Healthcare Industry News

Health officials say four people in North Carolina have tested positive for a type of swine flu that's resistant to the drug Tamiflu.

BioCryst Pharmaceuticals Inc . said today it expects to collect proceeds of $48.75 million from a new stock offering.

OraSure Technologies Inc., which makes diagnostic kits to detect HIV and drug use, said Thursday it will pay Inverness Medical $3 million to settle a patent dispute over HIV tests.

A federal jury on Thursday found the former head of the country's largest drug distributor guilty of fraud, nearly 10 years after he played a central role in one of the costliest corporate accounting scandals of the time.

A person walks past rare 18th-century anatomical illustrations by Dutch artist Jan Van Rhysdyk on... A person walks past rare 18th-century anatomical illustrations by Dutch artist Jan Van Rhysdyk on display at Pennsylvania Hospital in Philadelphia, Thursday, Nov.

The first county-by-county survey of obesity reflects past studies that show the rate of obesity is highest in the Southeast and Appalachia.

Nov. 19 -- Morgan Stanley Chief Executive Officer John Mack, speaking yesterday at the "Covering the Crisis" panel hosted by Bloomberg News and Vanity Fair in New York, says he appreciates the increased regulation from the Federal Reserve that's come after converting to a bank holding company in the midst of the financial crisis.

Heart function significantly improved in children and young adults with single-ventricle congenital heart disease who have had the Fontan operation following treatment with sildenafil, a drug used to treat erectile dysfunction and pulmonary hypertension, say researchers from The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.

Seattle biotechnology firm Cell Therapeutics Inc. can pursue claims for nearly $23 million against a former consultant, a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday.

Federal health experts said Wednesday an updated version of Pfizer's best-selling anti-infection vaccine is safe and effective for infants and toddlers, despite company studies that failed to meet certain goals.

Nicole Richie has been admitted to a Los Angeles hospital and is being treated for pneumonia.

FILE - In this Aug. 16, 2005, the "Rising Man" symbol stands in front of the Fridley, Minn., based... FILE - In this Aug.

Oil prices wavered Wednesday as the government said American petroleum demand continued to tumble, while AAA said it expects more drivers to hit the road during Thanksgiving weekend.

Home sales in Riverside County fell by 9.1 percent in October, compared to the same month a year ago, while prices fell by 17.4 percent, a real estate information service reported today.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - A $4 million estate in central Alabama that belonged to former HealthSouth chief executive Richard Scrushy is going to be auctioned next month.

Some big changes regarding substance abuse programs at the area's largest hospital.

FBI officials say an elderly, thin, gray-haired man nicknamed the "Geezer Bandit" is responsible for holding up five San Diego-area banks since summer.

Malaria. Tuberculosis. Alzheimer's disease. AIDS. Pandemic flu. Genital herpes. Urinary tract infections.

Federal health officials said Tuesday a popular heartburn medication can interfere with the blood thinner Plavix, a drug taken by millions of Americans to reduce risks of heart attack and stroke.

Shares of Poniard Pharmaceuticals Inc. crashed Monday after the company said its cancer drug picoplatin missed its goal in a clinical trial.