Month: April 2013

A former employee of the Oklahoma dentist accused of exposing thousands of patients to HIV, Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C told ABCNews.com that he sent her to Dallas for an anesthesia training program to learn more about intravenous anesthesia.

(Reuters) – Neurological and dermatology drugs maker Merz Pharma Group offered to buy cosmetic products maker Obagi Medical Products Inc for $383.5 million, topping a bid by Canada’s Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc . Merz’s $22 per share bid represents a premium of 11 percent to Valeant’s offer of $19.75. Obagi shares were trading above Merz’s offer price at $22.90 in premarket trade, suggesting that some investors expect a bidding war. …

LONDON (AP) — After crocheting a colorful blanket, Joan Ferguson snuggled up under it one night and proudly thought: "This is one groovy blanket. I'm brilliant."

BEIJING (AP) — Health officials say they still don't understand how a lesser-known bird flu virus was able to kill two men and seriously sicken a woman in China, but that it's unlikely that it can spread easily among humans.

By Genevra Pittman NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Most people who stop taking cholesterol-lowering statins – because of side effects or for another reason – are able to restart the same drug or a similar one without lasting problems, a new study suggests. That’s important because for people who need statins, quitting them for good increases the chance of serious heart problems, researchers said, so doctors and patients should think carefully before letting milder reactions lead them to give up on the drugs altogether. …