There are two ways a con artist can get rich: Steal a lot of money from a few people or steal a little money from
Glaxo’s Avandia Cover-Up
LAST THURSDAY, US and European regulators delivered a major blow to one of the world’s largest drug manufacturers, GlaxoSmithKline. The European Medicines Agency suspended sales of
For-profit colleges under fire over value, accreditation
For Chelsi Miller, the wake-up call came when University of Utah officials said her credits wouldn’t transfer from her old school. Utah’s flagship public university
U.S., Europe move to restrict use of diabetes drug Avandia
The diabetes drug Avandia will be pulled from the market in Europe and will only be available in the United States under tough new restrictions,
Novartis Hid Bone Drugs’ Risks, Lawyer Tells Jury
Novartis AG officials hid the health risks of the drugmaker’s bone-strengthening medicines Aredia and Zometa, which a woman says destroyed her jaw, a lawyer told
U.S. Seeks to Join Pfizer Whistleblower Lawsuit
The U.S. Justice Department is seeking to join a whistleblower lawsuit over Pfizer Inc.’s organ transplant drug Rapamune alleging the medicine was illegally marketed, according
FDA Panel Is Split on Ban of Diet Drug Meridia
Sept. 15, 2010 — A divided FDA advisory panel voted eight to eight on whether the weight loss drug Meridia should be allowed to stay
Black farmer rides tractor named Justice in push for settlement funds
John Boyd is a man on a mission. Beginning Thursday, the founder and head of the National Black Farmers Association can be seen driving a
Forest, Maker of Celexa, to Pay More Than $313 Million to Settle Marketing Case
A unit of Forest Laboratories, the maker of the antidepressant Celexa, agreed on Wednesday to pay more than $313 million to settle criminal and civil
Study: Doctors often fail to disclose company payments
A study of orthopedic specialists earning $1 million or more from medical device companies found that doctors often fail to disclose lucrative company ties in
