Pfizer to challenge Indian ruling overturning cancer drug patentEconomic TimesThe patent office's decision went to the heart of India's patent act, which says a patent cannot be granted for a drug unless changes make it significantly more effec…
Kaitlynn Bessette, 11, shot a 335-pound bear as she waits for a heart and liver transplant.
Sixteen-year-old Jonathan Michaud has been facing the battle of his life over the past five weeks. As a cystic fibrosis patient, Jonathan has endured many hospital stays and health issues in his young life.
( Boston Children's Hospital ) The Department of Health and Human Services has recognized Boston Children's Hospital's Kidney Transplant Program as a national leader in its field. The program received a Silver Level Award at a Medal of Hono…
Only Pediatric Program in New England to Receive AwardBOSTON, Oct. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The Department of Health and Human Services has recognized Boston Children's Hospital's Kidney Transplant Program as a national leader in its…
OncLiveBreast Oncologists Incorporate New Treatments, Grapple With Ongoing …OncLiveEverolimus, recently approved in estrogen receptor [ER]-positive metastatic breast cancer, is being tested in combination with trastuzumab in HER2-positive disease in …
Roche Faces New Foe as Boehringer Plans a Rituxan CopyBloombergRituxan, also know by its generic name rituximab, had 6 billion Swiss francs ($6.45 billion) in sales last year. Roche's patents on the medicine expire in 2018 in the U.S. and earlier i…
Swiss Stocks Extend 19-Month High After US Jobs ReportBloombergLonza Group AG (LONN) slipped 2.6 percent to 49.29 francs. Lonza and Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. are still evaluating the path forward for a phase III trial of its rituximab generic…
FDA Approves Humira to Treat Ulcerative ColitisBecker’s ASC ReviewHumira is approved to control ulcerative colitis when immunosuppressant medicines like corticosteroids, azathioprine and 6-mercaptopurine have not worked. The drug is an anti-tumor necro…
West Germany forward Dieter Mueller suffers heart attackTimes of IndiaBERLIN: Former Cologne and West Germany forward Dieter Mueller has suffered a heart attack, third division Kickers Offenbach, the club where he was president for 12 years, said on Fr…