Health News

Fri, May 25, 2012

Europe clears Roche drug after contamination scare

LONDON (Reuters) - European regulators confirmed on Friday that Roche's blockbuster cancer drug MabThera, also known as Rituxan, was safe to use, following a ...

Fri, May 25, 2012

EU body wants new guidance on Boehringer clot drug

LONDON (Reuters) - Doctors and patients should be given clearer guidance on how to avoid bleeding risks when using Boehringer Ingelheim's new stroke prevention ...

Thu, May 24, 2012

U.S. panel split on Pfizer rare disease drug

(Reuters) - A U.S. health advisory panel on Thursday issued a split vote on data for Pfizer Inc's drug to treat a rare ...

Thu, May 24, 2012

Mylan settles patent suit over Sunovion's lung drug

(Reuters) - U.S. generic drug maker Mylan Inc settled a patent infringement suit with Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc, a unit of Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma Co ...

Thu, May 24, 2012

U.S. Senate passes bipartisan FDA funding bill

By Anna Yukhananov

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate on Thursday showed near-unanimous support for a bill that helps fund the U.S. Food ...

Thu, May 24, 2012

Theravance licenses antibiotic tech to Hospira

(Reuters) - Biopharmaceutical company Theravance Inc said it licensed its technology to manufacture antibiotic Vibativ to specialty medicines maker Hospira Inc.

The company would purchase ...

Thu, May 24, 2012

Screening finds skin cancer, but does it save lives?

By Andrew M. Seaman

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Doctors find a high number of malignant tumors when a state-wide skin cancer screening program is ...

Thu, May 24, 2012

Anti-obesity proposal fails again at McDonald's

By Lisa Baertlein

OAK BROOK, Ill., May 24 - McDonald's Corp investors soundly rejected a shareholder proposal that would have required the world's ...

Thu, May 24, 2012

Soy supplement shows no blood pressure benefit

By Amy Norton

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Soy-rich diets have been linked to lower rates of heart disease, but a small study suggests that ...

Thu, May 24, 2012

Feigning injury could risk lives, says referee

By Mike Collett

BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Howard Webb, the referee when Bolton Wanderers midfielder Fabrice Muamba collapsed on the pitch with a cardiac arrest and ...