Pharmaceuticals

How to avoid a return to the hospital

2013-05-17 20:09:00

The only thing less pleasant than a stay in the hospital is having to go right back there to deal with complications. And experts say it happens all too often. One in 8 elderly patients is readmitted to the hospital within 30 days of being discharged...

Josh Hamilton's allergy issues nothing to sneeze at

2013-05-14 18:59:00

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Jonathan Fielding, the public's MD

2013-05-15 00:00:00

If you've got your health, the cliche goes, you've got just about everything. If you've got public health duties, you're responsible for just about everything from mosquitoes (West Nile carriers) to hygiene (wash your hands for as long as it takes to sing...

Shares surge for drug-testing firm Quintiles as IPOs stay strong

2013-05-09 08:46:00

Shares of drug-testing firm Quintiles Transnational Holdings Inc. soared nearly 10% in Thursday trading, marking another strong debut for initial public offerings in a buoyant stock market. Quintiles was up $3.80, or 9.5%, to $43.80 in midday trading...

Roger Federer's loss opens the door for Rafael Nadal

2013-05-09 21:20:00

Second-ranked Roger Federer lost to Kei Nishikori, 6-4, 1-6, 6-2, in the third round of the Madrid Open on Thursday, leaving Rafael Nadal as the clear title favorite. After recovering from Nishikori's strong start on the Caja's Magica's new red-clay...

Drug spending falls for first time in 6 decades

2013-05-09 05:00:00

An explosion of cheap generic substitutes for widely used prescription drugs last year helped drive the first decline in pharmaceutical spending in the U.S. in nearly six decades. Drug makers often lament what they call the patent cliff, which is when...

After hospital care, the test begins

2013-05-09 00:00:00

In 2011, my husband, Eric, a trial attorney, was felled by a brain stem stroke just before he was to board a flight at O'Hare in Chicago. He was just 53 years old with no prior health conditions or problems. From the outset, we knew his recovery and...

Bill would regulate 'biosimilar' drugs

2013-05-12 20:00:00

SACRAMENTO — Two of the nation's largest biotech companies — Amgen Inc. of Thousand Oaks and Genentech Inc. of South San Francisco — are fighting in Sacramento to keep a tight grip on some of their most lucrative drugs. At stake is a...

Judge again rejects limits on emergency contraception

2013-05-11 00:00:00

In yet another scathing critique of government health officials, a federal judge refused Friday to stay his order making emergency contraceptives available to consumers of all ages without a prescription. Calling government efforts to restrict the...

Essential track: The Fugs' 'Carpe Diem' -- covered by the Melvins

2013-05-10 12:58:00

For its recent album of cover songs, “Everybody Loves Sausages,” Los Angeles rock band the Melvins mined rock history to reveal some unlikely inspirations. The record hasn’t gotten nearly the attention it deserves, especially for those...

A wife's Alzheimer's, a husband's obsession

2013-05-05 08:00:00

Ken Chiate is a born problem-solver, and in the summer of 1961, when he was on break from college, his problem was a head-turning blond named Jeannette. He was head lifeguard at a public pool in Phoenix, where his father owned a liquor store. She worked...

How a 'million-dollar patient' got off a medical merry-go-round

2013-05-05 16:22:00

For more than two decades, Wanda Remo has battled one illness after another. Asthma, chronic lung disease, heart disease, high blood pressure, arthritis, depression, chronic pain, strokes. Specialists treat her lungs, her heart and her joints. Her...

Angel Martinez, 9, of El Centro takes a deep breath to see how to use the medication for her asthma. Aide Fulton, Imperial Valley Child Asthma Program director, showed children how to use their medication at the World Asthma Day event on Tuesday..ELIZABETH VARIN PHOTO.Varin/May 7, 2013

2013-05-10 11:05:00

Angel Martinez, 9, of El Centro takes a deep breath to see how to use the medication for her asthma. Aide Fulton, Imperial Valley Child Asthma Program director, showed children how to use their medication at the World Asthma Day event on Tuesday.

2013-05-07 23:39:00

An aerial photo of Boehringer Ingelheim pharmaceutical company located on the border of Ridgefield and Danbury Connecticut. The campus houses 2,500 of the 11,000 employes the German company employs in United States.

2013-03-18 00:00:00