Wednesday, 4 Nov 2009 | Source: Reuters
In a coup for House Democrats, AARP will endorse sweeping health care overhaul legislation headed for a history-making floor vote, officials told The Associated Press on Wednesday.
Wednesday, 4 Nov 2009 | Source: The Associated Press
The new Merck becomes the world's second-biggest drugmaker overnight, and it's boasting a fat wallet to fund future deals.
A new study says doctors should be especially vigilant about people who are over 50 with flu symptoms because they appear to have a higher risk of death from H1N1.
Monday, 9 Nov 2009 | Source: Reuters
Johnson & Johnson will eliminate about 6 percent to 7 percent of its global workforce, or some 7,000 to 8,000 positions, as the diversified healthcare company restructures and seeks cost savings, the company said Tuesday.
The director of the FDA's division of antiviral products is urging caution in the use of a new flu drug that just won special permission to fight H1N1.
Monday, 2 Nov 2009 | Source: Reuters
Dendreon has completed its U.S. regulatory submission for its closely watched experimental prostate cancer vaccine, the company said Monday, sending its shares up 5 percent.
A large study being published in a major medical journal says certain kidney disease patients who get the drug Aranesp to treat anemia-related fatigue may be at greater risk of having a stroke.
Friday, 30 Oct 2009 | Source: The Associated Press
The health care overhaul bill produced by House Democrats would impose an array of new taxes, fees and government mandates on major players in the health industry, including insurers, doctors and drugs and medical devices makers.
Thursday, 29 Oct 2009 | Source: Reuters
The House health care bill released Thursday raises most revenue by taxing individuals making $500,000 or more, but also tightens rules for corporate accounting and takes aim at foreign companies working in tax havens.
Thursday, 29 Oct 2009 | Source: The Associated Press
After months of struggle, House Democrats unveiled sweeping legislation Thursday to extend health care coverage to millions who lack it and create a new option of government-run insurance
Monday, 26 Oct 2009 | Source: The Associated Press
Time growing short, Democratic leaders in the House and Senate still face key decisions if they are to achieve President Barack Obama's goal of passing legislation to remake the nation's health care system by year's end.
A new study shows that a diabetes treatment awaiting FDA approval may also work as a weightloss drug.
Swiss drug giant Novartis says it has redeployed 300 workers from other divisions into its vaccines unit to meet what Chairman and CEO Dr. Daniel Vasella calls the "huge demand" for H1N1 shots.
Wednesday, 21 Oct 2009 | Source: The Associated Press
Despite promises by President Barack Obama, more than 70 million Americans who have health insurance through their jobs could be open to higher costs or denials of some coverage under a leading overhaul plan making its way through Congress.
Wednesday, 21 Oct 2009 | Source: CNBC.com
Amgen reported quarterly results that outpaced what Wall Street was expecting, and the company boosted its outlook for its full-year profit. But the company's shares declined in extended trading.
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