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According to Reuters, Germany has ordered a countrywide recall of blood-thinner heparin, made by Rotexmedica, on fears of contamination, a German health official said, confirming comments by the U.S. Food

Drug maker Wyeth said recently it will invest $280 million in a nutritional plant to be built in China, the Associated Press is reporting.The plant, which will be located in

The Associated Press reported recently that government health officials have conceded that childhood vaccines worsened a rare, underlying disorder that ultimately led to autism-like symptoms in a Georgia girl, and

According to the Wall Street Journal, a Chinese facility that hasn''t been inspected by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration made the active ingredient in much of the widely used

According to the Associated Press, the first warning sign came when a sharp-eyed worker sorting pills noticed that the odd blue flecks dotting the finished drug capsules matched the paint

According to the Associated Press, Wyeth is telling managers that about 10 percent of its 50,000 employees worldwide may lose their jobs by 2011 under a planned restructuring, three years

The Associated Press reported that Noven Pharmaceuticals Inc., which makes skin patches for drug delivery, said recently it received a warning letter from the Food and Drug Administration related to

House Democrats are investigating whether consumers are being misled by advertisements for Lipitor, featuring the world-renowned inventor of an artificial heart.In the ads, which began their heavy rotation in 2006,

According to the Boston Business Journal, skin-treatment startup Magen BioSciences Inc. has licensed the rights to a number of compounds from drug giant Eli Lilly and Co. Waltham, Mass.-based Magen

A court case brought by Nigeria against Pfizer resumes on Wednesday with the U.S. drug maker saying it answered a call for help to save the lives of African children