ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - A New Jersey state court Accutane trial ended Dec. 22 with a hung jury, a source told Mealey Publications ( Chetan P. Tanna, et al. v. Hoffman-La Roche Inc. , No. ATL-L-3366-04, N.J. Super., Atlantic Co.). The source said that... Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. - (Mealey's) In a dispute over patented HIV-detection kits, a divided U.S. Supreme Court on June 6 affirmed a Federal Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruling that the Bayh-Dole Act does not automatically vest title to federally funded... Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. - (AP) For the second time in five years, public health advocates are calling on the Food and Drug Administration to ban a fat-blocking drug sold over-the counter and via prescription, pointing to new reports of kidney stones and pancreatic... Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — (AP) Abbott Laboratories said Friday it will withdraw its diet pill Meridia in the U.S. and Canada, after coming under pressure from health regulators who say the drug increases the risk of heart attack and stroke in patients... Read More