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Larry James won medals and hearts by making a difference

This is the last quote from Larry James, Olympic hero and beloved South Jersey icon, who was laid to rest Saturday after a heroic battle with cancer. Nicknamed "The Mighty Burner" during a track career that won him All-American...

Doctor rocks medical world with claim pills cured his alcoholism

Book sparks clamour for clinical trials into effect of muscle-relaxant drug. From Hugh Schofield in Paris THE MEDICAL world is sharply divided over claims made by an eminent French cardiologist that he has discovered a cure for...

Rivals Are Eyeing Wyeth

Drugmaker Wyeth is "the most attractive in the beleaguered pharma sector." So says Jeffrey Kleintop of PNC Advisors, which owns shares. One reason: It's alluring buyout bait. Wyeth is No. 3 in biological-drug capacity, an asset...

Guidelines panel linked to drug firms

THE influential committee setting new guidelines for the treatment of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder is dominated by members who have financial connections to drug giants, it has been revealed.

Glenmark, Pfizer to set up units in AP

Glenmark and Pfizer are evaluating possibilities of setting up manufacturing facilities in Andhra Pradesh. The companies are seeking land at the Jawaharlal Nehru Pharma City, located at Paravada, near Visakhapatnam, to an...

CMO Movers and Shakers: Amylin, Avid, Bilcare, GSK, Lilly, Novartis, Patheon

PharmaManufacturing.com The latest news and notes on pharmaceutical contract manufacturers and their partnerships. Lilly will also reimburse Amylin for upgrades made at the exenatide manufacturing facility in West Chester,...

Drug Companies Enjoy An Unethical Relationship With Doctors And Politicians

With prescription drug prices rising at more than twice the rate of inflation, the drug industry is being subjected to more scrutiny than ever before. A few years ago, the health care advocacy organization Families USA has...

Rasilez®, First-in-class Direct Renin Inhibitor, Provides Greater Reduction In High Blood...

New clinical data presented show first-in-class direct renin inhibitor Rasilez® (aliskiren), known as Tekturna® in the US, provides significantly greater blood pressure reductions in patients with high blood pressure aged 65...

(focus) YOUR HEALTH: New pill makes malaria treatment less bitter

A NEW cherry-flavoured anti-malaria pill works as well as current treatments, is easy for children to swallow and could save lives, according to researchers. The tablet is not as bitter as current drugs and doesn't need to be...

Novartis brings ?EURdiabetes to light?EUR, unites with International Diabetes Federation to show...

in the IDF’s Monument Challenge and lighting the corporate headquarters in Basel, Switzerland in blue. The Novartis lighting ceremony demonstrates the commitment of the Company in providing innovative therapies for the...