Listeria class action filed against South Africa’s Tiger Brands
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – A class action lawsuit was filed on Thursday against South Africa’s Tiger Brands, after one of its food factories was linked to a listeria outbreak that has…
Impax reaches $20 million deal to end trial over generic drug’s delay
BOSTON (Reuters) – Impax Laboratories Inc has agreed to pay $20 million to consumers and insurers to resolve claims that the drugmaker entered an anticompetitive deal to delay launching a…
South Africa says deadly listeria strain not found at RCL factory
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Tests at an RCL Foods processed-food factory found no traces of a strain of listeria that has killed almost 200 people, but they did find evidence of…
Esperion’s drug clears study as add-on cholesterol treatment
(Reuters) – Esperion Therapeutics Inc said on Tuesday its experimental oral drug met the main goal of reducing cholesterol by 30 percent in patients, who were already on another treatment…
U.S. teens often ride with impaired drivers
(Reuters Health) – In a U.S. study, about one-third of young people just out of high school admitted to riding with a driver who was under the influence of alcohol…
Biohaven plunges as investors pit migraine data against Allergan’s drug
(Reuters) – Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding said its treatment for acute migraine cleared two late-stage studies, but investors worried about its commercial viability as the efficacy data failed to distinguish from…
Obesity, overweight tied to shorter life, more years with heart disease
(Reuters Health) – Obese people have shorter lives and even those who are just overweight spend more years living with heart disease than individuals who are a healthy weight, a…
Top-quality nursing homes harder to access with mental health issues
(Reuters Health) – Even people with common and often treatable mental health problems like depression and anxiety may have a harder time than patients without these diagnoses getting admitted to…
AbbVie’s lung cancer drug data disappoints; shares slump
(Reuters) – AbbVie Inc’s experimental lung cancer drug data was not effective enough to seek a faster approval, in a setback to the company’s efforts to build its cancer drug…
More preemies developing motor impairments
(Reuters Health) – More than one-third of extremely premature and underweight babies have cerebral palsy or other motor impairments that can make it hard for them to do basic things…