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An expensive vaccine aimed at preventing cervical cancer makes sense for young teens when it comes to cost-effectiveness, but not for women in their 20s, contends a new report. The vaccine against the HPV virus was licensed in 2006 for use in girls and...

Tens of millions of girls and young women have been vaccinated against cervical cancer in the U.S. and Europe in the two years since two vaccines won approval from many governments. Often the vaccines were recommended for universal use among females...

WASHINGTON — Federal regulators are working on a stronger label for a widely used diabetes drug marketed by Amylin Pharmaceuticals Inc. and Eli Lilly & Co. after deaths were reported with the medication despite earlier government warnings. The Food...

ATLANTA _ The HPV vaccine, aimed at preventing cervical cancer, is a cost-effective choice for young teens but not for women in their 20s, according to a new report. Licensed in 2006, the vaccine is intended for use in girls and women ages 9 to 26....

Argentine authorities are investigating a possible link between the deaths of 14 children and an experimental vaccine they were taking in a clinical trial. Argentina's food-and-drug agency has told The Associated Press that it is checking to see...

Scientists have discovered what could be the ultimate workout for couch potatoes: exercise in a pill. In experiments on mice that did no exercise, the chemical compound, known as AICAR, allowed them to run 44 percent farther on a treadmill than those...

BC-AIDS Drug-Lawsuits,0941 Abbott faces more litigation over AIDS drug Eds: Moving on general news and financial services. usaw/lchu By PAUL ELIAS Associated Press Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — When Abbott Laboratories Inc. hiked up...

SAN FRANCISCO — When Abbott Laboratories raised the price of a popular AIDS drug by 400 percent in 2003, executives prepared for the inevitable public relations hit but assured themselves the backlash would be brief. Nearly five years later, the...

Scientists have discovered what could be the ultimate workout for couch potatoes: exercise in a pill. In experiments on mice that did no exercise, the chemical compound, known as AICAR, allowed them to run 44% farther on a treadmill than those that did...

Prescription drug company GlaxoSmithKline says it will appeal a nearly $81 million verdict in a lawsuit that accused it of overcharging Alabama's Medicaid program. A jury in Montgomery on Tuesday found the company liable. It also found Novartis...

WASHINGTON Drugs used to treat epileptic seizures can raise suicide risks, but not enough to deserve the strongest warning labels available, a government panel of experts said yesterday. Advisers to the Food and Drug Administration voted 14-4 against...

A federal advisory panel has endorsed two new combination vaccines designed to reduce the number of needle sticks children must endure to get the recommended immunizations. The panel approved a four-in-one shot made by GlaxoSmithKline. It offers...