* Civil fraud lawsuit alleges improper payments * U.S. says Novartis sought to boost sales of Myfortic * Novartis had no...

The costs of protectionism can be large, as economists frequently point out when discussing 20 percent tariffs in steel. For some reason they become strangely silent when it comes to patent protection that raise the price of drugs by 1,000 percent.

India is actually at the forefront of providing affordable medicine to its citizens, which is a vast improvement over the healthcare system in the US.

NEW DELHI (AP) — India's Supreme Court on Monday rejected drug maker Novartis AG's attempt to patent an updated version of a cancer drug in a landma...

Banks, after all, are nothing but corporations. Corporations are legal constructs that citizens have the right to rebuild to properly serve society. European countries began doing that last week.

If some workers get their way we may witness the real life version of Revenge of the Nerds -- or in this case, geeks. Geek Squad workers have file...

In the words of his America’s Got Talent co-judge Howie Mandel, radio personality Howard Stern’s lawsuit against SiriusXM is a decisive “no deal...

GENEVA -- Swiss pharmaceutical giant Novartis AG said Tuesday it will cut 2,000 jobs as drug prices come under pressure from governments seeking to re...

A decade ago, I learned an invaluable lesson that serves me to this day: we have to make tough decisions, but we don't have to make tradeoffs. I work...

David Gergen, an advisor to several U.S. presidents, offers some helpful advice on the question-How can I help my HR consultants to gain the self-confidence to act as true business partners?

Poor Novartis. The Cavemen of Basel have just lost a major battle in the United States against those pesky women feminists. On top of the $3.3 millio...

What impact will H1N1 have on the nation's economy? There are some industries that have benefited and will continue to benefit from H1N1.

PETARE, Venezuela -- Julio Rodriguez was on a sales call at a clinic in this slum overlooking Caracas recently when he heard four gunshots go off near...

Novartis AG will cut 2,500 jobs worldwide by 2010 in an attempt to save $1.6 billion, the drug maker said Thursday. The company said it would take a ...

Johnson & Johnson Wyeth and other makers of infants' nonprescription cough and cold products are recalling certain medicines in the United States beca...