Recent FDA Approvals for Antares Pharma and Boston Scientific Have Done Little to Boost Shares
NEW YORK, NY-- - Unlike most of the so-called "recession proof" healthcare sector, the medical equipment and supplies industry has underperformed the S&P 500 by a rather large margin this year. ...

FDA Forbids Casual Use of Common Antibiotics in Livestock
After more than three years of back and forth with the farm industry and advocacy groups, the Food and Drug Administration issued a rule on Wednesday that would forbid the non-medical use of common antibiotics in livestock in an effort to prevent the evolution of drug-resistant bacteria.

Drug Approvals in U.S. Reached a Seven-Year High in 2011 on Improved Data
U.S. approvals of new drugs hit a seven-year high last year as pharmaceutical companies responded to regulators demands for better safety data and avoided last- minute requests for more information.