WHO: Regular people with swine flu don’t need Tamiflu; drug should be for young, old, pregnantLONDON — Healthy people who catch swine flu do not need antivirals like Tamiflu, but the young, the old and the pregnant surely do, the World Health Organization declared Friday in new advice to doctors. WHO: Healthy people with swine flu don’t need Tamiflu; drug should be for young, old, pregnantLONDON — Healthy people who catch swine flu do not need antivirals like Tamiflu, but the young, the old and the pregnant surely do, the World Health Organization declared Friday in new advice to doctors. Mexico decriminalizes some drug possession, 3 joints or less: mandates treatment on 3rd strikeMEXICO CITY — Mexico decriminalized small amounts of marijuana, cocaine and heroin on Friday — a move that prosecutors say makes sense even in the midst of the government’s grueling battle against drug traffickers. FDA issues warnings to 8 companies for marketing unapproved ibuprofen-based ointmentsWASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration has issued warnings to eight companies for illegally marketing pain relief ointments containing ibuprofen. China issues essential drugs list as part of health system overhaulBEIJING — The Chinese government has issued a list of more than 300 commonly used medicines that will be sold at controlled prices starting next month as part of reforms aimed at making health care more affordable. Judge upholds Merck patent on blockbuster allergy drug Singulair, protecting sales till 2012TRENTON, N.J. — The patent for Merck & Co.’s blockbuster allergy and asthma drug is valid, a federal judge ruled Wednesday, handing the drugmaker a crucial victory in its 2 1/2-year legal battle to block a rival from selling a cheaper generic version. Okla. judge rules against state law requiring women to receive an ultrasound before abortionOKLAHOMA CITY — An Oklahoma judge on Tuesday overturned a state law that required women seeking an abortion to receive an ultrasound and a doctor’s description of the fetus. Okla. judge overturns state law requiring women to receive an ultrasound before abortionOKLAHOMA CITY — An Oklahoma judge has overturned a law that required women seeking an abortion to receive an ultrasound and a doctor’s description of the fetus. WHO says anti-flu drug gets an extra 2 years of storage timeGENEVA — Health officials have told governments they can keep Tamiflu for longer to help fight the swine flu pandemic. Mass. Sen. Kerry, daughter sporting crutches in Boston after leg surgeriesBOSTON — Sen. John Kerry and his daughter Vanessa are sporting his-and-her crutches. Sen. Chris Dodd released from hospital after prostate cancer surgeryHARTFORD, Conn. — Connecticut Sen. Christopher Dodd has been released from the hospital after undergoing surgery for prostate cancer. Judge says Medicare did not misapply rules that reimbursed Baxter’s drug Advate below costsNEW YORK — A U.S. District Court judge ruled Friday that Baxter International Inc. is not entitled to a higher Medicare reimbursement price for its hemophilia drug Advate. Connecticut Sen. Chris Dodd undergoes surgery for prostate cancer at New York hospitalWASHINGTON — Connecticut Sen. Chris Dodd underwent surgery for prostate cancer on Tuesday and was recuperating at a New York hospital. Entire families, from toddlers to old men, become addicts as opium takes over in AfghanistanSARAB, Afghanistan —Open the door to Islam Beg’s house and the thick opium smoke rushes out into the cold mountain air, like steam from a bathhouse. It’s just past 8 a.m. and the family of six — including a 1-year-old baby boy — is already curled up at the lip of the opium pipe. Assist from drug industry in trying to help Obama remake the nation’s health care systemWASHINGTON —The nation’s drugmakers stand ready to spend $150 million to help President Barack Obama overhaul health care this fall, according to numerous officials, a staggering sum that could dwarf attempts to derail his chief domestic priority. Nation’s drugmakers help Obama in his campaign to remake health care systemWASHINGTON —The nation’s drugmakers stand ready to spend $150 million to help President Barack Obama overhaul health care this fall, according to numerous officials, a staggering sum that could dwarf attempts to derail Obama’s top domestic priority. Merck, Schering-Plough shareholders back $41.1 billion combo to create world’s No. 2 drugmakerTRENTON, N.J. — Shareholders of drugmakers Merck & Co. and Schering-Plough Corp. on Friday both overwhelmingly backed a huge tie-up of the New Jersey neighbors, and shares of both companies jumped. Schering-Plough shareholders back $41.1 billion acquisition by partner Merck & Co.TRENTON, N.J. — Shareholders of drugmaker Schering-Plough almost unanimously support being bought by bigger New Jersey neighbor Merck. China investigating death of teenager at camp to treat Internet addictsBEIJING — China is investigating the death of a teenager who was allegedly beaten to death in a camp designed to treat Internet addiction, state media said. Lucky survivors of boat propellers, fishing nets rescued by Fla. turtle hospital volunteersMARATHON, Fla. — The turtles at this waterfront hospital have been hit by boat propellers, caught in fishing nets, attacked by sharks, stricken with tumors and lost flippers. Conn. Rep. Larson has elective heart valve surgery, expected to make full recoveryHARTFORD, Conn. — U.S. Rep. John Larson underwent elective heart valve replacement surgery Tuesday for a condition his doctor says the congressman has known about for at least two years. THE INFLUENCE GAME: Patients group one weapon in lobbying war over generic biotech drugsWASHINGTON — With the nation’s $46 billion biological drug market at stake, the war between makers of the pricey biotech medicines and their would-be generic competitors has involved millions of dollars in lobbying, thousands in campaign contributions and uncounted visits to members of Congress. And one noteworthy letter. Final House panel acts to approve sweeping health care legislationWASHINGTON — Democrats have pushed sweeping health care legislation through a key congressional committee, clearing the way for a September showdown on President Barack Obama’s top domestic priority. Democrats push sweeping health care bill to brink of passage in key congressional committeeWASHINGTON — After a bruising struggle, Democrats pushed sweeping health care legislation to the brink of passage in a key congressional committee on Friday, clearing the way for a September showdown in the House on President Barack Obama’s top domestic priority. Drug offenders could fall through cracks in Calif. budget, getting neither treatment nor jailSACRAMENTO, Calif. — Thousands of California drug offenders could end up without treatment or jail time because of a clash between the state’s new budget and an initiative approved by voters nine years ago. California budget could leave drug offenders without treatment or jail timeSACRAMENTO, Calif. — Thousands of California drug offenders could end up without treatment or jail time because of a clash between the state’s new budget and an initiative voters approved nine years ago. Look-the-other-way policies at US hospitals may foster kidney-selling, transplant experts sayA look-the-other-way attitude at some U.S. hospitals may be fostering a black-market trade in kidneys, transplants experts say. Professor seeking federal research funding didn’t reveal ties to device maker MedtronicWASHINGTON — A Medtronic consultant failed to disclose that he was working for the medical device manufacturer, even while asking Congress for funding to research the company’s treatments for soldiers wounded in combat, according to an influential Republican Senator. Study: Pregnant women with swine flu more than 4 times as likely to be hospitalizedLONDON — Pregnant women who get swine flu are at least four times as likely to be hospitalized as other people with the virus, a new study says. Veterans who may have been exposed to infectious body fluids prepare to file claims against VACHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — An attorney is preparing to ask the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to pay disability benefits and damages for hospital mistakes that may have exposed veterans to infectious body fluids — a complaint that he said could ultimately multiply into many more such demands. |
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