France's Sanofi-Aventis said the results of a study on the link between its Lantus diabetes drug and retinopathy, which causes blindness, showed the risk for patients was not greater than with human insulin.
Danish pharmaceuticals group Novo Nordisk's diabetes drug Victoza, a key driver for future sales, has won European Commission approval for marketing across the European Union, the company said on Friday.
Since 2006, U.S. taxpayers have paid nearly $155,000 to send home health nurses to inject twice-daily insulin shots for an elderly, diabetic Miami man.
Obesity rates continued to climb in the past year with 23 U.S. states reporting adults in their states are fatter now than they were a year ago, two advocacy groups said on Wednesday.
The first H1N1 infection found to be resistant to the antiviral drug Tamiflu represents an isolated case with no current implications for public health, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday.
Biogen Idec Inc has licensed rights to Acorda Therapeutics Inc's experimental multiple sclerosis drug outside the United States as the large biotech company expands its MS franchise, the companies said on Wednesday.
A U.S. federal jury returned a $1.67 billion verdict against Abbott Laboratories in a patent suit brought by Johnson & Johnson related to arthritis treatments, the drug companies said on Monday.
Hong Kong's H1N1 tally has reached726 with 130 new cases conformed within three days, the Department of Health (DH) said on Monday, which is only three lesser than the 729 cases of mainland China.
China is very likely to have a regional outbreak of the A (H1N1) influenza and its first death from the virus in the foreseeable future, as the number of the flu cases rises in the country, a Chinese health ministry official said on Monday.
Higher fuel prices and the H1N1 flu virus will hurt Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd's full-year earnings, the world's second largest cruise operator said on Monday.Royal Caribbean said its full-year fuel expenses could be 12 cents per share higher at today's oil prices, which have leaped 45 percent since the company provided its outlook in late April. The impact of surg...
Los Angeles police investigating the cause of Michael Jackson's death questioned Jacksons doctor extensively on Saturday and determined he has no involvement in the stars death.
In New York 500,000 people have been infected by swine flu, a much higher number than initially estimated by the city's Department of Health, the New York Post reported citing federal officials.
Rev. Jesse Jackson said Michael Jackson's family wants an independent autopsy done on the pop star, according to USA Today.
Myanmar has confirmed its first case of H1N1 influenza after a schoolgirl returning from Singapore tested positive for the virus, state radio reported on Saturday.
Sanofi-Aventis's diabetes drug Lantus may increase the risk of cancer, according to European studies involving some 300,000 insulin-treated patients, prompting a call from experts for more research.
An autopsy was performed on Friday on Michael Jackson’s body however the exact cause of death still remains a mystery.
The cause of Michael Jackson's death will not be known for up to six weeks after the medical examiner has ordered for additional testing to determine the possible involvement of drugs in the stars’ death.
June 27 marks National HIV Testing Day, an annual campaign coordinated by the National Association of People with AIDS to encourage people of all ages to “Take the Test, Take Control.”
Although the exact cause of Michael Jackson's death remains a mystery, many have suspected a possible drug overdose to be the culprit as fans and family await the result of Jackson's autopsy, due in weeks.
Hong Kong's swine flu tally has reached 596, increasing by 35 percent with 152 new cases conformed within just two days, the Department of Health (DH) said on Friday.
Michael Jackson's doctor has been identified as Dr. Conrad Robert Murray and is now preparing to speak with law enforcement officials regarding Michael Jackson's death, according to celebrity site, TMZ.
Los Angeles police is currently searching for a Las Vegas cardiologist who has apparently gone missing after treating Michael Jackson before his sudden death
