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During a year of being paid to give talks to doctors about an antidepressant, a psychiatrist comes to terms with the fact that taking pharmaceutical money can cloud your judgment.

In the Netherlands, Eat, Drink and Be Monitored

While it looks like a normal restaurant, a Dutch facility is devoted to exploring one question: What makes people eat and drink the way they do?

A Stable Doctor for a Scattered Life

Sometimes the will to help is what matters, even if the remedy isn't perfect.

Data Seen as Favorable for Abbott’s Proposed Heart Stent

New data showed that Abbott Laboratories' new drug-coated heart stent, Xience V, ouperformed the market leader in preventing coronary arteries from clogging again.

Senator Criticizes Genentech’s Limits on a Cheaper Drug

Genentech's plan to restrict the availability of Avastin so doctors cannot use it instead of a more expensive medicine for eye disease will cost taxpayers $1 billion to $3 billion a year.

Study Sees Signs of Obesity Rates Stalling

Obesity rates in women have leveled off and stayed steady since 1999, long enough for researchers to say the plateau appears to be real.

Drop in Sales of a Drug Leads to a Write-Down

Johnson & Johnson said last night that it would record a $440 million write-down to account for declining revenue from its heart-failure infusion treatment, Natrecor.

Regeneron’s Supermouse Lures Sanofi’s Money

Sanofi-Aventis said that it would make significant payments to collaborate with Regeneron and use its genetically engineered mouse to develop new drugs.

Report Links Increased Cancer Risk to CT Scans

In a few decades, as many as 2 percent of all cancers in the United States may be due to radiation from CT scans given now.

After Hepatitis Case, New York State Acts to Speed Alerts to Patients at Risk

The state health commissioner has proposed a series of changes to help prevent delays in notifying patients who may be exposed to various infections in case a doctor's infection-control practices are faulty.