After Fine, Botox Awaits F.D.A. Approval for Migraine

Allergan agreed to pay $600 million for Botox’s marketing getting ahead of approved uses. But the F.D.A. will soon decide on its effectiveness for chronic migraines.

New Patient Safety Alliance Launches Tools To Fight Pain Medication Misuse And Abuse

The C.A.R.E.S. Alliance, a new patient safety organization, launched a range of online tools designed to help solve the growing problem of misuse and abuse of opioids by identifying the risks associated with these powerful pain medications. The free resources offered through the C.A.R.E.S. (Collaborating & Acting Responsibly to Ensure Safety) Alliance promote safety in prescribing, dispensing ...

New name says it all: Carmel Valley Physical Therapy and Pilates People

Carmel Valley Physical Therapy & Pilates People owners Dave and Doreen Hall. What's in a name? Well, as Dave and Doreen Hall discovered, quite a bit. The married pair launched Pilates People nine years ago, but because Doreen is a physical therapist, it wasn't long until they branched out to offer physical therapy as well. Today, their Carmel Valley business is one part Pilates studio, one part ...

A Latin American import, Herbalife nutrition clubs sprout

STOCKTON - The modest storefront on East Main Street is much like a handful of others that have opened up throughout Stockton - mostly in Spanish-speaking neighborhoods - over recent months.

Zogenix files for IPO on strength of migraine treatment

The San Diego biotechnology company is hoping to raise as much as $90 million in an initial public stock offering.

Living with depression

From his teenage years into his early 40s, Dale Smith suffered from terrible migraines. They would