The FDA has approved an expanded indication for esomeprazole magnesium, a new indication for adalimumab subcutaneous injection, and antihemophilic factor plasma/albumin-free intravenous infusion. Medscape Medical News
Aetna Inc on Friday affirmed its 2008 profit outlook following a rocky week for health insurers, including profit warnings from two rivals. Reuters Health Information
Chinese authorities have arrested 10 people they said were responsible for making and selling fake drugs in eastern Jiangsu Province, state media reported on Friday. Reuters Health Information
The CMS announced that it has expanded coverage for continuous positive airway pressure devices to include those who have been diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnea using home sleep testing. Medscape Medical News
Coventry Health Care Inc cut its 2008 profit forecast on Monday, citing the impact of the flu on medical costs and pressure on net investment income, but expressed confidence in all its business lines amid fears of a broad downturn among health insurers. Reuters Health Information
The contaminant found in samples of heparin that had been linked to an increase in adverse reactions has now been identified as oversulfated chondroitin sulfate. Heartwire
Although India has made considerable progress in tuberculosis (TB) control, more than a third of TB cases there still go undetected, resulting in delays in disease control, according to the World Health Organization (WHO) Report on Global Tuberculosis Control 2008 released on March 19. Reuters Health Information
