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A Study Finds Using Steroids Can Delay Growth, But Not Greatly – (MRK, PFE, JNJ, BMY)
Adults who used inhaled steroids as children in order to get control over their asthma may be shorter than they otherwise would have been, but only by a little, according to U.S. researchers. Results, released on Monday, of a long-term asthma study concluded that children who took inhaled steroids before they entered puberty were around…
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Major Pharma Companies Sustain Revenue Growth In Promising Markets – (PFE, LLY, BMY, JNJ)
Major pharma companies across the universe such as Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE) and recent top price hitter Eli Lilly & Co. (NYSE:LLY) continue to generate higher revenue from sales in promising market countries. For Pfizer, rising market sales moved up in the second quarter of fiscal 2012 to $2.6 billion. Over the similar quarter, Eli Lily…
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Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE) Settles DOJ And SEC Issues – (BMY, JNJ, MRK)
While hospital and insurer executives looked-for an important Supreme Court decision on the future of President Barack Obama’s health-care overhaul bill, two of the hedge fund gurus including David Einhorn and Daniel Loeb were confident that the legislation would be overturned, documents suggest. Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE) plans to add an over-the-counter version of AstraZeneca (AZN)…
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A New Study Reveals Off Label Use Of Powerful Antipsychotic Medications – (PFE, LLY, JNJ)
A new study reveals that use of powerful antipsychotic medications including Abilify and Risperdal which are used to control youngsters with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and other behavior issues has jumped in recent years. Antipsychotics are approved to be used for the treatment of bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, other serious mental problems and irritability concerning autism. But…
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The Chinese Pharmaceutical Market; Fake Medicine Leads To About 2,000 Arrests – (PFE, BMY, JNJ)
More than 1,900 people have been arrested by Chinese police in a crackdown on the manufacture and sale of fake medicine, according to authorities. The Ministry of Public Security provided a statement revealing that the nation-wide operation was initiated on 25 July. Police seized products valued at 1.16bn yuan that equals $182m or £117m. These…
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So Far In Uganda Deadly Ebola Virus Has Killed 16 People – (BMY, PFE, JNJ)
The most recent epidemic of the toxic Ebola virus has caused 16 deaths in Uganda, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday, raising the prior toll by one. WHO spokesman Tarek Jasarevic told reporters in Geneva today they have 50 so-called cases and 16 dead. Meanwhile, the epidemic was limited to the west of…
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Bristol Myers Squibb Co. (NYSE:BMY) Only Stock Without A Change In Major Drug Manufacturers Industry – (PFE, JNJ, NVS)
Bristol Myers Squibb Co. (NYSE:BMY) has recently announced suspension of a mid-stage trial of a tentative hepatitis C drug obtained in its $2.5 billion January takeover of Inhibitex Inc. After noticing a heart failure case, the New York-based drugmak stated that the clinical trial of the medicine, known as BMS-986094, has been put on hold…
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Yoweri Museveni Recommends Not Shaking Hands In Order To Reduce The Risk Of The Deadly Ebola Virus – (PFE, MRK, JNJ)
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has recently advised the public to avoid shaking hands, casual sex and do-it-yourself burials in order to lessen the risk of contracting the deadly Ebola virus after an epidemic killed 14 people and put many more at risk. the President has given the advice after scared patients and health workers ran…
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NPPA Maintains Current Prices Of Insulin Formulations – (LLY, GSK, PFE, MRK, JNJ)
The request from key pharma companies such as Eli Lilly & Co. (NYSE:LLY) and Biocon to raise the price of insulin used for diabetes treatment has been turned down by National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA), the national body set up by the Indian government to control prices of medicines. The drug price regulator said while…