The arthritis pill Vioxx was withdrawn but menopause hormones were not, even though both were tied to heart risks. A multiple sclerosis medicine was pulled and later allowed back on.

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. is testing a copy of Roche Holding AGs second-biggest-selling drug Rituxan in what may be the first U.S. generic version of a monoclonal antibody, a protein-based medicine used to treat diseases ranging from arthritis to cancer.

May 25 (Bloomberg) -- Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. is testing a copy of Roche Holding AG s second-biggest-selling drug Rituxan in what may be the first generic version of a monoclonal antibody, a protein-based medicine used to treat diseases ranging from arthritis to cancer.

May 25 (Bloomberg) -- Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. is testing a copy of Roche Holding AG s second-biggest-selling drug Rituxan in what may be the first generic version of a monoclonal antibody, a protein-based medicine used to treat diseases ranging from arthritis to cancer.

The burden of arthritis is greater for African Americans and Hispanics, despite lower prevalence among these groups according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report published in the May issue of Preventing Chronic Disease.