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French drugmaker Sanofi Aventis SA said on Sunday it was in discussions with U.S. bid target Genzyme Corp over ways… »   

A federal court in Alabama will centralize at least 1,200 civil lawsuits against Pfizer Inc over its smoking-cessation drug Chantix,… »   

Two doses of the varicella, or chickenpox, vaccine provide excellent protection in children against this highly contagious and, in some… »   

Medical experts have issued a warning about the common practice of tablet splitting, after a study found that nearly a… »   

Since the U.S. began routine chickenpox vaccination in 1995, the number of Americans sent to hospitals by the infection each… »   

Did you know that when you pick up a product promoted as trans fat free, you may still be ingesting… »   

Patients with diabetes, kidney disease and anemia who don’t respond to treatment with an anti-anemia drug have a higher risk… »   

Johnson & Johnson has halted studies of an experimental pain drug at the request of regulators who are concerned the… »   

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration declined to approve Alimera Sciences Inc’s experimental drug to treat retinal swelling in its… »   

Britain’s state-run health service will get a partial rebate from GlaxoSmithKline if the company’s new kidney cancer drug Votrient does… »