Pharmaceuticals

Big Pharma Company Battles To Buy Gene Science Firm

Reuters | Ben Hirschler | Posted 04.25.2012

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By Ben Hirschler LONDON (Reuters) - Drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline said on Wednesday its $2.6 billion bid for long-time partner Human Genome...

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China Seizes 77 Million Capsules In Crackdown Of Tainted Pills

AP | Posted 04.23.2012

Read More: Industrial Waste, Tainted Drugs, Pharmaceuticals, Tainted Gel Capsules, China, World News

BEIJING -- Chinese state media say police have arrested nine people and detained 54 others in a crackdown on chromium-tainted gel capsules made from i...

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The 8 Cent Solution to Improving Women's Health in Africa

Peter Hotez, M.D, Ph.D. | Posted 04.09.2012

Read More: African Women, Global Motherhood, Women's Health in Africa, Women's Health, African Women's Health, Africa, HIV/AIDS, Female Genital Schistosomiasis, Praziquantel, Maternal Health, Pharmaceuticals, Schistosomiasis, Impact News

For too long we have allowed millions of girls and women to suffer from female genital schistosomaisis. We may now be at the beginning of the end of this disease.

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Paula Deen at the Crossroads: Punch Line or Role Model?

Nancy Huehnergarth | Posted 03.20.2012

Read More: Big Food, Type 2 Diabetes, Healthy Eating Habits, Paula Deen Diabetes, Pharmaceutical Industry, Food Network Star Diabetes, Food Network, Paula Deen, Victoza, Pharmaceuticals, Novo Nordisk, Food News

Could Deen's diabetes diagnosis act as a wake up call to those in denial about the relationship between what you eat and your health?

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Can We Just Call It Homesickness?

Judith Acosta | Posted 03.06.2012

Read More: Drugs, Pathology, Trauma, Pharmaceuticals, Home, Soldier's Heart, Ptsd, Prescriptions, Homesickness, Mental Health, Natural Health, Healthy Living News

Because of the authority with which words like "clinical depression" or "bipolar" are used in modern conversation, they are given the impression that those words have a permanence and solidity they do not actually have.

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Plan B Controversy: What Do Small Pharmacies Think?

HuffingtonPost.com | Alicia Ciccone | Posted 12.10.2011

Read More: Emergency Contraception, Small Business News and Trends, Contraception, Plan B, Fda, Food and Drug Administration, Health and Human Services, Pharmaceuticals, Small Business News

In a surprising move, U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius overturned Wednesday's ruling by the Food and Drug Administration tha...

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Could a Pharmacy Monopoly Affect Your Healthcare?

John Horton | Posted 12.31.2011

Read More: Antitrust, Express Scripts, Pharmacy, Medco-Health, Legitscript, Pharmaceutical Merger, Pharmacies Monopoly, Pharmaceutical Monopoly, Pharmaceutical Antitrust, Pharmaceuticals, Express Scripts Medco Merger, Business News

if you're on a regimen of prescription drugs, you already know how expensive prescription drugs can be -- and you may have found yourself comparing prices among pharmacies. What would happen to this diversity, and to patients, if one company -- one pharmacy -- were to engage in monopolistic behavior?

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Will Vitamins Kill You More Than Drugs?

Dr. Walter Crinnion | Posted 12.31.2011

Read More: American Medical Association, Vitamins, Supplements, Healthy Living Health News, Healthy Living Body, Personal Health, Vitamin Study, Vitamin Studies, Vitamins vs. Pharmaceuticals, Vitamins vs. Drugs, Pharmaceuticals, Healthy Living News

While the AMA publications and spokespeople are quick with the press releases saying that nutritional supplements are not only useless, but dangerous, the scientific backing for those statements is lacking.

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The Role Of Patents In Inflating Drug Costs: An Excerpt From 'Deadly Monopolies'

Posted 12.21.2011

Read More: Big Pharma, Pharmaceutical Companies, Video, Pharmaceutical Industry, Harriet A. Washington, Medical Patents, Prescription Drugs, Business News, Deadly-Monopolies, Drug Patents, Pharmaceuticals, Healthcare, Patents, Business News

This is an adaption from "Deadly Monopolies" Harriet A. Washington's new book, which explores how the corporate takeover of the medical industry is af...

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Chemo 101: A Web Success Story

Robert Schwab | Posted 10.22.2011

Read More: Small Business, Nurses, Oncology, Chemotherapy, Chemo 101, Online Business, Cancer, Pharmaceuticals, Health Care, Denver News

Kristin Gustafson started marketing even before she launched the website that keeps chemotherapy patients, nurses, doctors and caregivers abreast of the latest information available about life in the Chemo Room.

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'Mass Psychosis In The U.S.'

Al Jazeera | James Ridgeway | Posted 09.13.2011

Read More: Big Pharma, American Psychiatric Association, Zyprexa, Anti-Depressant, Mother Jones, Risperdal, Bipolar, Acid Reflux, Fda, Anti-Psychotic Drugs, Seroquel, Mental Illness, Pharmedout, Schizophrenia, Pharmaceuticals, Abilify, Business News

Has America become a nation of psychotics? You would certainly think so, based on the explosion in the use of antipsychotic medications. In 2008, with...

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Data Exclusivity: Getting the Balance Right

John Horton | Posted 07.19.2011

Read More: Biosimilars, Biologics, Fda Regulations, Intellectual Property, Pharmaceuticals, Politics News

What's the right length for data exclusivity? The current law says innovator drug makers have twelve years; in the European Union, it's ten; and the 2012 budget proposes seven. Who's right?

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FDA OKs Victrelis For Hepatitis C

AP | By MATTHEW PERRONE | Posted 07.15.2011

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WASHINGTON -- The Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved a highly anticipated hepatitis C drug from Merck that is the first new treatment for...

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Kids' Pain Relievers May See Stricter Dosage Rules

AP | By MATTHEW PERRONE | Posted 07.16.2011

Read More: Healthy Living Health News, Kids Medicine for Flu, Kids Medicine Safety, Kids Medicine for Cough, Kids Medicine Chart, Children's Tylenol Recall, Children's Tylenol Dosage, Children's Tylenol Cold, Kids Medicine, Children's Tylenol Dosage by Weight, Pharmaceuticals, Kids Medicine Recall, Home News

WASHINGTON -- Federal health officials are considering adding dosing instructions for children younger than 2 years old to Children's Tylenol and simi...

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Tradjenta Approved For Type 2 Diabetes

AP | By MATTHEW PERRONE | Posted 07.03.2011

Read More: Diabetes Drugs in Development, New Diabetes Pill, Diabetes Pill, Januvia, Tradjenta, Diabetes, Diabetes Drugs, Pharmaceuticals, New Diabetes Drug, Type 2 Diabetes Pill, Home News

WASHINGTON -- The Food and Drug Administration has approved a new diabetes pill from Boehringer Ingelheim and Eli Lilly for patients who can't control...

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Faking It: Nearly 1 in 4 Adults Seeking Treatment Don't Actually Have ADHD

healthland.time.com | Posted 06.28.2011

Read More: Adhd, Add, Adderall, Pharmaceuticals, Adhd Adderall, Home News

Why would someone fake a psychological disorder? In a word, Adderall....

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Despite Warnings, States Scramble To Get Controversial Execution Drug

AP | ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS | Posted 06.22.2011

Read More: Execution Drug Shortage, Execution Drugs Used, Pharmaceuticals, Health, Pentobarbital, Execution Drug, Politics News

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Nearly two-thirds of the 16 states with active death chambers are switching to an alternative sedative for execution – ev...

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Pharma Industry Pledges Pandemic Vaccines And Know-How In Landmark Deal

Posted 06.18.2011

Read More: Flu Vaccine, Big Pharma, Pandemic Preparedness, Flu Shot, Pharmaceutical Industry, Drug Companies, Pandemic, Pandemic Vaccine, Flu Shot Donation, Pandemic Drugs, Flu, Pharmaceuticals, Home News

Virus samples will be shared globally in exchange for vaccines produced from them under a landmark deal to improve preparedness for a flu pandemic, ...

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30 Priority Medications For Mothers And Children Worldwide

The Huffington Post | Catherine Pearson | Posted 05.29.2011

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For the first time in history, the World Health Organization has compiled a list of the top 30 medicines that can be used to save mothers and children...

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Why Are We Still Medicating Our Kids?

Marilyn Wedge, Ph.D. | Posted 05.28.2011

Read More: Pharmaceuticals, Overmedicating Children, Child Medications, Child Medication, Medicating Children, Over Medication Children, Childhood Medications, Home News

So, if family therapy is safe, effective, and brief, why do very few people know about it? The answer is simple: follow the money.

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Oh That? Deceptive Marketing Settlement Doesn't Stop Seroquel Advertising

Martha Rosenberg | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Fraud, Seroquel, Big Pharma, Medicaid, Depression, Pharmaceuticals, Home News

Google the word "depression" and the first search result you'll get is for the antipsychotic Seroquel XR.

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Drug Giant Accused Of Bribing Doctors To Prescribe

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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LOS ANGELES — California has joined a whistleblower lawsuit that claims Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. bribed doctors to prescribe its drugs, costing insu...

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U.S. Prescription Drug Prices Rise

Reuters | Posted 05.25.2011

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U.S. prices for brand-name prescription drugs rose at a faster rate than costs for other medical goods and services over the last four years, accordi...

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First New Lupus Drug In 56 Years Approved

AP | MATTHEW PERRONE | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Lupus Drug, Lupus Drug Approval, Benlysta, Lupus Drug Trials, Lupus Drug Approved, Lupus Drug Benlysta, Lupus Drug Treatments, Pharmaceuticals, Lupus Drug New, Lupus Drug Fda, Home News

WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved the first new drug to treat lupus in over 50 years, a milestone that medical...

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Extending Rare Disease Awareness Beyond Just One Day

John J. Castellani | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Biotech, Research, Personal Health, Pharmaceuticals, Rare Diseases, Rare Disease Day, Home News

We don't yet have the answers. But we hope that awareness of rare diseases extends beyond a single day, drawing attention not just to the diseases, but to the challenges.

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