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Merck, Japan Tobacco sign osteoporosis licensing deal

pharmiweb.co.uk
15-Nov-2008
        

WHITEHOUSE STATION, N.J.—Merck & Co. Inc. and Japan Tobacco Inc. (JT) announced a worldwide licensing agreement to develop and commercialize JTT-305, an investigational oral osteoanabolic (bone growth stimulating) agent for the...

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Ambrx announces positive data from Phase I/II AGHD study

pharmaceutical-business-review.com
15-Nov-2008 5 related
        

Ambrx, a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company, has announced positive Phase I/II clinical trial data demonstrating that ARX201, the company's long-acting human growth hormone analogue developed in collaboration with Merck...

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Vaccine to prevent cervical cancer launched

hindu.com
14-Nov-2008 6 related
        

Helps in preventing cervical cancer, other ailments Annually 74,000 women die of cervical cancer HYDERABAD: MSD pharmaceuticals (India), the local affiliate of Merck & Co., Inc., announced the launch of Gardasil, Human...

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Fighting Shingles: Whether to Take the Only Vaccine (at The Wall Street Journal Online)

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15-Nov-2008
        

Judy Pursley calls the experience "totally debilitating" and "life changing." Earlier this year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended that most people age 60 and older should get Zostavax, a vaccine...

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BIO-Europe 2008 Exhibitor and Presenter Profiles

euroinvestor.co.uk
14-Nov-2008 4 related
        

BIO-Europe 2008 takes place November 17, 2008 - November 19, 2008 at the Congress Center Mannheim in Mannheim. Listed below are the BIO-Europe 2008 exhibitor and presenter profiles. For in-depth inf.. - Read more

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Union group speaks out against CVS practices

reuters.com
14-Nov-2008 28 related
        

By Jessica Wohl CHICAGO (Reuters) - A coalition of labor unions is blasting CVS Caremark Corp after an 18-month investigation into the drugstore and pharmacy benefit management company's practices. Change to Win, a partnership...

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Dynavax Announces Receipt of Notice of Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule from The ...

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14-Nov-2008 3 related
        

Dynavax Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ:DVAX) announced today that on November 10, 2008, the Company received a notice from The Nasdaq Stock Market indicating that the Company is not in compliance with the continued listing...

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Rotavirus Vaccine Dramatically Reduces Hospital Visits For Rotavirus Gastroenteritis

medicalnewstoday.com
14-Nov-2008
        

New results presented at the ICAAC/IDSA* congress in Washington show that the pentavalent oral rotavirus vaccine RotaTeq®â€ reduced hospitalisations and accident and emergency (A&E) department visits related to rotavirus...

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U.S. Postal Service $2.8 billion in red

journalgazette.net
14-Nov-2008 47 related
        

WASHINGTON – The Postal Service ended its fiscal year with a $2.8 billion deficit, battered by a faltering economy that cut the amount of mail being sent. “We expect the new fiscal year to be another difficult one,” Potter...

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Merck Serono expands biotech site

pharmiweb.co.uk
14-Nov-2008 9 related
        

Merck Serono has begun work on the expansion of its Swiss biotech facility, with the additional capacity being used to meet rising demand for Erbitux (cetuximab). The $374m expansion of the manufacturing facility in...

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