Sydney Morning Herald Belinda Tasker August 11, 2011 – 3:19AM AAP Scientists have taken a leap forward in their quest to find a cure for multiple sclerosis (MS) by identifying more than 50 genes linked to the disease. A major international study has identified 57 genes with a certain pattern which highlights the immune system’s […]
Merck Must Defend Securities-Fraud Claims Over Risks of Vioxx, Judge Rules
Bloomberg By David Voreacos – Aug 10, 2011 1:54 PM MT Merck & Co. must defend a lawsuit claiming it violated securities laws by downplaying the cardiovascular risks of its Vioxx painkiller before the company pulled the drug from the market in 2004, a judge ruled. Merck, the second-biggest U.S. drugmaker, withdrew Vioxx after a […]
Merck gets DOJ subpoena on drug marketing
The Wall Street Journal Market Watch Aug. 8, 2011, 11:30 a.m. EDT By Peter Loftus The U.S. Justice Department has issued a subpoena to Merck & Co. MRK +0.97% as part of a criminal investigation into the marketing of certain drugs, Merck said Monday. The drugs are Temodar, which treats brain tumors; hepatitis C treatment […]
Merck gets subpoena tied to marketing of 3 drugs
Yahoo Finance On Monday August 8, 2011, 9:50 am EDT NEW YORK (Reuters) – The Department of Justice has issued Merck & Co (NYSE:MRK – News) a subpoena seeking information about the drugmaker’s marketing of three drugs acquired in its 2009 merger with Schering-Plough Corp. The subpoena, which Merck disclosed in its quarterly securities filing, […]
Mercury link backs autism cause theory
The Sydney Morning Herald Julia Medew August 10, 2011 A FAMILY history of mercury poisoning has emerged as a significant risk factor for developing autism, researchers say. A survey by Swinburne University in Melbourne of 522 Australian survivors of Pink disease – a form of mercury poisoning common in the early 20th century – found […]
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