Medtronic Inc on Tuesday reported a 19 percent rise in quarterly profit on higher sales of its implantable devices to treat heart disease, diabetes and other chronic disorders.
IBT Staff Reporter
Feb 23, 2010
Roche had indicated peak sales of the drug for the disease could have hit between 500 million and 1 billion Swiss francs ($466-$933 million), according to Deutsche Bank analysts.
IBT Staff Reporter
Feb 23, 2010
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has licensed the vaccine to help protect people aged between 11 and 55 years against potentially deadly meningitis.
IBT Staff Reporter
Feb 22, 2010
Two U.S. drug safety reviewers have recommended that GlaxoSmithKline PLC's diabetes drug Avandia be pulled from the market after concluding it is more dangerous to the heart than a rival medicine, according to documents released on Saturday.
IBT Staff Reporter
Feb 21, 2010
Pooling data from 14 previous studies of moderate drinkers, researchers found that those who drank heavily every so often were 45 percent more likely to develop coronary heart disease -- where plaque buildup in the heart arteries impedes the flow of blood and oxygen.
IBT Staff Reporter
Feb 19, 2010
That may explain why results of the experimental vaccine have been so difficult to interpret, said Dr. Nelson Michael, a colonel at the Walter Reed Army Research Institute of Research in Maryland, who helped lead the trial,
IBT Staff Reporter
Feb 19, 2010
The composition of the vaccine, announced at the end of a closed-door four-day meeting of influenza experts that is closely followed by the world's vaccine makers, means governments that have stockpiled doses of H1N1 swine flu vaccine may now use them for part of the seasonal flu vaccine mix.
IBT Staff Reporter
Feb 18, 2010
Flu vaccine makers anxiously await the decision, scheduled to be announced at 5 a.m. EST/1000 GMT, because they need this guidance to start formulating vaccines for the Northern Hemisphere's fall vaccine mix.
IBT Staff Reporter
Feb 18, 2010
Researchers found that among more than 75,000 Massachusetts patients given drug prescriptions over one year, 22 percent of the prescriptions were never filled. The rate was even higher -- 28 percent -- when the researchers looked only at first-time prescriptions.
IBT Staff Reporter
Feb 17, 2010
Health insurer Humana Inc is reducing its workforce by about 1,400 jobs, or 5 percent, during 2010 to align the size of the company with its lower membership.
IBT Staff Reporter
Feb 17, 2010
They said high cholesterol, high blood pressure and a family history of heart disease were the strongest predictors of a woman's heart disease risk.
IBT Staff Reporter
Feb 17, 2010
In a review of 27 studies that involved nearly 3,000 women, researchers from the Oriental Hospital at Kyung Hee University Medical Center in South Korea found that acupuncture may be more effective than drugs or herbal medicines.
IBT Staff Reporter
Feb 17, 2010
AstraZeneca Plc waded into the competitive rheumatoid arthritis market on Tuesday by buying rights to Rigel Pharmaceuticals Inc's next-generation drug R788 for up to $1.245 billion.
IBT Staff Reporter
Feb 16, 2010
But 90 percent of the most vulnerable people remain unvaccinated, with only about 61 million Americans having received shots, the CDC said.
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Feb 16, 2010
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A hormone thought to encourage bonding between mothers and their babies may foster social behavior in some adults with autism, French researchers said on Monday.
IBT Staff Reporter
Feb 16, 2010
In fact, researchers found, women in their study who'd had the procedure showed lower risks of certain sexual problems and tended to be happier with their sex lives than other women.
IBT Staff Reporter
Feb 15, 2010
In our country, we think the doctor should have all the medical records, said Dr. James McElligott, a pediatrician at the Medical University of South Carolina who worked on the study. I like the idea of putting the ownership back in Mom's hands and empowering her a little bit.
IBT Staff Reporter
Feb 15, 2010
H1N1 swine flu has killed as many as 17,000 Americans, including 1,800 children, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported on Friday.
IBT Staff Reporter
Feb 12, 2010
Former President Bill Clinton arrived home early on Friday following a successful heart procedure at a New York hospital to open a blocked artery in his heart that had caused him chest discomfort.
IBT Staff Reporter
Feb 12, 2010
Former President Bill Clinton underwent a successful heart procedure on Thursday to open a blocked artery in his heart with two stents after he had experienced chest discomfort, his spokesman said.
IBT Staff Reporter
Feb 11, 2010
Researchers found that of 219 children born before the 26th week of pregnancy, 8 percent met the criteria for an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) at age 11. That compared with none of 153 classmates who were born full-term and included in a comparison group.
IBT Staff Reporter
Feb 11, 2010
Doctors in osteopathic medicine (DOs) are medical doctors additionally trained in gentle manipulative techniques to help restore function, range of motion, and lessen pain in bones and adjoining muscles supporting the neck, back, chest, shoulders, and hips.
IBT Staff Reporter
Feb 11, 2010
