|  |  | | | | | | | | | | AstraZeneca has joined other drugmakers in freezing prices in the United States for the rest of 2018, following criticism by U.S. President Donald Trump over the cost of medicine. | | | | | | Roche on Thursday lifted its veil of secrecy over a patent that has reaped billions of dollars over the years but is due to expire on Dec. 18, depriving the Swiss drugmaker of a key source of income. | | | | | | Henry Yeung, a pediatrician and president of the Hong Kong Doctors Union, has just boosted his orders for a popular vaccine for infants - stocking up in preparation for a surge in mainland Chinese visitors spooked by the country's latest vaccine scandal. | | | | | | Shares of Eisai Co Ltd plunged as much as 21 percent after the results of its experimental Alzheimer's drug being developed with partner Biogen Inc failed to enthuse investors. | | | | | | Amgen Inc's push to get patients on its new $575 a month migraine drug before competition emerges in September is facing barriers from insurers. | | | | | | (Reuters Health) - Women who work 45 hours or more each week could be more likely to develop diabetes, a Canadian study suggests. | | | | | | A U.S. Food and Drug Administration expert panel on Wednesday did not support approval of GlaxoSmithKline Plc's drug Nucala in treating a disease that limits airflow to the lungs. | | | | | | (Reuters Health) - Chronic pain patients who take opioids may be less satisfied with their sex life and more likely to experience a lack of desire than people who don't rely on these prescription narcotics, a Danish study suggests. | | | | | | (Reuters Health) - Women who were abused as children may be more likely to develop endometriosis in adulthood, separate studies suggest. | | | | | | A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday denied a request by Acorda Therapeutics Inc for a temporary court order blocking generic drug companies from launching lower-cost versions of its multiple sclerosis drug Ampyra. | | | | | | Congo's health minister said on Wednesday that when its Ebola outbreak was first announced less than three months ago, he never dreamed it would be possible to contain it so swiftly. | | | | | | | | | | | |
