Accused Of Paying Medical Ghostwriters For Medical Articles

Wyeth Accused Of Paying Medical Ghostwriters For Medical Articles

Wyeth, the pharmaceutical company, paid a medical writing company to ghostwrite articles about its...
» read full story December 15th, 2008 - 08:39
OSI Shares Gain After Study Shows Tarceva Meets Its Goal

OSI Shares Gain After Study Shows Tarceva Meets Its Goal

Shares of OSI Pharmaceutical rose $5.25, or 15 percent, to $40.65 at 4 p.m. New York time in Nasdaq...
» read full story November 10th, 2008 - 06:58
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
Gilead’s AIDS Drug Viread Gets FDA Clearance for Hepatitis B

Gilead’s AIDS Drug Viread Gets FDA Clearance for Hepatitis B

Gilead Sciences Inc.’ AIDS drug Viread received the Food and Drug Administration’ s approval on...
» read full story August 13th, 2008 - 17:15
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
Retail Giant Wal-Mart Ditches BPA-Containing Baby Bottles

Retail Giant Wal-Mart Ditches BPA-Containing Baby Bottles

Retail giant Wal-Mart announced Wednesday that it was immediately halting sales of baby bottles,...
» read full story April 18th, 2008 - 21:30
Millennium Pharmaceuticals to Receive $40 M Milestone Payment

Millennium Pharmaceuticals to Receive $40 M Milestone Payment

Millennium Pharmaceuticals Inc., the biotechnology company that conducts research in various...
» read full story December 28th, 2007 - 15:26
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
Sonus-Bayer Cancer Drug Does More Harm than Good

Sonus-Bayer Cancer Drug Does More Harm than Good

Sonus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. has announced the failure of its TOCOSOL® Paclitaxel breast cancer drug...
» read full story September 24th, 2007 - 21:04
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