WellCare Health Plans Inc, whose offices were raided by government agents last month, said quarterly net income rose 67 percent as membership in its Medicare plans for seniors jumped. Reuters Health Information
The company says the marketing suspension is "temporary" pending a full analysis of the trial, which pointed to higher rates of 30-day mortality among high-risk surgery patients randomized to aprotinin. Medscape Medical News
A rise in healthy people popping pills to boost performance in exams or work, raises long-term ethical and safety concerns about the effects of such treatments, British doctors said on Thursday. Reuters Health Information
China is to scrap immigration laws that restrict people with HIV/AIDS travelling to the country, a health ministry official and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria said on Thursday. Reuters Health Information
Drugstore chain Rite Aid Corp said Mark Panzer, senior executive vice president and chief marketing officer, will leave the company. Reuters Health Information
President George W. Bush on Tuesday proposed tougher inspection rules meant to keep dangerous food and other products out of the United States and said he wants broader power to recall food that is unsafe for U.S. consumers. Reuters Health Information
A U.S. court has thrown out a key claim brought by Johnson & Johnson in a lawsuit against the American Red Cross over the use of the red cross symbol. Reuters Health Information
The FDA has granted orphan drug designation to AVI-4658 for the treatment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy, SQ109 for the treatment of tuberculosis, and ATIR for the topical treatment of graft-versus-host disease. Medscape Medical News
Merck & Co has agreed to pay $4.85 billion to settle claims that its painkiller Vioxx caused heart attacks and strokes in thousands of users, the drugmaker said on Friday. Reuters Health Information
