Nearly four years after Merck & Co. yanked the painkiller Vioxx off the market, beleaguered pharmaceutical industry executives say they are facing a tough new regulatory climate that is altering the landscape of drug development.
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WASHINGTON The government on Saturday increased the number of people reported being sickened in a record salmonella outbreak in which tomatoes are the leading suspect although investigators are testing other types of...
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Last July, Food and Drug Administration officials issued a rare warning to U.S. consumers: Botulism toxin was suspected in hot...
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