Douglas Maher - All Headline News Staff Reporter

The study, which compares orlistat 60 mg plus diet to placebo plus diet in patients with a body mass index (BMI) of 25 to 28, demonstrates a statistically significant difference in weight loss

Douglas Maher - All Headline News Staff Reporter

The study, which compares orlistat 60 mg plus diet to placebo plus diet in patients with a body mass index (BMI) of 25 to 28, demonstrates a statistically significant difference in weight loss

Consumer groups want the U.S. government to import generic versions of patented medicines such as Roche AG's Tamiflu to help the country prepare for a possible bird flu pandemic.

Tamiflu currently is considered the first line of defense against the H5N1 avian flu virus that experts fear could spark a deadly, worldwide outbreak in people. Swiss firm Roche is under pressure to step up production to quickly fill orders from several countries that want to stockpile the drug

Consumer groups want the U.S. government to import generic versions of patented medicines such as Roche AG's Tamiflu to help the country prepare for a possible bird flu pandemic.

Tamiflu currently is considered the first line of defense against the H5N1 avian flu virus that experts fear could spark a deadly, worldwide outbreak in people. Swiss firm Roche is under pressure to step up production to quickly fill orders from several countries that want to stockpile the drug

Infants and adolescents vaccinated against hepatitis B are protected for over 10 years after immunization, according to a new study.

The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that globally, about 2 billion people have been infected with hepatitis B virus (HBV)