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Majority of Superstorm Sandy deaths were from drowning
Drowning was the most common cause of death associated with the Oct. 29 Superstorm Sandy, according to a new report out Thursday from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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FDA panel backs experimental Merck insomnia drug
A federal panel of medical experts said that an experimental insomnia drug from Merck & Co.
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J&J forecasts 10 new drug applications by 2017
Johnson & Johnson says it plans to submit more than 10 new treatments to regulators for approval and 25 applications for additional uses of approved drugs by 2017.
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Nearly all US states see hefty drop in teen births
A report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is showing a big drop in teen birth rates that some experts say is startling.
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Pfizer takes its shot at a vaccine for evasive superbug
Kathrin Jansen is a microbiologist with at least two breakthrough vaccines to her name: she brought the cervical cancer vaccine Gardasil to market for Merck and helped develop the $4 billion a year pneumonia and meningitis vaccine Prevnar 13 for Pfizer.
Pfizer plans offering to pare Zoetis stake
Drugmaker Pfizer Inc. plans to try to sell its controlling stake in its former animal health business, Zoetis Inc., through a voluntary stock exchange with Pfizer shareholders.
Pesticide Producers Turn to 'Bee-Washing' to Fight Backlash
Pesticide makers have taken to framing themselves as stewards of the bees as backlash over their products' links to mass bee deaths grows.
Phthalates -- chemicals widely found in plastics and processed food...
Once perceived as harmless, phthalates have come under increasing scrutiny. A growing collection of evidence suggests dietary exposure to phthalates may cause significant metabolic and hormonal abnormalities, especially during early development.
Glaxo, US partnering to develop new antibiotics
GlaxoSmithKline PLC says it's starting an unusual collaboration with the U.S. government to develop several antibiotics for both bioterrorism threats and bacterial infections resistant to current medicines.
Immune system cancer drugs tipped to be a $35 billion market
A new wave of medicines that tap the power of the immune system to fight cancer could become the biggest drug class in history, with potential sales of $35 billion a year.
Impax Hires Specialists to Help Sort Manufacturing Issues
Faced with manufacturing quality questions that caused the FDA to reject its potential Parkinson's disease treatment, Impax Laboratories has hired a committee of specialists to oversee quality improvements at its California facility.
Anthrax drug brings $334 million to ex-Pentagon official Danzig's biotech firm
Over the last decade, former Navy Secretary Richard J. Danzig, a prominent lawyer, presidential advisor and biowarfare consultant to the Pentagon and the Department of Homeland Security, has urged the government to counter what he called a major threat to national security.
Merck signs $5 billion share buyback agreement with Goldman Sachs
Apple's ability to shelter billions of dollars of income from tax has depended on an unusual loophole in the Irish tax code that helps the country compete with other countries for investment and jobs.
Study: Drinking Coffee Could Lower Risk Of Rare Liver Disease
The Partnership At Drugfree.org describes caffeine as a psychoactive stimulant on their website , citing the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta and the National Institute on Drug Abuse as sources of information on the matter.
Americans still making unhealthy choices: CDC
The overall health of Americans isn't improving much, with about six in 10 people either overweight or obese and large numbers engaging in unhealthy behaviors like smoking, heavy drinking or not exercising, a new government report shows.
Medical Workers Strike, UCSD Cancels Surgeries
About 13,000 union workers at five University of California medical centers, including the one in San Diego, began a two-day strike Tuesday.
Vascepa Data Should Make Amarin Longs Worried
Amarin had been trading bullish on the heels of their quarterly conference call two weeks ago where they reported a continued increase in Vascepa sales and $2.3 million in recognized Vascepa revenues.
Ireland Welcomes Watson Pharmaceuticals, an American Success
Watson Pharmaceuticals , founded by a Taiwanese immigrant in the early 1980s and now a rival to generic drug giants Teva Pharmaceuticals On Monday, Watson capped its intercontinental move when the company announced a $8.5 billion deal to buy Dublin-based- Warner Chilcott .
MPI Research of Mattawan fined $6,911 for Animal Welfare Act...
Stop Animal Exploitation Now says a fine issued by the USDA against Mattawan-based MPI Research is not enough to force the company to change what SAEN considers improper animal-handling. MATTAWAN, MI - Scientific testing company MPI Research was fined $6,911 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture on Monday for violations of the U.S. Animal Welfare ... (more)
Biotechnology Industry Organization: It's not too late to change the conversation on GMOs
When it comes to winning hearts and minds about the merits of genetically engineered ingredients , it's fair to say that the biotech industry has not done a great job.