Topic: Medicine

International drugmakers are working with European authorities on emergency plans to keep medicines flowing into Greece if the country crashes out of the euro.

The Indian government announced an inquiry on Friday into the operations of the country's main drug regulator, just days after a parliamentary report exposed dysfunction within the agency and alleged serious irregularities in the drug approval process. 

Merck said Friday that its first-quarter profit jumped 67 percent despite lower-than-expected sales, due to lower spending on production, marketing and research as well as an arbitration charge a year ago.

The Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday lost its latest attempt to thwart deals to delay the production of cheaper, generic drugs that brand-name drug companies make with competitors.

Starting a small business is a risky proposition. If you’re worried about how yours might fare during a downturn, consider a recession-proof industry, which caters to ongoing demands. Its odds of weathering economic storms are better than those that don’t.

So what argument should advocates employ? That the government has no business interfering in private activities except to prevent harm to others

There’s growing federal momentum to undercut medical marijuana laws in states including Montana and California.  Those laws are suffering more pushback under President Obama than President Bush. What now for medical marijuana patients?

More than two years after New Jersey approved a measure to legalize marijuana for chronically ill patients, the program may finally be on the verge of allowing dispensaries to open.

Not only was Oregon the first state to decriminalize pot in 1973, years before its glamorous neighbor to the south, but its medical marijuana program has operated with few glitches since it began in 1998. Now, it's an issue in a top statewide election race.

A majority of young doctors feel pessimistic about the future of the U.S. healthcare system, with the new healthcare law cited as the main reason, according to a survey released to Reuters on Wednesday.

If you’re a professional athlete, injuries are almost guaranteed. However, sometimes the off-field injuries are so bizarre they become noteworthy.

Sickness and disease are part of the human condition. There will be stunning advances in health care in the coming decades — and many new challenges.

Despite the perception about a lack of work, there are jobs that employers can’t fill. Applicants may lack training, or the jobs may not pay enough. Whatever the reason, jobs in many major sectors going unfilled.

India’s mass production of generic versions of drugs patented elsewhere helps poor people with treatment that would otherwise be too costly, but drug companies say the knockoffs stifle innovation. The New York Times reports.

Merck said Tuesday first-quarter earnings would fall below Wall Street's estimates, however, it still expects to reach its earnings forecast for the full year.