http://opinionhealth.co.uk/ 2010-03-11T08:27:07Z Opinion Health http://opinionhealth.co.uk/r/4840 2010-03-11T08:27:07Z

The Food and Drug Administration said [on] Wednesday it's conducting a safety review of certain bone-building drugs like Fosamax and Boniva to see if they increase the risk of femur fractures.

http://opinionhealth.co.uk/r/4839 2010-03-11T08:26:35Z

Actelion’s bid to get a new use approved for Gaucher disease drug Zavesca has suffered a setback after regulators in the USA asked more information on the drug as a treatment for a rarer condition.

http://opinionhealth.co.uk/r/4837 2010-03-11T08:26:13Z

Shares in InterMune will soar today after advisors to the US Food and Drug Administration voted in favour of recommending Esbriet for approval as a treatment for lung scarring.

http://opinionhealth.co.uk/r/4836 2010-03-11T08:25:44Z

Merck Sharp & Dohme has selected Cohn & Wolfe to handle the PR for its type two diabetes treatment, Januvia, after a competitive pitch. The brief is believed to be worth £1m and will be headed by C&W's London healthcare team.

http://opinionhealth.co.uk/r/4835 2010-03-11T08:25:28Z

Porter Novelli has signed former Hill & Knowlton healthcare chief Shipra Singh to head its EMEA healthcare business.

http://opinionhealth.co.uk/r/4833 2010-03-11T08:25:10Z The Independent

Ark Therapeutics, the AIM-listed pharmaceuticals group, said yesterday that it would consider offers for the company after its potential brain cancer treatment, Cerepro, was rejected by European regulators

http://opinionhealth.co.uk/r/4830 2010-03-11T08:24:37Z PMLive

Abbott is to acquire Californian-based Facet Biotech in a deal valued at approximately $722m.

http://opinionhealth.co.uk/r/4829 2010-03-11T08:23:35Z PMLive

Allergan has announced that the US FDA has approved Botox (onabotulinumtoxinA) for the treatment of increased elbow, wrist and finger muscle stiffness in adults with upper limb spasticity.

http://opinionhealth.co.uk/r/4828 2010-03-11T08:23:03Z PMLive

Israeli generics manufacturer, Teva has announced the appointment of Dr Phillip Frost to the role of chairman of the Board of Directors.

http://opinionhealth.co.uk/r/4827 2010-03-11T08:21:27Z The Guardian

While drugmaking giant GlaxoSmithKline has picked up a load of good press for CEO Andrew Witty's developing world initiatives - from ploughing back some of the (tiny) profits made in Africa to the more interesting patent pool it announced for neglected tropical diseases - it is Californian rival Gilead that gets a higher approval rating at the moment from Aids campaigners.

http://opinionhealth.co.uk/r/4826 2010-03-11T08:21:02Z New England Journal of Medicine

Background - Guidelines for triaging patients for cardiac catheterisation recommend a risk assessment and noninvasive testing.

http://opinionhealth.co.uk/r/4825 2010-03-11T08:20:38Z

Following clinical trials, considerable investment and a great deal of anticipation the long-action version of diabetes drug Byetta now faces an approval decision by the [US] Food and Drug Administration.

http://opinionhealth.co.uk/r/4824 2010-03-11T08:20:18Z BBC

Many lives could be saved if GPs followed guidelines for reducing cholesterol in patients at high risk of heart disease, research suggests.

http://opinionhealth.co.uk/r/4823 2010-03-10T08:29:44Z BMJ

Objectives - To examine the relation between health and several dimensions of sexuality and to estimate years of sexually active life across sex and health groups in middle aged and older adults.

http://opinionhealth.co.uk/r/4822 2010-03-10T08:29:29Z CBC

Researchers in Alberta have successfully tested a new viral approach to treating prostate cancer in a small number of men.