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• Swine flu death toll crosses 500 in India

  
  Pak Alert Press — Authority: 554
  More than 500 people have died from swine flu in India since the first fatality was reported in August, the Indian health ministry said.The western state of Maharashtra has seen the largest number, with 207 deaths from the influenza A (H1N1) virus, the ministry said in a statement.Besides the 502 deaths, more than ...
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• Eskayef signs insulin deal with Novo Nordisk

  
  Bangladesh Economic News — Authority: 443
  http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=113644 Eskayef signs insulin deal with Novo Nordisk Kawsar Khan The world’s biggest insulin maker Novo Nordisk yesterday signed a major deal with Eskayef to extend its manufacturing base to Bangladesh as the third destination in Asia after China ...
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• Ukraine Swine Flu – 174 Dead, Over One Million Sick! Has Baxter Released A BioWeapon In Ukraine?

  
  Pak Alert Press — Authority: 554
  Reported Ukraine Cases Top One Million – 174 FatalitiesRecombinomics Commentary 18:41November 9, 20091,031,597 Influenza/ARI52,742 Hospitalized174 DeadThe latest update for Ukraine includes more than 1 million reported cases (see map).  The fatalities have jumped from 155 to 174 and almost 53K have been ...
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• Promoting off-label use is too profitable to ignore

  
  Covering Health — Authority: 431
  In a special report titled “Big Pharma’s Crime Spree,” David Evans of Bloomberg Markets writes that pharmaceutical companies continue to promote drugs for uses not approved by the FDA , despite paying billions of dollars in fines and penalties. Pfizer and Lilly lead a parade of U.S. companies that have paid ...
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• Congressman Dennis Kucinichs (D-Ohio) Reasons for Voting NO to H.R. 3692--The Affordable Health Care for America Act

  
  The Political Bridge — Authority: 145
   From Congressman Dennis Kucinichs Website November 7, 2009 Congressman Dennis Kucinich after voting against H.R. 3962 addresses why he voted NO, stating: "We have been led to believe that we must make our health care choices only within the current structure of a predatory, for-profit insurance system ...
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• Swine Flu: Reported Cases in Ukraine Double Again To 871,037

  
  Pak Alert Press — Authority: 554
  871,037 Influenza/ARI Cases39,603 Hospitalized135 DeathsThe above numbers from the latest update from Ukraine (see map) continue to alarm. More than half of the Oblasts and cities listed exceed the epidemic threshold, including Kiev and Kiev Oblast, raising concerns that the increase in case numbers will accelerate.  ...
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• The Financial Times: Pfizers President Jeffrey Kindler Praises Obamas Health Care Package

  
  The Political Bridge — Authority: 145
  The head of the world’s largest pharmaceuticals company praised the Senate finance committee’s latest draft He rejected suggestions from critics that there would be “an enormous offsetting windfall from new customers” as a result of additional cover provided by the reform to uninsured Americans,   Mr. ...
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• Swine Flu Escalate: 86 Dead, 148,000 New Cases In Ukraine In Just 24 Hrs

  
  Pak Alert Press — Authority: 554
  KIEV (AFP) – Eighty-six people have died in Ukraine from flu and respiratory infections, the health ministry said Wednesday, in an epidemic the World Health Organisation said could be largely due to the A(H1N1) virus.The ministry said that almost half a million cases of flu and acute respiratory infections had been ...
  5 days ago

• Quick update

  
  Truths of a Shy Writer — Authority: 118
  With work, Nanowrimo, and other things, its a wonder I have time for any extra articles. I did, however, manage to write one yesterday. If you are interested in networking in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries, check out Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology Networking . Thanks!!
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• Prescription Drug Ads Come to Canada

  
  Runesmith's Canadian Content — Authority: 488
  I saw something rather disturbing this evening: an ad talking about erectile dysfunction. Hardly an uncommon sight in itself - except this one was on a Canadian station. I believe it was CTV NewsChannel. Unlike those endless, annoying American drug ads, this one didnt mention any specific drug - just informed the ...
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• West Pharmaceuticals Planning to Eliminate 100 Jobs

  
  EmploymentSpectator — Authority: 136
  Following lower than expected third quarter profits, West Pharmaceuticals announced that it will cut about 100 jobs and reevaluate “certain businesses and initiatives”.  3rd quarter earnings were 50 cents per share instead of the 53 cents per share anticipated by analysts.  Currently, the Pennsylvania based ...
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• When Hoop-Jumping Becomes Patient Care

  
  Dr. Wes — Authority: 555
  "Doc, Ive got good news and bad news." "Whats that?" "Well, Ive lost six more pounds!" "Wonderful! Whats the bad news?" "Well, you know that new-fangled drug you gave me that works so well for my atrial fibrillation?" "Yes." "Well, Im part of that AARP Medicare Advantage Part D drug plan, and I just got the ...
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• All Medicines Are Poison!

  
  Science-Based Medicine — Authority: 131
  That’s the title of a new book   by Melvin H. Kirschner, M.D. When I first saw the title, I expected a polemic against conventional medicine. The first line of the Preface reassured me: “Everything we do has a risk-benefit ratio.” Dr. Kirschner took the title from his first pharmacology lecture in medical ...
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• Mark Leahey on the Medical Device Tax

  
  | Creo Quality, LLC — Authority: 431
  Mark B. Leahey, president and chief executive of the Washington-based Medical Device Manufacturers Association, believes that many medical device companies could go under if the proposed tax is enacted.“This is not an industry like the pharmaceutical industry,” where innovation often comes from deep-pocketed ...
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• Renata Ltd takes on child nutrition

  
  Bangladesh Economic News — Authority: 443
  http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=112266 Renata Ltd takes on child nutrition Sayeda Akter Renata Ltd is set to make sprinkles, a common child nutritional product that is used to reduce iron, vitamin and mineral deficiency. The product is expected to address paediatric anaemia and ...
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• Whats Scary About the H1N1 Vaccine?

  
  Blogs — Authority: 159
  The media has portrayed a lot of controversy lately about the H1N1 vaccination. On one side of the debate are reputable physicians who feel that the vaccine can prevent serious illness and save lives, especially for those in high-risk populations. On the other side of the spectrum are those who argue against use of ...
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• Not Seeing the Forest for the Trees

  
  Dr. Wes — Authority: 555
  Congress, in their efforts to be conciliatory to specialists, is now working to alienate primary care physicians, too: (Medicare payment) Reductions will be made over four years rather than imposed at once in 2010, the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services said yesterday in a statement. In July, the ...
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• HEBREWNOMICS — Barry Tannenbaum

  
  ZSIDOZAS - The Jewish Problem — Authority: 116
  The Jewish economic terrorist Barry Tannenbaum is a South African businessman (seen in the picture holding the Torah scroll) who is now living in Sydney, Australia.  He fled to Sydney after being implicated in a South African Ponzi scheme totaling upwards of 1.5 billion dollars , which would make it the largest ...
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• 14 States and DC Sue Amgen, Amerisource Over Alleged Kickbacks

  
  HULIQ - Citizen News Review — Authority: 705
  The attorneys general of 14 states and the District of Columbia have filed a lawsuit against drugmaker Amgen Inc. and a major pharmaceutical distributor charging the companies colluded to defraud the Medicaid program and offer illegal kickbacks to physicians in order to boost sales of Amgens anemia drug Aranesp.
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• Where are Healthcare Dollars Really Spent?

  
  | Creo Quality, LLC — Authority: 431
  There are many misconceptions as to where healthcare dollars are actually spent. Check out the stats below:12%, not 60%, of healthcare dollars are related to the pharmaceutical industry.3% of healthcare spending is spent on the medical device industry.60-70% of healthcare spending is focused on the last 1-2 years of ...
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