More than 20 percent of American adults took at least one drug for conditions like anxiety and depression in 2010, according to an analysis of prescription data, including more than one in four women.
Pharmacy benefits managers Medco Health Solutions Inc. and Express Scripts Inc. lobbied the government to approve their proposed $29.1 billion merger, but cut back on their total lobbying expenses in the third quarter.
Discount broker Charles Schwab Corp. said on Wednesday that it has completed its acquisition of Compliance11 Inc., a provider of software that companies use to ensure their trading and other operations comply with financial regulations.
The White House says it is pleased that the Supreme Court will hear arguments over President Barack Obama's heath care overhaul and is confident the law will be upheld.
The Republican-led Michigan Senate took an initial, hesitant step on Thursday toward setting up a state health insurance exchange that would be created under federal health care reform requirements.
The number of people who applied for unemployment benefits last week fell to the lowest level since April, which suggests employers could be stepping up hiring.