Reuters - Pfizer may bid for Ranbaxy Laboratories, countering a $4.6 billion (2.4 billion pound) offer by Japan's Daiichi Sankyo for the Indian generic drug maker, the Business Standard newspaper said.

AP - The toll from salmonella-tainted tomatoes jumped to 228 illnesses Thursday as the government learned of five dozen previously unknown cases and said it is possible the food poisoning contributed to a cancer patient's death.

AP - Marijuana potency increased last year to the highest level in more than 30 years, posing greater health risks to people who may view the drug as harmless, according to a report released Thursday by the White House.

AP - The percentage of underweight babies born in the U.S. has increased to its highest rate in 40 years, according to a new report that also documents a recent rise in the number of children living in poverty.