November 20, 2014 Company says diabetes drug Victoza superior to rival drug Novo Nordisk, the world's biggest insulin producer, said it had received a product label update for diabetes drug Victoza to include data showing superior efficacy when compared with rival drug Januvia from Merck
November 20, 2014 CDC: 100 people sickened by salmonella strain across US The number of people who have become infected with a strain of salmonella bareilly has risen to 100 people in 19 states and the District of Columbia, the CDC said in a statement
November 20, 2014 Dance show finalist divulges MS diagnosis A finalist from the television show “So You Think You Can Dance” has announced she has been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS)
November 20, 2014 Arkansas judge fines Johnson & Johnson $1.1B in Risperdal case An Arkansas judge has fined Johnson & Johnson and a subsidiary more than $1.1 billion after a jury found the companies downplayed and hid risks associated with an antipsychotic drug
November 20, 2014 FDA will take 3 more months to review diet pill Drugmaker Vivus Inc. said Monday that regulators will take another three months to make a decision on its closely-watched obesity drug Qnexa, which could become the first new prescription weight loss pill to reach the market in more than a decade
November 20, 2014 Dog flu sweeps Texas racetrack, pet owners warned to look for symptoms Six dogs died and nearly 100 more have gotten sick at a Greyhound racetrack southeast of Houston. Veterinarians believe canine influenza, also known as dog flu, swept through kennels at the Gulf Greyhound Park in La Marque, Texas.
November 20, 2014 Patient on Novartis' multiple sclerosis drug gets rare brain disease Novartis said a patient treated with its multiple sclerosis pill Gilenya was diagnosed with a rare and often fatal brain disease
November 20, 2014 FDA approves first generic drugs for schizophrenia The Food and Drug Administration has approved the first generic versions of a drug used to treat schizophrenia, the government organization announced
November 20, 2014 US health officials allow publication of controversial bird flu research The U.S. government has given scientists permission to publish data from two controversial studies that involved the manipulation of the H5N1 avian flu virus
November 20, 2014 Whooping cough outbreak in Tampa area Health officials in Tampa say adults are probably unknowingly responsible for an outbreak of whooping cough
