Zika test gets emergency approval by FDA, available to doctors next week The Miami Herald The first commercial test for the Zika virus has been cleared for emergency use in the U.S. and could be available by next week. | The Food and Drug Administration granted the authorization Thursday to the test’s developer, Quest Diagnostics, which said it would make it widely available to doctors...
Pfizer says it's blocking use of drugs for lethal injections Palm Beach Post Pharmaceutical company Pfizer said Friday it was blocking use of its drugs in lethal injections, which means all federally-approved drugmakers whose medications could be used for executions have now put them off limits. | "Pfizer makes its products t...
Doc charged in husband's death of prescription drug, booze The Oklahoman SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah doctor accused of giving her husband prescription drugs and alcohol for months before the combination killed him is facing manslaughter charge and abuse charges. | Prosecutors say in charges filed Friday that 63-year-ol...
Drug company gifts linked to doctors' prescribing habits Reuters (Reuters Health) - Doctors who receive payments or gifts from pharmaceutical companies are more likely to prescribe brand name medications, a new study suggests. ...
