http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. The Supreme Court grapples Monday with the question of whether human genes can be patented, and the ultimate answer could reshape U.S. medical research, the fight against diseases like breast and ovarian cancer and the multi-billion dollar medical and biotechnology business. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-court-human-genes-patented.html Genetics Mon, 15 Apr 2013 04:06:17 EST news285217570 (AP)—The Supreme Court is questioning a monopoly on hospital services in southwestern Georgia. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-high-court-georgia-hospital-merger.html Health Mon, 26 Nov 2012 16:32:45 EST news273169953 Canada's top court on Thursday stripped Pfizer of its patent for Viagra, saying the pharmaceutical giant failed in the patent to identify the active compound in the drug. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-canada-high-court-voids-pfizer.html Medications Thu, 08 Nov 2012 15:09:56 EST news271609777