Herbalife Halts Sale of Product in Israel
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Herbalife Ltd.  said on Sunday it had halted sales of one of its products in Israel amid an investigation by Israel's Health Ministry over complaints from customers that it caused liver problems.
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GENEVA: Giving a severe blow to efforts to make cheaper medicines more widely available for the killer disease, the World Health Organisation has said that Indian firm Ranbaxy took all its anti-AIDS drugs off the United Nation&#39;s approved list.
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The drug giant Merck suspends trials on an HIV vaccine that was regarded as one of the most promising.
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U.S. consumer products giant Procter &   Gamble Co. PG.N is suspending sales of its SK-II skincare   line in China, pending clarification from the country's quality   watchdog over traces of possibly harmful metals.
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The pharmaceutical company Merck halted test vaccinations on a much-heralded H.I.V. vaccine after it failed to prevent or reduce the severity of infection.
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Hungary has banned the sale of its signature spice, paprika. The Health Ministry announced the ban today and said it's necessary because a moldy toxin was found in spice sold by three of the largest companies.
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Pfizer Inc. on Friday said a government-sponsored cancer-prevention trial of its blockbuster arthritis drug Celebrex was halted after patients taking it had more than
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Sanofi-Aventis has withdrawn its   marketing application for its Multaq heart arrhythmia treatment   in the European Union, the world's third-largest drugmaker said   on Thursday.
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Baxter International Inc said on Monday it has temporarily suspended the manufacture of its multi-dose heparin vials after some patients who took the blood-thinning medication reported adverse side effects.
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The arthritis drug Vioxx, used by millions of people around the world, is being pulled off the market after a study confirmed long-standing concerns that it raises
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China's drug safety watchdog has suspended sales of a drug used to treat acute leukemia and rheumatoid arthritis, Xinhua news agency said on Saturday, the latest in a string of food and drug security scandals.
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Merck &amp; Co. is immediately suspending its lobbying campaign to persuade state legislatures to mandate that adolescent girls get the company's new vaccine against cervical cancer as a requirement for school attendance, the company said Tuesday.
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The maker of the popular arthritis drug Vioxx is removing it from markets worldwide after a new study found that long-term users face increased risks for heart attack and stroke.
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The British Medical Journal has  retracted its controversial claims about drug maker Eli Lilly  and Co, its drug Prozac and a potential link to suicide, Lilly  said on Thursday.
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The $2.3 billion arthritis drug is withdrawn from the market.
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Novartis AG, Switzerland s largest drugmaker, withdrew an application for European Union approval of its experimental Prexige, a painkiller similar to Merck & Co.
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AstraZeneca Plc has withdrawn its  marketing application for lung cancer pill Iressa in Europe  after the drug failed to help patients live longer in a  clinical study, Europe's third largest drugmaker said on  Tuesday.