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PharmaGossip (Free subscription) | 10 hours ago
Ireland’s drug regulator has been accused of being too close to the pharmaceutical industry. An academic report has concluded that more than one-in-four senior personnel at the Irish Medicines Board (IMB) had “potential conflicts of interest”. The Sunday Times
Gold-Plated Witch on Wheels (Free subscription) | yesterday
Shutting off the miracle-drug spigot Pelosi's bill may cost pharmaceutical companies $150 billion over a decade -- nearly double the amount they conceded when they cut a White House-approved deal with Sen. Max Baucus this summer. The Pelosi bill is a prescription for fewer new life-saving drugs. By stifling innovation, it would hurt not only industry, but also all of us who'd benefit from new-drug...
Blue Indiana - Front Page (Free subscription) | yesterday
After completely misstating the effect of this bill on veterans, and then screaming like a madman on the floor of the United States House of Representatives, Buyer went back to his office and counted the hundreds of thousands of dollars he, his family, and his campaign staff have indirectly (and in some cases directly) received from the pharmaceutical industry through his fake charity .
Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
Recognizing its significant contributions to increasing U.S. exports, Medtronic, Inc., (NYSE: MDT) received President Barack Obama's "E" Award on Thursday, Nov. 5. The ceremony, held in the U.S. Department of Commerce, was part of the District Export Council Conference in Washington D.C. The award recognized Medtronic and other individuals and companies for their efforts in promoting and...
Connecting the Dots in the New World Order (Free subscription) | yesterday
It’s not your fault, ladies (and certainly not your partner’s), that you don’t orgasm every time you have intercourse, or that you lack the libido of a 17-year-old boy. You have a disease: female sexual dysfunction (FSD), and the pharmaceutical industry wants to help. You are among the "43 percent of American women [who] experience some degree of impaired sexual function,"...
Indian Express (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Concerned over the recent takeover of some firms by MNCs, the domestic pharmaceutical industry has asked the government to protect and promote it by making funds available for research and development.
My Bandra Blogs Mumbai Classifieds (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
About Macleods Pharmaceuticals Ltd : Macleods is a leader in various therapeutic segments in the Indian pharmaceutical Industry. Macleods is amongst the fastest growing pharmaceutical companies in India, jumping 26 ranks in 5 years. Currently Macleods is ranked 22nd in the Indian pharmaceutical industry. At Macleods we believe in brand building, the result is attaining No.1 [...]
Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Helix BioPharma Corp. (TSX, FSE: "HBP" / OTCQX: HXBPF) announced that its Phase II trial of Topical Interferon Alpha-2b for the treatment of ano-genital warts (AGW) has completed patient enrollment, with the required 120th patient randomized to enter the trial. The double-blind and placebo-controlled Phase II trial is underway at multiple centers in Germany and Sweden.
Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Amgen (Nasdaq: AMGN) announced that the Phase 3 PRIME "203" trial evaluating Vectibix® (panitumumab) administered in combination with FOLFOX (an oxaliplatin-based chemotherapy) as a first-line treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) failed to meet a secondary endpoint of overall survival.
Runesmith's Canadian Content (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
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 didn't mention any specific drug - just informed the viewer that (apparently) 40% of men over 40 suffer from E.D. and referred them to a website:...
PharmaGossip (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Shane Ellison has a masters degree in organic chemistry and is a two-time recipient of the prestigious Howard Hughes Medical Institute Research Grant for his studies in biochemistry and physiology. Here Shane exposes the inner workings of the psycho/pharmaceutical industry, the manufacture and marketing of psychiatric drugs and the fact that the psycho/pharma industry is well aware their drugs do...
Fiercebiotech (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
Look for a spike in outsourcing at Genmab. The Danish antibody developer says it is reorganizing the company and turning to vendors to do more clinical development work after it axes 300 staff jobs and sells its U.S. manufacturing business. "The workload for Genmab's development employees, in particular, has decreased and is expected to remain low as partners take on increasing responsibility...
Progressive Blue - Front Page (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
Health care reform quick hits and commentary. Essential reading from Bill Scher . Teagan Goddard : Looking ahead to next year's midterm elections, Democrats must energize their base if they hope to do well. There is no better way to get your voters to stay home than by failing to deliver on your agenda. That should be the biggest takeaway from last night's results for Democrats. The proxy for the broader...
Martin Meenagh Blog (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
A Scientist Explains Swine Flu--and her doubts about the vaccine Dr Teresa Forcades is apparently a physician, who practised for several years. She holds a PhD in public health from Barcelona, and was a specialist in internal medicine in the State University of New York. She also holds a Masters in Divinity from Harvard, and a doctorate from the Faculta de Theologia de Catalunya. She is now a Benedictine...
Nepean Mix (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
The progression in the H1N1 pandemic story has fascinated me. We went from panic to complaisance, then back to a more earnest form of panic: huge line-ups to get the vaccine. Much to my amazement, through all of this our various governments, federal and provincial, have stuck to their guns and performed quite well . The Liberals' recently attempted to cast the federal government in a negative light...
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