NH jury recesses in drug liability case
A federal jury finished its first day of deliberations in the trial of a New Hampshire woman seeking more than $24 million from the maker of a prescription drug she took to ease shoulder pain, but suffered a reaction so severe the is now blind and scarred by burns.
Mother Charged In 4-Year-Old Brooklyn Girla s Death
The mother of the 4-year-old Brooklyn girl found dead in the woman's bed Thursday was charged in connection with the death.
LA medical marijuana dispensary can remain open
A judge has ruled that a Los Angeles medical marijuana dispensary targeted for closure under the city's three-month-old ordinance can remain open for now.
Los Angeles sheriff says almost all pot clinics criminal
The Los Angeles County sheriff has escalated his war of words against California medical marijuana dispensaries, saying as many as 97 percent operate as criminal enterprises.
LA sheriff says almost all pot clinics criminal
Los Angeles County's sheriff has launched a war of words against California's medical marijuana dispensaries, saying almost all of the businesses operate as criminal enterprises.
Police visit to home of medical marijuana patient, Flint Township…
Jim Lewis, a 76-year-old grandfather and former missionary worker, got a surprise visit from the police last month.
Cardiome Achieves $30 Million Milestone
NASDAQ: CRME TSX: COM VANCOUVER, Sept. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Cardiome Pharma Corp. (NASDAQ: CRME) (NASDAQ:/) (NASDAQ:TSX:) (NASDAQ:COM) today announced that it has earned a US$30 million milestone payment from its collaboration with Merck...
Roche Announces Operational Excellence Initiative
Adapting cost structure; sustaining innovation leadership in a changing environment Basel, Switzerland, 3 September 2010 Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) today announced the launch of a Group-wide Operational Excellence initiative. In view of...
Novartis and Collaborators Discover Novel Antimalarial Drug Candidate
New antimalarial drug candidate with novel mechanism of action has the potential to rapidly clear a Plasmodium infection upon administration of a single oral dose, as published in Science Novartis led collaboration includes The Scripps Research...
Long term use of oral bisphosphonates may double risk of esophageal cancer
-Research: Oral bisphosphonates and risk of cancer of the esophagus, stomach and colorectum: Case-control analysis within a UK primary care cohort LONDON, Sept. 2, 2010-People who take oral bisphosphonates for bone disease over five years may...