Eli Lilly agrees to buy ImClone for over $6B
NEW YORK - The drugmaker Eli Lilly & Co. said Monday it has agreed to buy biotechnology company ImClone Systems Inc. for more than $6 billion in a deal that would expand its pipeline of cancer treatments.
Nations:U.S. People:Carl Icahn Source:(AP)
2008-10-06
FDA reviews experimental use of anemia drugs
WASHINGTON - Federal health regulators said Friday they are reviewing an experimental use of blockbuster anemia drugs made by Amgen and Johnson & Johnson that has been associated with higher death rates in a study involving stroke patients.
Source:(AP)
2008-09-26
Study: Extending time of stroke drug treatment OK
LOS ANGELES - Stroke sufferers can still benefit from clot-busting medicine even if they receive it an hour or so beyond the current three-hour window after symptoms start, an important new study suggests.
Nations:U.S. Source:(AP)
2008-09-24
For dinner: Genetically altered 'super chicken'
WASHINGTON - Super Chicken strutted a step closer to the dinner table Thursday. The government said it will start considering proposals to sell genetically engineered animals as food, a move that could lead to faster-growing fish, cattle that can resist mad cow disease or perhaps heart-healthier eggs laid by a new breed of chickens.
Source:(AP)
2008-09-18
FDA posts list of potential problem drugs
WASHINGTON - The government on Friday began posting a list of prescription drugs under investigation for potential safety problems in an effort to better inform doctors and patients.
Source:(AP)
2008-09-07
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