Four men who became seriously ill after taking part in trials for a new drug TGN1412, have received unconditional payments of £10,000 ($17,800) from the drug's makers, their lawyer said. The six men fell ill, suffering convulsions...

A young man who took part in the clinical trial of a drug intended to treat autoimmune diseases and leukemia will lose parts of his fingers and toes. Ryan Wilson, 20, was among six healthy volunteers who suffered convulsions and organ...

AP - The experimental drug that caused convulsions and organ failure in the first humans it was tested on only left monkeys with swollen glands, and there was nothing to predict the disastrous effects on people, the drug company's chief scientist said Tuesday.

AP - They were chosen because they were fit and healthy, but minutes after being injected with a test drug designed to combat leukemia and other diseases, the men went into convulsions as their internal organs began to fail.