Shares of Schering-Plough Corp and Merck & Co were down on Wednesday after U.S. lawmakers said they would look into allegations that the drugmakers were withholding data from a study of their shared cholesterol medicine Vytorin. Reuters Health Information
U.S. regulators have warned medical device maker Stryker Corp about manufacturing problems linked to some malfunctioning hip implant parts. Reuters Health Information
Now that vaccines and DNA testing for human papillomavirus are available, changes to the current cervical cancer screening guidelines could be cost-effective. Medscape Medical News
The FDA has granted 510(k) clearance for a metastatic colorectal monitoring test (CellSearch), a pedicle screw (Zodiac Luxe), and a nonprescription heart monitoring device (Fidelity HeartLife Tempo Card). Medscape Medical News