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Having adequate levels of vitamin D during young adulthood may reduce the risk of adult-onset type 1 diabetes by as much as 50%, according to researchers at Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH). The findings,...

Shire plc , today announced that it has reached an agreement in principle to resolve the previously disclosed civil investigation into Shire's U.S. sales and marketing practices relating to ADDERALL XR®, VYVANSE® and DAYTRANA®.   ...

Responding to a news article in The Guardian on UK legal proceedings related to our type 2 diabetes medicine Avandia (rosiglitazone), we would like to make the following points: We have every sympathy for people with health complications...

Internal pharmaceutical company documents detailing the planned and completed analyses for clinical trials do not always match the publically available report of the completed trial, highlighting a concerning lack of transparency, according to a study published in this...

A new study of randomized clinical trials found significant observer bias toward a more beneficial treatment effect in nonblinded trials when the researcher knew the treatment being given to the participant. "Nonblinded assessors of...

Amgen has announced financial results for the fourth quarter and full year of 2012. Key results include: For the full year, total revenues increased 11 percent to $17,265 million, with 9 percent product sales...

A drug developed at Linköping University in Sweden protects against the side effects of cancer treatments while strengthening the effects on the tumour. An international drug evaluation is now starting up on a larger...