Daily Archives: October 17, 2008

Following Vytorin’s recent fall from its blockbuster status, Merck is ratcheting up studies of its new cholesterol fighting drug, The Washington Times reported. MK-0524A, as the new drug is called, is the subject of a study based in Oxford University ... Read More

How and when women take hormone replacement therapy (HRT) may affect their risk of heart attack, according to the Washington Post. ... Read More

Last month I told you the story of two nurses at Woodstock Residence in Woodstock, Ill., who were charged with criminal neglect and obstructing justice as a result into investigations into murders at the nursing home. Marty Himebaugh allegedly administered ... Read More

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will place more than 60 food and drug regulators worldwide over the next year to provide guidance on U.S. quality standards, according to the Associated Press. This will replace the agency’s current practice ... Read More