http://www.newstin.com/us/pharmaceuticals Global Social News Platform Copyright © 2006 I2S a.s. Copyright © 2006 I2S a.s. http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57466278 It might not surprise you to hear that Americans buy much more prescription medicine per person than any other country. But what may surprise you is what we're taking. America's dependence on pills is adding up. 51-percent of adults and children take 1 or more prescription drugs each day. 20% of... Fri, 16 May 2008 00:01:00 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57466278 2008-05-16T00:01:00Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57471601 Breast cancer patients with low levels of vitamin D were much more likely to die of the disease or have it spread than patients getting enough of the nutrient, a study found — adding to evidence the "sunshine vitamin" has anti-cancer benefits. "These are pretty big differences," said study leader... Fri, 16 May 2008 02:06:54 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57471601 2008-05-16T02:06:54Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57482508 SAN ANTONIO, May 16 (UPI) -- The Texas Fourth Court of Appeals overturned a $7.75 million verdict against Merck & Co. in a lawsuit over the heart risk of the painkiller Vioxx. The court ruled there was insufficient evidence linking the painkiller to a fatal heart attack suffered by the... Fri, 16 May 2008 04:48:25 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57482508 2008-05-16T04:48:25Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57466714 Posted on: Thursday, 15 May 2008, 18:00 CDT By Steve Rennie, THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA - Spending on prescribed and over-the-counter drugs in Canada outpaced overall health spending last year, and grew faster than the rate of inflation, new figures show. The Canadian Institute for Health... Thu, 15 May 2008 23:00:37 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57466714 2008-05-15T23:00:37Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57461276 Canada's pharmacy regulation body is recommending that Canada's provinces allow the emergency contraceptive drug known as Plan B to be sold as an over-the-counter product. The National Association of Pharmacy Regulatory Authorities decided Wednesday to support sales of the "morning-after pill" on... Fri, 16 May 2008 00:14:20 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57461276 2008-05-16T00:14:20Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57485100 To curtail data leaks that can affect drugmakers' stock prices, the American Society of Clinical Oncology discloses trial outcomes before its annual meeting Studies of drugs that may stop the spread of many cancers—vaccines for brain tumors, treatments that prevent bone metastases, vitamins that... Fri, 16 May 2008 04:01:00 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57485100 2008-05-16T04:01:00Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57515847 Friday May 16, 1:02 am ET - New Device Designed to Provide Fast, Safe and Secure Vessel Closure Following Catheterization Procedures ABBOTT PARK, Illinois, May 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Abbott today announced the launch of the StarClose® SE Vascular Closure System, a next-generation vessel closure... Fri, 16 May 2008 09:27:17 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57515847 2008-05-16T09:27:17Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57471522 A combination of two new-generation cancer drugs modestly delayed the time it took for cancer to worsen in a study of 300 women with very advanced disease who had stopped responding to other treatments. It was the first test of these two highly targeted drugs, Herceptin and Tykerb. Both aim at a... Fri, 16 May 2008 02:08:16 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57471522 2008-05-16T02:08:16Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57487434 WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J., May 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Eisai Corporation of North America announced today that results from 16 clinical data abstracts about compounds in the company's oncology pipeline, product portfolio and preclinical oncology research have been accepted for presentation at the 44th... Fri, 16 May 2008 05:00:05 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57487434 2008-05-16T05:00:05Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57479697 AMDL Announces First Quarter 2008 Results Posting Sales of $3.58 Million - AMDL, Inc. (Amex: ADL) is a vertically integrated specialty pharmaceutical company headquartered in Tustin, California, with operations in Shenzhen, Jiangxi and Jilin China. Through its wholly owned subsidiary Jade... Fri, 16 May 2008 03:49:00 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57479697 2008-05-16T03:49:00Z