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Wyeth Loses Supreme Court Case, Opens Consumer Suits Against Pharma

Reuters | Lisa Richwine and James Vicini | Posted 04.04.2009 | Business

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- The U.S. Supreme Court ruled against the drugmaker Wyeth on Wednesday, holding that pharmaceutical companies can be held liabl...

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Orrin Hatch's Charity Recieved Mass Sums From Drug Companies He Passed Legislation For

Washington Times | Posted 04.02.2009 | Politics

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The pharmaceutical industry that long has benefited from Sen. Orrin G. Hatch´s legislative efforts has directed large sums of money to a charity he h...

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"Dr. Madoff" and "Dr. Countrywide": Barriers to Health Reform, Threats to Economic Recovery

RJ Eskow | Posted 02.13.2009 | Politics

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RJ Eskow

We need to help the majority of doctors redesign the way they "do business." That includes changing incentives so that a small minority of physicians don't benefit from doing the wrong thing.

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Just How Corrupted Has American Medicine Become?

Bruce E. Levine | Posted 02.13.2009 | Business

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Bruce E. Levine

Drug-company corruption of American medicine is of course not news. What is news is that such corruption has become so egregious, so transparent, and so embarrassing.

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FDA: Another Government Regulatory Disaster -- II of III

Deirdre Imus | Posted 11.01.2008 | Politics

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Deirdre Imus

Besides a complete overhaul, a few prosecutions might be just the medicine the FDA needs.

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Novartis To Cut 2,500 Jobs

AP | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

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Novartis AG will cut 2,500 jobs worldwide by 2010 in an attempt to save $1.6 billion, the drug maker said Thursday. The company said it would take a ...

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