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Barriers to understanding pain are starting to fall and scientists and drug firms say a fresh approach is producing potential… »   

As much as $75 million in popular Eli Lilly & Co prescription medicines such as Prozac were stolen during a… »   

A new drug, eprotirome, has been shown to significantly lower bad cholesterol, triglycerides and Lp(A), without the side effects that… »   

WOONSOCKET, R.I.  (Mar. 8) CVS Caremark has been named the most admired company in its industry, the food and drug… »   

The British government plans a new system of inspections for drugmakers and wholesalers to tackle shortages in supplies of medicines… »   

Everyone in the United States over the age of six months should get seasonal influenza vaccines every year, federal vaccine… »   

U.S. Food and Drug Administration staff said they face difficulties in reviewing certain medical devices, hurdles that may call for… »   

Drugmakers are starting to get into bed with information technology companies as they struggle to prove the value of their… »   

A Mexican entrepreneur is luring U.S. drug addicts to plush rehabilitation centers south of the border, even as shoddier Mexican… »   

SNM’s Nanomedicine and Molecular Imaging Summit wrapped up in Albuquerque, N.M., with in-depth discussion - and a high sense of… »   

The World Health Organisation (WHO) denied on Tuesday that it was unduly influenced by drugs companies to exaggerate the dangers… »   

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. plans to sell an obesity-fighting drug in Japan as early as fiscal 2012, Nikkei English News said,… »   

Around 3.7 million people in England have been vaccinated against H1N1 flu, health authorities said on Thursday, and urged anyone… »   

Greece cancelled orders for more than 12 million doses of swine flu vaccine to reduce costs, as it struggles with… »   

The Canadian government must allow North America’s only sanctioned drug-injection site to remain open, an appeals court ruled on Friday.… »