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Listen to Bill Cosby's rape jokes about wanting to drug women's drinks
2014-11-18 14:12:07| Industrial Machines - Topix.net
The Village Voice has uncovered clips of the comedian's untoward comments on his 1969 album "It's True! It's True!" Before Bill Cosby became the tight-lipped man who responds to sexual assault accusations with silence, he was the budding comedian and "I Spy" star who told rape jokes about drugging women. On Monday, after yet another alleged victim came forward with claims that Cosby drugged and raped her in 1969, the Village Voice unearthed audio clips from the comedian's ninth comedy album, "It's True! It's True," which was released the same year.
Merck's Vytorin first cholesterol drug to cut risk further
2014-11-18 09:37:30| Biotech - Topix.net
Merck & Co.' s Vytorin reduced the risks of second heart attacks and strokes in patients already on aggressive therapy, making it the first medicine to improve on the current standard of care for lowering cholesterol.
Bristol-Myers Drug Shows Promise for Skin-Cancer Patients
2014-11-16 19:05:01| Biotech - Topix.net
A new Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. drug helped skin-cancer patients live longer than those who received chemotherapy in a clinical trial, the latest evidence behind a promising new crop of drugs that work by unleashing the body's immune system against tumors.
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MS Drug Gets FDA Approval
2014-11-16 14:50:32| Biotech - Topix.net
Sanofi SA said on Saturday its multiple-sclerosis treatment Lemtrada has been approved for sale in the U.S., nearly a year after regulators rejected the drug because of concerns about its serious side effects and the way the drug was tested in clinical studies. The drug will be marketed by Cambridge, Mass.-based Genzyme Corp., which Sanofi acquired in 2011 for $20 billion.
UPDATE 1-Dr Reddy's gets FDA approval for Roche drug generic; shares at record high
2014-11-07 15:21:55| Biotech - Topix.net
Indian drugmaker Dr Reddy's Laboratories Ltd said on Friday it has received final approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to make a cheaper version of Roche Holding AG's antiviral Valcyte, sending its stock to a record high. The move comes after Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd said on Thursday that FDA had stripped the company of its tentative approval to launch the first copy of the drug due to quality control issues at its manufacturing plants.
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