The Guardian Warning over online flu drug panic | The Government's Chief Medical Officer has warned the public to avoid panic-buying "counterfeit" anti-swine flu drugs online after it was revealed the number of new cases could reach 100,0... (photo: AP/Dita Alangkara)
Business Report GSK takes on generics by paying $23m for new unit | By Trista Kelley London | GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) had expanded into generic drugs by paying $23.2 million (R180m) for a Bristol-Myers Squibb division in the Middle East and north Africa, the UK-based ... (photo: AP / Brennan Linsley)
Voa News Common Pain Relief Drug Linked to Liver Damage | An over-the-counter painkiller widely used around the globe is not as safe as many people think. An expert panel told the U.S. Food and Drug Administration that acetaminophen is responsible for acut... (photo: creative commons / ) DiseaseHealthMedicalPhotosSociety
San Fransisco Chronicle New vaccine keeps E. coli inside cows | While storekeepers were frantically pulling E. coli-tainted cookie dough and beef from their shelves last month, scientists rolled out the country's first cattle vaccine to snuff out the potentially... (photo: WN / Renzelle Mae Abasolo) BeefCowsEcoliPhotosVaccine
The Guardian Glaxo buys Bristol generic drugs in Mideast * Buys generics business in 5 countries for $23.2 million * Part of Glaxo strategy to build emerging markets * Follows last year's deal to buy Bristol's Egypt unit (Adds ... (photo: European Community / Adrian Pingstone) DrugsGlaxoMideastSquibbphotos
Independent online 'TB vaccines bad for HIV+ babies' | By Craig McKune | A standard tuberculosis vaccine places babies with HIV at risk of contracting a deadly disease, the World Health Organisation says. | About three-quar... (photo: WHO photo) DiseaseHealthMedicalPhotosScience
