Copyright © 2007 Yahoo! All rights reserved. http://uk.news.yahoo.com/fc/drugs.html en-en Thu, 24 Jul 2008 23:44:00 +0000 5 http://uk.news.yahoo.com/fc/drugs.html http://l.yimg.com/eur.yimg.com/i/uk/any/u/news.gif 30 140 http://uk.news.yahoo.com/rtrs/20080724/thl-uk-aids-acc9995.html /rtrs/20080724/r_t_rtrs_hl_medicine/thl-uk-aids-acc9995_2 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 23:44:00 +0000 Cocktails of HIV drugs help patients live an average of 13 years longer -- if they are lucky enough to get them, researchers reported on Thursday. Reuters http://uk.news.yahoo.com/afp/20080724/thl-health-aids-switzerland-96993ab.html /afp/20080724/r_t_afp_hl_other/thl-health-aids-switzerland-96993ab_1 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 23:24:00 +0000 Doctors have unleashed a counterblast to a Swiss panel that said patients with HIV whose infection is curbed by drugs do not pass on the AIDS virus during unprotected sex. AFP http://uk.news.yahoo.com/afp/20080724/thl-health-aids-drugs-96993ab.html /afp/20080724/r_t_afp_hl_other/thl-health-aids-drugs-96993ab_1 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 23:23:00 +0000 Anti-HIV drugs have slashed death rates among people with the AIDS virus by nearly 40 percent since combination therapy was introduced in 1996, boosting their life expectancy by some 13 years, a study says. AFP http://uk.news.yahoo.com/rtrs/20080724/thl-uk-glaxosmithkline-ziagen-8004a53.html /rtrs/20080724/r_t_rtrs_hl_company/thl-uk-glaxosmithkline-ziagen-8004a53_1 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:30:00 +0000 AIDS patients should be given a genetic test before treatment with GlaxoSmithKline's drug, Ziagen, to see if they face a higher risk of a potentially fatal reaction, U.S. regulators said on Thursday. Reuters http://uk.news.yahoo.com/rtrs/20080723/thl-uk-glaxo-8004a53.html /rtrs/20080723/r_t_rtrs_hl_company/thl-uk-glaxo-8004a53_4 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:22:00 +0000 GlaxoSmithKline's new chief executive set out plans to make the world's second largest drugmaker a broader business with lower costs, but kept a cautious view on short-term prospects that dented its shares. Reuters http://uk.news.yahoo.com/rtrs/20080723/thl-uk-pharmaceuticals-results-8004a53.html /rtrs/20080723/r_t_rtrs_hl_company/thl-uk-pharmaceuticals-results-8004a53_1 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:10:00 +0000 The world's two biggest drugmakers, Pfizer and GlaxoSmithKline , both beat expectations for quarterly earnings on Wednesday, as did Wyeth , indicating the sector's resilience. Reuters http://uk.news.yahoo.com/rtrs/20080723/thl-uk-glaxo-8004a53.html /rtrs/20080723/r_t_rtrs_hl_company/thl-uk-glaxo-8004a53_2 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 11:35:00 +0000 GlaxoSmithKline's new chief executive plans to make the world's second largest drugmaker a broader business and give it a simplified structure, which will reduce its running costs. Reuters http://uk.news.yahoo.com/rtrs/20080723/thl-uk-glaxo-aspen-8004a53.html /rtrs/20080723/r_t_rtrs_hl_company/thl-uk-glaxo-aspen-8004a53_2 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 11:14:00 +0000 GlaxoSmithKline, the world's second largest drugmaker, took a bold step into the branded generics marketplace on Wednesday via an alliance with South Africa's Aspen Pharmacare Holdings. Reuters http://uk.news.yahoo.com/rtrs/20080723/thl-uk-glaxo-8004a53.html /rtrs/20080723/r_t_rtrs_hl_company/thl-uk-glaxo-8004a53_1 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 11:09:00 +0000 GlaxoSmithKline's new chief executive plans to make the world's second largest drugmaker a broader business and give it a simplified structure, which will reduce its running costs. Reuters http://uk.news.yahoo.com/rtrs/20080723/thl-uk-glaxo-aspen-8004a53.html /rtrs/20080723/r_t_rtrs_hl_company/thl-uk-glaxo-aspen-8004a53_1 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 07:37:00 +0000 GlaxoSmithKline , the world's second largest drugmaker, took a bold step in the branded generics marketplace on Wednesday via an alliance with South Africa's Aspen Pharmacare Holdings . Reuters