All news posts from January 01, 2004 to January 31, 2004

Pharmaceutical maker Aventis announced Tuesday that several users of its arthritis medication Arava have died in Japan. According to reports, 16 people taking Arava developed interstitial pneumonia, five of whom subsequently died. Aventis is advising physicians to stop prescribing the medication to patients suffering

According to a report published by financial analysis firm Weiss Ratings Inc., first quarter profits at the nation's health maintenance organizations (HMOs) increased 61 percent in the first quarter of 2003. HMOs recorded a $2.3 billion profit for January, February and March of 2003, a striking increase from the $1.