Glaxosmithkline

Do You Have Facebook Herpes?

The Huffington Post | Posted 05.24.2012

The wake of the Facebook IPO has left the social network ripe for criticism. Mashable reports that a spoof of the now-infamous "timeline" update takes...

Actress Finds a New Stage

Aaron Hurst | Posted 04.27.2012

Aaron Hurst

Claire Dixon uses her skills as a trained actress every day to tell the stories needed to drive social change around the world.

Big Pharma Company Battles To Buy Gene Science Firm

Reuters | Ben Hirschler | Posted 04.25.2012

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

Inspectors General Save Taxpayers Billions, Earn Plaques From Eric Holder

Corbin Hiar | Posted 12.19.2011

Corbin Hiar

Government watchdogs identified potential savings of $87.2 billion in 2010 in investigations of everything from defective drugs to disaster loan fraud, according a study by the U.S. inspectors general oversight organization.

Encouraging Results In Malaria Vaccine Tests

AP | By MIKE STOBBE | Posted 12.18.2011

ATLANTA -- The quest for the world's first malaria vaccine appears to have taken a big step: A study in Africa shows experimental shots cut the risk o...

Will PEPFAR HIV Funding Be Flatlined by Budget Battles?

Georgianne Nienaber | Posted 11.29.2011

Georgianne Nienaber

Is Obama neglecting worldwide human rights issues, as critics charge?

American Mengele

Alan Singer | Posted 11.16.2011

Alan Singer

Unfortunately, medical testing on unwitting human subjects or people who consent under duress has not stopped.

10 Years of Vaccine Progress in 10 Days

Dr. Orin Levine | Posted 08.09.2011

Dr. Orin Levine

Finding the right balance between affordable prices, innovation, and supply security will require hard work, patience, and a long-term view.

Drug Trial Raises Doubts About Resveratrol's Anti-Aging Powers

Arlene Weintraub | Posted 05.25.2011

Arlene Weintraub

Just because something is natural doesn't mean it's safe.

Prostate Cancer: FDA Reviews 2 New Drugs To Treat The Disease

AP | MATTHEW PERRONE | Posted 05.25.2011

WASHINGTON — Health regulators said Monday that two drugs from GlaxoSmithKline and Merck reduce the risk of prostate cancer in men, though scien...

Drugmaker To Pay $475 Million To Settle Charges From Tainted Antidepressants

AP | DENISE LAVOIE | Posted 05.25.2011

BOSTON — British pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline PLC will pay $750 million to settle allegations that it knowingly manufactured and sold ...

Avandia: GlaxoSmithKline Accused Of Covering Up Heart Risks Of Diabetes Pill (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

GlaxoSmithKline hid the fact that their drug, Avandia, caused heart risks for 11 years, according to the New York Times. Avandia was once a huge se...

It's Time for NICE

Gary Liberson, PhD | Posted 11.17.2011

Gary Liberson, PhD

Congress needs to reassess the US regulatory system for managing drugs. We have entered the era of personalized medicine where the biological traits ...

Proctor & Gamble Adds Zinc Warning to Fixodent Website

Edward F. Blizzard | Posted 11.17.2011

Edward F. Blizzard

Recently, Proctor & Gamble, manufacturer of popular Fixodent denture adhesives, added a warning to their website alerting consumers of the dangers ass...

GlaxoSmithKline Denture Cream With Zinc Discontinued After Allegations It Causes Crippling

AP | MATTHEW PERRONE and CURT ANDERSON | Posted 05.25.2011

WASHINGTON — The maker of Poligrip denture cream will stop making formulas containing zinc amid lawsuits claiming years of excessive use caused ...

Questions as Mileposts of Progress

Dr. Orin Levine | Posted 02.04.2010

Dr. Orin Levine

One milepost of success in malaria vaccines is in the questions people are asking.

An Interview with Dr. Diane M. Harper, HPV Expert

Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 11.17.2011

Marcia G. Yerman

My examination of the Gardasil vaccine continues with an in-depth interview of Dr. Diane M. Harper.

Creative Coalition And GlaxoSmithKline Team Up For Film About 'Eating'

Huffington Post | Jonathan Daniel Harris | Posted 05.25.2011

Pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline and Hollywood nonprofit the Creative Coalition have teamed up to produce a documentary about eating. Though the C...

The Gardasil Vaccine -- Introduction to a Series

Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 11.17.2011

Marcia G. Yerman

As the nation's attention is riveted on the discourse about health care reform, another debate is taking place around the Gardasil vaccine.

Glaxo, Alli Diet Drug Maker, Funding Eating Documentary

nytimes.com | BROOKS BARNES | Posted 05.25.2011

Glaxo, the pharmaceutical giant behind Alli, an over-the-counter weight-loss product, has decided that a good way to educate Americans about obesity -...

Big Pharma's Free Ride

Mike Papantonio | Posted 05.25.2011

Mike Papantonio

There will be no serious health care reform until the drug companies, the hospital corporations and the HMO industry are forced to pay their share of the bill.

Swine Flu Billions For Drug Companies

Financial Times | Posted 05.25.2011

Some of the world's leading pharmaceutical companies are reaping billions of dollars in extra revenue amid global concern about the spread of swine fl...

Drug Companies Target Poorer Nations During Downturn

wsj.com | AVERY JOHNSON | Posted 05.25.2011

PETARE, Venezuela -- Julio Rodriguez was on a sales call at a clinic in this slum overlooking Caracas recently when he heard four gunshots go off near...

Eli Lilly's Zyprexa Fraud: Drug Company

The Huffington Post | Ryan McCarthy | Posted 05.25.2011

Drug companies are notorious for their relentless marketing. But, Eli Lilly, the century-old pharmaceutical giant, has taken things several steps fur...

Thinking the Unthinkable: Six (Uncomfortable) Questions about the Swine Flu Outbreak

Ben Sherwood | Posted 05.25.2011

Ben Sherwood

Are there enough antiviral medicines to keep us safe? Do face masks protect against swine flu? Is the world ready for a new pandemic?