J&J Recalls Once More
Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) is recalling another set of medicines after its recent recall of Benadryl and Motrin. This time it is over 9 million bottles of Tylenol. This recall is blamed for the...
Category: Health
Gilead Obtaining Approval for HIV Drug
Gilead Sciences (NASDAQ:GILD) has asked the Food and Drug administration to approve its HIV treatment drug for AIDS. The single pill treatment for AIDS is a combination of the two proprietary drugs Tibotec and...
GlaxoSmithKline sells Penicillin Plants
Pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline (NYSE:GSK) has announced the sale of rights of its Penicillin products in United States to Indian pharmaceutical company Dr. Reddy’s (NYSE:RDY). GlaxoSmithKline (NYSE:GSK) will retain the right for the sold penicillin...
J&J Recalling Benadryl and Motrin
Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) is recalling two of its popular drugs from the market citing insufficiencies in the manufacturing process. The recall is being made for more than 4 million packages of junior strength...
Medtronic Acquiring Ardian
Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) the medical device maker is proposing a $800 million deal to acquire Ardian. Ardian is a medical device maker with the latest high blood pressure catheter therapy. The deal is all cash...
Microsoft Steps into Uncharted Territory
Microsoft’s (NASDAQ:MSFT) Windows Azure has embedded National Centre for Biotechnology Information’s BLAST tool for rapid searching through billons of genetic bases. BLAST or Basic Local Alignment Search Tool is used to find similarities between...
Enzymes Causing Breast Cancer Identified
New studies have reported that the key enzymes that are responsible for tumor growth in breast cancer have been identified. For years, researchers and drug companies have been trying to find these cells and...
Increasing Premature Deaths
The March of Dimes report card for Premature deaths has once again given America a D. This comes after a similar rating last year. A “D” rating is what developing or poor countries like...
Bird Flu Resurfaces
A person has been diagnosed with bird flu after a gap of seven years in Hong Kong. The patient is a 59 year old woman who had been to China recently. The patient’s husband...
Wal-Mart’s Success with Prescription Plan
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE:WMT) is in the news everyday due to their market strength. Not only do they offer affordable necessary merchandise, but they also have a prescription plan that is beneficial for the...