Supervalu is rolling out a storewide nutritional information program, the first national grocery chain to label which products on its shelves meet government health recommendations.
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Johnson & Johnson won another round in a long-running patent case over heart stents, making it more likely that Boston Scientific will pay its rival $700 million.
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Eli Lilly agreed to pay $1.42 billion in a settlement with federal prosecutors regarding allegations of improperly marketing its antipsychotic drug Zyprexa.
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Genentech's fourth-quarter profit rose 47% as the biotechnology firm recorded strong sales for most of its U.S. products.
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Swiss drug maker Roche plans to cut 780 production jobs over the next two to three years, warning that the pharmaceutical industry won't be immune to the effects of a worsening economic environment.
Caring for a family member is a responsibility many people bear. It can also be a source of income.
GOP aides on the Senate finance panel are examining Daschle's tax records and links to an education-loan firm.
Safety inspectors are focusing on a peanut-processing plant in Georgia as the possible source of a salmonella outbreak that has sickened at least 425 people and may have caused five deaths.
The House voted to expand government-sponsored health care to 4 million more children as Democrats tried to give Obama an early win on health care.
Patients taking the latest generation of antipsychotic drugs are twice as likely to suffer sudden cardiac failure as nonusers, according to a new study.
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Glaxo's internal emails indicate the company's own data was reflecting a study, which linked its diabetes treatment Avandia to heart-attack risk.
The FDA launched a voluntary pilot program to promote the safety of drugs and active drug ingredients produced outside the U.S.
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Pfizer is laying off up to 800 researchers as the pharmaceutical industry faces pressure to cut spending.
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Walgreen plans to announce a network of pharmacies, clinics and health centers it will market to employers.
The plan, which is reportedly under consideration by senior management, would eliminate as many as 2,400 workers.
The new billing codes are supposed to allow for greater precision in describing treatments, but doctors worry about the complexity.
At $1.415 billion, it's the largest amount paid by a single defendant in Department of Justice history.
UnitedHealth insurance units were accused of paying too little for care by out-of-network doctors.
While a number of nonprofit hospitals have grown into profit machines, some, like Mount Sinai in Chicago, have stuck to their charitable mission but struggled financially.
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Researchers find no evidence to support the annual physicals' effectiveness, but if they haven't found a direct benefit, they're not asking the right questions.
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