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GlaxoSmithKline reaches $3 billion settlement for fraud
Mitchell Hartman Jul 3, 2012
GlaxoSmithKline, the huge British drug maker, will pay $3 billion in fines and compensation to the U.S. government and the states. According to the Justice Department, it's the biggest settlement in a health-care fraud case in history.
Walgreens to buy major stake in drugstore chain Boots
Stephen Beard Jun 19, 2012
The merger would result in the first truly global pharmacy drugstore business with 11,000 stores in 12 countries.
The mobile Internet economy
Chris Farrell May 31, 2012
The troubled Facebook IPO is casting a pall over high tech (wrongly, I think). The signal moment for the emergence of an even larger digital economy wasn't Facebook. It was Apple's iPad. It's the visible symbol of the rapid embrace of wireless data -- video, images, content, data and communication -- throughout the global economy. A safe forecast: The mobile Internet will transform personal finance.
Major pharmacy chains expected to merge this week
Bob Moon Apr 2, 2012
Express Scripts is looking to close a deal to takeover Medco Health Solutions this week. The combined companies will handle the prescription drugs of 135 million Americans. What effect will that have on pharmacy drug prices?
Putting a price on your pet's health
Gregory Warner Feb 17, 2012
The price of looking after your pet is rising as far and fast as the cost of human healthcare. Gregory Warner reports on why we are willing to pay so much for our animals.
The hard decision
Tess Vigeland Feb 17, 2012
One of the toughest decisions a pet owner has to make is how and when to end an animal's life. Tess talks with pet owners and a vet about balancing the cost of life and death.
The cost of being 'Best in Show'
Tess Vigeland Feb 17, 2012
New York hosted the Westminster Dog Show this week. Tess talked with dog owners to find out just how much it costs to put your pooch on parade at the most prestigious award show in America.
The Westminster Dog Show and the pet economy
Adriene Hill Feb 14, 2012
Does the best breed at the Westminster dog show impact the broader pet economy in America?
Excedrin, Gas-X and other Novartis drugs recalled
John Dimsdale Jan 9, 2012
The Swiss drugmaker Novartis has just issued a recall of certain bottles of some very common over-the-counter drugs, including Excedrin, NoDoz, and Gas-X.
In the English countryside, no sheep is safe
Stephen Beard Dec 26, 2011
More than 60,000 sheep have gone missing in the UK this year - three times the usual number - as the rising price of Lamb presents opportunity for thieves.
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