Health News Archive - November 23, 2011

SHENZHEN, China, Nov. 23, 2011 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Winner Medical Group Inc.

FRAMINGHAM, Mass. and SYDNEY, Nov. 23, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- HeartWare International, Inc.

BOSTON, Nov.

SAN DIEGO, Nov.

CARLSBAD, Calif., Nov. 23, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Isis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

According to a new report from UNAIDS, the number of AIDS-related deaths has dropped to 1.8 million a year from 2.2 million in the mid-2000s.

All amounts are in U.S. dollars QUEBEC CITY, Nov.

REDWOOD CITY Calif., Nov. 23, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- AcelRx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Drugmaker Merck & Co will pay $950 million to settle criminal and civil charges that it marketed its Vioxx for an unapproved use, the U.S. Justice Department said on Tuesday.

As people age their immune systems become less sufficient, making them more susceptible to serious and frequently life-threatening infections.