Healthcare Industry News

Drug maker Pfizer Inc. will close its sterile manufacturing plant in Terre Haute by the middle of next year. via WISH-TV8 Indianapolis

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“He only gets $400,000 and he has to control the whole world”

Some of Robert Morse's ideas are small: Paint a baseball so it's easier to read a curve. via The Boston Globe

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“This decision is particularly disturbing because the law was specifically designed to cure the problem of justices being reluctant to sell certain stocks because of capital gains consequences.”

Originally published 05:15 p.m., May 12, 2008 Updated 05:15 p.m., May 12, 2008 WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court couldn't take up an apartheid dispute involving some of the nation's largest companies because too ... via Rocky Mountain News

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“It is therefore possible that the well-known benefits that diabetics derive from lowering the calorie intake in their diet may be attributable to activation of the AMPK-Nampt-SIRT1 axis”

Muscle stem cells can't grow into mature muscle cells if there aren't enough nutrients, according to a study that offers new insight into how developing muscle cells sense and respond to nutrient levels. via HON

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ImClone Systems Inc. dropped the most in eight months after an analyst at Morgan Stanley recommended that investors sell the shares in light of new research on the company's only product, the cancer drug ... via Bloomberg.com

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“By combining each other's strengths and resources, both Merck and Ranbaxy are able to decrease development risk while sharing the potential reward”

Two of the biggest pharmaceutical companies in the United States and India have teamed up to develop new anti-infective medications. via PhillyBurbs.com

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“We wondered if, in cases of preeclampsia, COMT was not functioning properly. In support of this hypothesis, we found that COMT levels were deficient and 2-ME levels were lower in pregnant women with preeclampsia.”

The COMT gene - known already for its role in schizophrenia - has been found to play a role in preeclampsia, according to a report in today's advance on-line issue of Nature . via Physics Org

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Durable goods are just that: hard goods; they don't wear out quickly and can be used over and over again for at least several years. via Fox News

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“For 25 to 40 degree curves, brace treatment isn't designed to get rid of a curve, but to keep it from getting worse”

Human spines are naturally curved and flexible so that you can bend, twist, reach and more. via WAFF-TV Huntsville

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“More young women are entering their reproductive years with diabetes, in part due to the fact that our society has become more overweight and obese”

Largest study to date examines disease OAKLAND, Calif. -- Diabetes before motherhood more than doubled in six years among teenage and adult women, according to a Kaiser Permanente study. via KEYT

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