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Swine Flu Vaccine Delivery Falls Short; Less Than Half Of Expected Doses Have Been Delivered

Wall Street Journal | BETSY MCKAY and JENNIFER CORBETT DOOREN | Posted 10.25.2009 | Living


Less than half of the swine-flu vaccine expected to be shipped to doctors, hospitals and clinics in the U.S. this month has been shipped so far. The d...

Health Care Bill's Winners And Losers: Drug Makers To Benefit, Insurers Brace For Hit

Wall Street Journal | JANET ADAMY and GREG HITT | Posted 10.19.2009 | Politics


The drug industry stands to gain in a health-care overhaul by getting tens of millions of newly insured customers, while insurance companies -- especi...

Novartis CEO Speaks Out About Animal Rights Activists Burning Down His House, Stealing Remains Of His Mother (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Katherine Goldstein | Posted 09.11.2009 | Green


Tuesday morning, Novartis CEO Dr. Daniel Vasella spoke to CNBC about the arson attack on his vacation home in Austria. The Wall Street Journal reports...

Novartis: CEO's Mother's Ashes Stolen By Animal Rights Militants

AP | THOMAS BRUNNER | Posted 09.03.2009 | World


BERN, Switzerland — Drug maker Novartis AG said Tuesday that animal rights activists have stolen the ashes of its CEO's mother and set fire to h...

Novel Approaches to IP Collaborations: Advancing Cures for Neglected Diseases

Richard Chin | Posted 08.16.2009 | World


Richard Chin

There must be multiple approaches to leveraging intellectual property to advance the development of life-saving drugs to combat neglected diseases.

Comprehensive Global Health Strategy

Richard Chin | Posted 08.14.2009 | World


Richard Chin

At OneWorld Health, we are working to discover and develop novel treatments for diarrheal disease that are safe, effective and affordable to even the poorest of the poor

Drug Companies Target Poorer Nations During Downturn

wsj.com | AVERY JOHNSON | Posted 08.07.2009 | Business


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...

Novartis To Cut 2,500 Jobs

AP | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


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 ...

Johnson & Johnson Recalls Kids' Cough Syrup

Reuters | Debra Sherman | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


Johnson & Johnson Wyeth and other makers of infants' nonprescription cough and cold products are recalling certain medicines in the United States beca...