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AbbVie hepatitis C 5-drug combo knocks out virus at eight weeks in 96% of patients

AbbVie hepatitis C 5-drug combo knocks out virus at eight weeks in 96% of patients

April 23, 2013 6:05 am by | 0 Comments

(Reuters) - A combination of five oral drugs being tested by AbbVie Inc cured at least 88 percent of new patients with hepatitis C after only eight weeks of treatment, ... Read more

FDA advisory panel to reconsider safety of diabetes drug Avandia

FDA advisory panel to reconsider safety of diabetes drug Avandia

April 12, 2013 5:19 pm by | 0 Comments

(Reuters) - A federal health advisory panel in June will reconsider safety data on GlaxoSmithKline Plc's Avandia diabetes drug, although the British drugmaker on Friday said it has not sought ... Read more


J&J beats forecast, but 2013 view lags expectations

J&J beats forecast, but 2013 view lags expectations

January 22, 2013 8:00 am by | 0 Comments

(Reuters) - Johnson & Johnson reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter earnings on Tuesday, but took another big special charge for its recalled artificial hips and forecast 2013 earnings below Wall Street forecasts.The ... Read more

Alimta patent lawsuit may be Lilly’s $15B lifeline

Alimta patent lawsuit may be Lilly’s $15B lifeline

January 4, 2013 12:04 am by | 0 Comments

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Eli Lilly & Co may have a $15 billion wild card up its sleeve as it waits for desperately needed new drugs to bear fruit.Should an ... Read more

Lilly’s Lundberg: It’s no longer “if” but “when” in race to find Alzheimer’s treatment

Lilly’s Lundberg: It’s no longer “if” but “when” in race to find Alzheimer’s treatment

December 11, 2012 3:47 pm by | 0 Comments

(Reuters) - Drugmaker Eli Lilly & Co is confident it will do for Alzheimer's patients what it did almost a century ago for diabetics - find a breakthrough treatment, even ... Read more

Lilly trials boost amyloid-protein link to Alzheimer’s-analysis

Lilly trials boost amyloid-protein link to Alzheimer’s-analysis

October 29, 2012 4:23 pm by | 0 Comments

(Reuters) - Levels of a protein believed to be a main cause of Alzheimer's disease rose in the blood of patients treated with Eli Lilly's experimental drug in late-stage trials, ... Read more