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H. D. Smith names generic overseer
SPRINGFIELD,A Ill. Pharmaceutical wholesaler H.D. Smith revealed Friday it has named Cardinal Health veteran Robert Appleby VP generic pharmaceuticals. Comment?
Allan Robinson Published on Saturday, Nov. 14, 2009 12:00AM EST C hina Up 1% The CSI index rose 1 per cent this week to its highest level in three months. Comment?
Recent data reveal that swine flu is nearing epidemic proportions in Greece as it has in other countries. Comment?
Fairholme Q3 Portfolio: Buys CAH, BRK-A, BRK-B, HUM, JOE, LUK, RRR, SHLD, SPR
Bruce Berkowitz has more than 40% of his portfolio into healthcare, and he bought more. Comment?
Amgen sued by California and 14 other states over anemia drug -
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A lawsuit by 15 states alleges that sales representatives of Thousand Oaks-based Amgen encouraged doctors and other healthcare providers to bill insurers for supplies of anemia drug Aranesp that the providers received free from the company. Comment?
Health Care Accounts For Eight Percent Of US Carbon Footprint, Calculation Finds
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Published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, University of Chicago researchers used expenditures from different parts of the health care sector to measure the industry's potential effect upon global warming through the release of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases. Comment?
Question motives behind swine flu vaccine push
Published: Friday, November 13, 2009 at 4:01 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, November 13, 2009 at 2:12 a.m. If someone were to ask me if I plan to get the swine flu vaccine shot, I would tell them flat out: "No way!" I do not believe all this "pandemic" hype and scare tactics. Comment?
"Death by PowerPoint" part of office lingo
The PowerPoint presentation, a mainstay of the workplace, is, by many accounts, a failure. Comment?
Semi-Annual Changes to the NASDAQ Biotechnology Index
... the Index: China Sky One Medical, Inc. (Nasdaq: CSKI ), Hi-Tech Pharmacal Co., Inc. (Nasdaq: HITK ), Poniard Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: PARD ), SIGA Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: SIGA ), Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: SPPI ), Targacept, ... Comment?
Hagens Berman Investigates Defective Kia Air Bags
Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro announced today that it has begun an investigation into Kia Motors Corp and its occupant classification system, or OCS, after claims that adults weighing less than 130 pounds deactivate the air bags in the passenger seat, leaving passengers at significant risk if there's an accident and the air bags don't deploy. Comment?
Web Giants Urge FDA to Update Ad Guidelines
Internet giants Google and Yahoo have lined up with the pharmaceutical industry in asking the U.S. government to draft new rules that would give drug companies more latitude to advertise online. Comment?
H. D. Smith names generic overseer
SPRINGFIELD,A Ill. Pharmaceutical wholesaler H.D. Smith revealed Friday it has named Cardinal Health veteran Robert Appleby VP generic pharmaceuticals. Comment?
Lieberman blocks way of quality health care
There is no doubt that Americans have, for years, been cheated of economical and high-quality health insurance by the health insurance industry. Comment?
Settlements and kickbacks and corporate integrity agreements, oh my To quote the BusinessWeek version of the story: A $112 million settlement involving alleged drug kickbacks that the Justice Dept. Comment?
King Pharmaceuticals to Present at Lazard Capital Markets Healthcare Conference
King Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced plans to present at the Lazard Capital Markets 6th Annual Healthcare Conference on Wednesday, November 18, 2009, at 2:15 pm EST, at the St. Comment?
Response Genetics, Inc. to Release Third Quarter 2009 Financial Results
Response Genetics, Inc. , a company focused on the development and commercialization of molecular diagnostic tests for cancer, will announce financial results for the third quarter of 2009 on November 16, 2009, after close of market. Comment?
AMA Delegates Refer CEJA Report on Industry Funding of CME for Further Study
A new report by the AMA Council on Ethical and Judicial Affairs, or CEJA, that aims to guide physician-learners and CME providers in managing their relationships with industry requires further scrutiny, said delegates during the 2009 interim meeting of the AMA House of Delegates in Houston. Comment?
Cephalon, Barr Settle Fentora Dispute
Cephalon Inc. will give Barr Pharmaceuticals Inc. a license to sell a generic version of the pain drug Fentora in 2018 as part of a patent lawsuit settlement, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing Thursday. Comment?
McKesson could invest $186M in Memphis
The Memphis and Shelby County Industrial Development Board will consider passing a retention program at its Nov. Comment?
RFID Makes Slow And Steady Progress
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... in lots of places--passports, transportation passes, livestock, hospitals, and in some instances, retail and pharmaceuticals. Radio-frequency identification technology was a niche technology until 2003, when Wal-Mart ordered its suppliers to put ... Comment?