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in BusinessDrugmakers To Access Patient Data For $50,000 To $200,000 Per Search

Five large pharmaceutical companies hope to more effectively find candidates for their drug trialsby savingadvice / on Nov 15, 2011 -
in PoliticsCandidate Rick Perry Shows Again How Incoherent He Is!

Street smart Rick Perry's double talkby amohit / on Aug 17, 2011 -
in LifestyleThe Cholesterol Delusion by Ernest N. Curtis, M.D.

“Cholesterol is one of the most vital and important biochemical compounds in nature. It is a major component of every cell in the body.” — Dr. Curtisby fcetier / on Feb 5, 2011
Latest blogosphere posts tagged “merck”
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Cisco Systems, Inc. (CSCO), Merck & Co., Inc. (MRK), The Coca-Cola Company (KO): Will These Stocks Stop the Dow’s Record Run Today?
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This morning’s movements in the Dow Jones Industrials look eerily familiar to those who have been watching the day-to-day movements of the average in recent months. The stock market opened modestly lower this morning, with most blaming general concerns, rather than any specific news, for stocks’ lackadaisical ...5 days ago -
USAID and Merck Put Skin in the Health Finance Game
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USAID and Merck have joined other donors and companies in a massive ramp-up of an existing public health financing program built to help countries that need health supplies get more bang for their buck. Read more >>5 days ago -
FDA Has Safety Concerns On Merck Insomnia Drug
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal health regulators say an experimental insomnia drug from Merck can help patients fall asleep, but it also carries worrisome side effects, including daytime drowsiness and suicidal thinking. The Food and Drug Administration released its review of the company’s sleep aid, suvorexant, ...5 days ago -
There Are A Zillion Biotech Conferences. Which Should You Attend?
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Luke Timmerman Biotech industry conferences are happening, somewhere on this green Earth, every day. If you’ve been around a while, and you’ve attended a few, chances are you get invitations, or marketing pitches, that ask you to attend a different meeting every day. If you’re new to the business, you may ...5 days ago -
Johnson & Johnson and Merck Lead the Dow Healthcare Stock Rollercoaster Ride This Week
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Johnson & Johnson ( NYSE:JNJ ): Current price $88.06 The J&J company Biosense Webster is announcing results from the SMART-AF IDE study on the safety and effectiveness of the Thermocool Smarttouch catheter 85.85 +0.09. the firm reported the 12-month safety and effectiveness results of the catheter and ...6 days ago -
East Coast Life Sciences Roundup: Termeer, Atlas, OSI Pharma & More
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Ben Fidler All eyes in the biotech world will soon turn to the American Society of Clinical Oncology’s annual meeting in Chicago, but for now, the industry keeps humming along. This week’s news was highlighted by partnerships, product launches and big name hirings—and lowlighted by the closure of the long ...1 week ago -
Short Interest in Vertex Rises, in Celgene Falls
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The short interest moves in biotech and emerging pharmaceutical companies were mixed in the latter two weeks of April. The number of shares sold short in Dendreon (NASDAQ: DNDN ), Gilead Sciences (NASDAQ: GILD ), Illumina (NASDAQ:2 weeks ago -
Merck in the Mirror: Profits, Not People, Come First. Shame!
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"How can Merck look itself in the mirror?", asks Josh Bloom of the American Council for Science and Health (see here ). "This week, Merck, with some questionable help from the FDA, gave more ammunition to industry critics, who typically maintain that the industry contributes little innovation, and is simply ...2 weeks ago -
THE ENTERPRISE--WHATS ON YOUR MIND?
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In many respects, Obama’s was a relatively typical commencement speech, exhorting the graduates to use their education to become better citizens, and to contribute to society. In other respects, it was conspicuously missing some of the words, exhortations, admonitions and calls to action that might be expected for ...2 weeks ago -
Ensysce’s Bet: Combining Two Risky Drug Technologies That Add Up
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Bernadette Tansey At one edge of the sprawling Texas Medical Center in south central Houston, near a slew of hospitals and research hubs including the renowned MD Anderson Cancer Center, three floors of an office tower are reserved to nurture startup companies. The incubator is one of the initiatives that have ...2 weeks ago -
GSK, Merck agree on HPV vax discount with GAVI
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Social issues have held back uptake of GlaxoSmithKline and Merck human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines in the U.S., but globally the problem is more fundamental--the shots cost too much. It is these low-income countries--where 85% of cervical cancer cases occur--that need the vaccines most though.2 weeks ago -
Hopkins-led team studies ragweed pill
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&via=&related=DolcePixel"> An international team of researchers, led by physician-scientists at Johns Hopkins, reports that a once-daily tablet containing a high dose of a key ragweed pollen protein effectively blocks the runny noses, sneezes, nasal congestion and itchy eyes experienced by ragweed ...2 weeks ago -
Ingi Lee, David Yoon - Weddings
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The bride is a clinical director for research on vaccines and the groom is a research scientist relating to Type 2 diabetes.2 weeks ago -
F.D.A. Approves Merck’s Combination Drug to Reduce Cholesterol
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The drug pairs Merck’s Zetia, which lowers low-density lipoprotein, with the generic version of Lipitor, the best-selling statin made by Pfizer that lost its patent protection in 2011.3 weeks ago -
The Ugly Leadership Horsefly in the Record DJIA Economic Ointment
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The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) jumped to record levels - over 15,000 - today after a favorable U.S. jobs report showed 165K new jobs and a drop in unemployment to 7.5%. Politicians, economists, business leaders and investors were buoyed by economic improvements and the hope for further growth. A ...3 weeks ago -
Merck Union workers continue to negotiate
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Union President Mark "Isy" Snyder recently informed workers that the company would like to go to 12-hour shifts since some processes take longer than 8 hours.3 weeks ago -
Pfizer hits bump on Prevnar 13 growth curve
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Pfizer catapulted itself into the vaccine big leagues in 2009 by merging with Wyeth, and continued demand for Prevnar 13 has seen it consolidate its position. Analysts predict its sales could dwarf other vaccines--hitting $6.7 billion in 2018--but recent quarters suggest it will be a bumpy ride.3 weeks ago -
GSK, Sanofi vaccines proving effective in measles outbreak
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The vaccine for measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) has proven an effective tool in the past. In 2008, a U.K. study found one dose protects 95% of people against measles, with the follow-up shot immunizing most of the remaining 5%. Now similar data is emerging from Wales.3 weeks ago -
Mercks Gardasil looks effective in two-shot regimen
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New research suggests that two doses of human papillomavirus vaccine could be as effective as the current three-dose regimen, which would increase uptake.3 weeks ago -
U.K. vaccine expansion a boon for GSK and Merck
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Sales of GlaxoSmithKlines rotavirus vaccine Rotarix and Mercks shingles vaccine Zostavax will be buoyed by their inclusion on the U.K. national immunization schedule.3 weeks ago



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