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Health

Novartis says its new oral MS drug prevents relapses

Geneva - Swiss drugmaker Novartis said Wednesday that 80 to 83 per cent of patients in a year-long...
» read full story April 29th, 2009 - 11:20
FDA Warns 14 Drugmakers for “Misleading” Ads on the Internet

FDA Warns 14 Drugmakers for “Misleading” Ads on the Internet

The Food and Drug Administration on Friday faulted 14 pharmaceutical companies for...
» read full story April 04th, 2009 - 22:31
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
Epilepsy Drug Zonegran Tied to Metabolic Acidosis

Epilepsy Drug Zonegran Tied to Metabolic Acidosis

The US Food and Drug Administration on Monday cautioned that epilepsy drug zonisamide (Zonegran)...
» read full story February 24th, 2009 - 16:24
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
Newer Antipsychotics Increase Heart Risk

Newer Antipsychotics Increase Heart Risk

The latest generation of antipsychotic drugs appears to be twice as likely to cause sudden...
» read full story January 15th, 2009 - 12:52
New Malaria Treatment to Be Approved by the FDA

New Malaria Treatment to Be Approved by the FDA

The US Food and Drug Administration is one step closer to approving a new malaria drug with...
» read full story January 12th, 2009 - 15:04
Novartis Acquires License To Vaccine That May Prevent Cytomegalovirus

Novartis Acquires License To Vaccine That May Prevent Cytomegalovirus

The North Carolina-based company AlphaVax has sold the rights to an experimental vaccine it is...
» read full story December 29th, 2008 - 18:55
FDA Panel Rules: Two Popular Asthma Drugs Risky, Advair and Symbicort Safe

FDA Panel Rules: Two Popular Asthma Drugs Risky, Advair and Symbicort Safe

A Food and Drug Administration panel said Thursday that the risk of taking the asthma medications...
» read full story December 14th, 2008 - 10:47
Advisory Panel Rules Advair Is Safe

Advisory Panel Rules Advair Is Safe

A U.S. advisory panel ruled on Thursday that GlaxoSmithKline Plc's widely prescribed drug Advair...
» read full story December 13th, 2008 - 12:59
FDA Panel Calls for Restriction on Two Asthma Drugs

FDA Panel Calls for Restriction on Two Asthma Drugs

A US Food and Drug Administration panel decided on Thursday that two asthma drugs pose serious...
» read full story December 12th, 2008 - 13:51
Novartis Osteoporosis Drug Zometa Shrinks Breast Tumors

Novartis Osteoporosis Drug Zometa Shrinks Breast Tumors

Researchers present Thursday at the annual San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium in San Antonio noted...
» read full story December 12th, 2008 - 12:00
Brain Stimulants, Healthy Or Not?

Brain Stimulants, Healthy Or Not?

Recent data suggests that the use of brain-boosting drugs, like Novartis' Ritalin, or...
» read full story December 08th, 2008 - 19:38
The National Influenza Vaccination Week Is Here! Get Your Shot!

The National Influenza Vaccination Week Is Here! Get Your Shot!

National Influenza Vaccination Week is set for Dec. 8 – 12. Therefore, Americans are all invited...
» read full story December 08th, 2008 - 13:39
Asthma Meds Under FDA’s Investigation

Asthma Meds Under FDA’s Investigation

A Food and Drug Administration report concerning four drugs used to treat asthma said the products...
» read full story December 07th, 2008 - 14:18
FDA Issues Warnings on Four Asthma Drugs

FDA Issues Warnings on Four Asthma Drugs

On Friday, two Food and Drug Administration (FDA) officials released a statement on the agency’s...
» read full story December 06th, 2008 - 13:34
Vitamin C May Weaken Chemotherapy Effect

Vitamin C May Weaken Chemotherapy Effect

Wednesday, an United States study has revealed that higher doses of vitamin C might reduce the...
» read full story October 01st, 2008 - 22:57
FDA Study: Statins Don’t Pose Risk Of Lou Gehrig’s Disease

FDA Study: Statins Don’t Pose Risk Of Lou Gehrig’s Disease

Cholesterol-lowering drugs or statins do not increase the incidence of amyotrophic lateral...
» read full story September 30th, 2008 - 14:30
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
Drug Ads: Expensive and Ineffective, Canadian Research Shows

Drug Ads: Expensive and Ineffective, Canadian Research Shows

New U.S.-Canadian research shows that direct-to-consumer (DTC) advertising’s effects on drug sales...
» read full story September 02nd, 2008 - 13:30
FDA Clears Next Season’s Flu Vaccines

FDA Clears Next Season’s Flu Vaccines

The Food and Drug Administration approved six flu vaccines for the upcoming flu season changing...
» read full story August 06th, 2008 - 15:30
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 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: 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
Leukemia Drug Gleevec Might Improve Stroke Treatment As Well

Leukemia Drug Gleevec Might Improve Stroke Treatment As Well

Novartis AG’s efficient leukemia drug Gleevec or imatinib may also be beneficial for stroke...
» read full story June 24th, 2008 - 16:01

Zometa Reduces Cancer Recurrence

Zoledronate, marketed by Novartis under the trade name Zometa, has been found to significantly...
» read full story May 31st, 2008 - 22:10
Glaxo’s Bird Flu Vaccine Prepandrix Gets EU Clearance

Glaxo’s Bird Flu Vaccine Prepandrix Gets EU Clearance

GlaxoSmithKline Plc. has received the European Union approval for the world’s first wide-spectrum...
» read full story May 19th, 2008 - 10:46
FDA Warns Over Two Drugs’ Birth Defects Risks

FDA Warns Over Two Drugs’ Birth Defects Risks

The FDA issued a new alert on Friday, warning the doctors about the risk of first-trimester...
» read full story May 17th, 2008 - 18:40
Flu Shot Manufacturers Plan More Doses for Next Season

Flu Shot Manufacturers Plan More Doses for Next Season

Although this year’s vaccine against flu was largely ineffective, the five companies manufacturing...
» read full story May 11th, 2008 - 19:51
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U.S.

FDA Panel Warns Over Two Asthma Drugs

FDA Panel Warns Over Two Asthma Drugs

A US Food and Drug Administration panel decided on Thursday that two asthma drugs pose serious...
» read full story December 12th, 2008 - 23:42
The National Influenza Vaccination Week Is Here

The National Influenza Vaccination Week Is Here

National Influenza Vaccination Week is set for Dec. 8 – 12. Therefore, Americans are all invited...
» read full story December 11th, 2008 - 07:25
FDA Releases Warning on Use of Four Popular Asthma Drugs

FDA Releases Warning on Use of Four Popular Asthma Drugs

An analysis released Friday by the Food and Drug Administration concluded that four drugs used to...
» read full story December 08th, 2008 - 14:51
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Business

GSK’s Shares Up on EU Permission to Sell Bird-Flu Vaccine

GSK’s Shares Up on EU Permission to Sell Bird-Flu Vaccine

GlaxoSmithKline, the United Kingdom-based pharmaceutical, biological, and healthcare company,...
» read full story May 19th, 2008 - 21:51
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Specials

FDA Wants 14 Drugmakers to Stop Misleading Ads

The Internet is full of promotional ads of drugs and I am sure you thought at least once in your...
» read full story April 05th, 2009 - 22:48
Human Genome Sciences Has Big Plans For 2009

Human Genome Sciences Has Big Plans For 2009

  Biopharmaceutical company Human Genome Sciences Inc. announced its priority goals for 2009,...
» read full story January 12th, 2009 - 16:15
Flu Season Is Almost Here, Get Vaccinated, CDC Recommends

Flu Season Is Almost Here, Get Vaccinated, CDC Recommends

In an attempt to reduce the number of people getting influenza or dying from it, on Wednesday, the...
» read full story September 25th, 2008 - 14:20
FDA Makes This Year’s Flu Vaccines Public

FDA Makes This Year’s Flu Vaccines Public

As autumn is approaching, people should be ready to welcome the flu season. And the best way to do...
» read full story August 07th, 2008 - 17:15
FDA: Transplant Drugs CellCept and Myfortic Carry Fetal Risks

FDA: Transplant Drugs CellCept and Myfortic Carry Fetal Risks

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration released a statement on Friday warning that certain...
» read full story May 19th, 2008 - 11:29
Manufacturers to Boost Number of Flu Vaccines for Next Season

Manufacturers to Boost Number of Flu Vaccines for Next Season

Despite inefficiency of the flu vaccines this year in the U.S., the five companies manufacturing...
» read full story May 12th, 2008 - 11:12
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Science

Newer Antipsychotics Double Heart Risks

Newer Antipsychotics Double Heart Risks

The latest generation of antipsychotic drugs appears to be twice as likely to cause sudden...
» read full story January 16th, 2009 - 11:48
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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