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Wyeth in early-stage negotiations to buy Crucell
Financial Times - 1 day ago
Crucell, a Dutch vaccine and biopharmaceuticals maker, said yesterday that it was in friendly but early-stage talks over a potential takeover by US drugmaker, Wyeth. A...
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Early C-sections linked to complications
Globe and Mail - 1 day ago
With the rise of cesarean sections in Canada, a baby's birth date now often comes down to a matter of scheduling. When is the doctor available? Is there a slot at your hospital of choice? ...
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CNN?s Gupta Could Reclaim Surgeon General?s Bully Pulpit
The Wall Street Journal - 1 day ago
Surgeons general in the Bush administration have been less prominent than some of the past. If Sanjay Gupta assumes the role, he could change that...
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Let's Reboot America's Health IT Conversation Part 2: Beyond EHRs
The Health Care Blog -
2 days ago
by DAVID C. KIBBE and BRIAN KLEPPER Yesterday we tried to put EHRs into perspective. They're important, and we can't effectively move health care forward without them. But they're only one of many important health IT functions. EHRs and health IT alone won't fix health care. So developing a comprehensive...
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Daiichi profits hit by $4bn Ranbaxy loss
Daiichi Sankyo was yesterday forced to reveal a Y359.4bn ($3.84bn) loss on its acquisition of a controlling stake in Ranbaxy Laboratories, just over six months after...
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Labopharm wins U.S. approval for flagship drug
Labopharm Inc. says its flagship drug Ryzolt, a once-daily formulation of the painkiller tramadol, has been approved for sale in the world's biggest market for pharmaceuticals.The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) approval, announced by Labopharm yesterday, caused the company's shares to soar 38.7 per cent on the Toronto Stock...
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WellCare?s Alleged Medicaid Fraud: The Plaintiffs? Theory
BNET Insight -
8 days ago
Federal and state agents raided the headquarters of WellCare Health Plans over a year ago, but the company has never specifically explained why, even though it's since sacked its previous management and announced it will restate several years of earnings. The complaint in a class-action lawsuit against the company, however,...
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Why Doctors Aren?t Embracing Electronic Medical Records
BNET Insight -
8 days ago
Why are doctors so slow to embrace electronic medical records? Simply put, most physicians aren't willing to take a financial hit to embrace digital patient records that might improve care.
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Merckle wins debt reprieve
German billionaire Adolf Merckle has taken a first step out of a financial crisis triggered by losses in speculative share trading, although any final deal with his...
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The Top Ten Health Technology Hazards
BNET Insight -
9 days ago
The ECRI Institute, a nonprofit foundation devoted to evidence-based medicine, has just released its second annual listing of the ten biggest dangers posed by various healthcare technologies — and, perhaps more important, how to avoid them. For some reason, the institute only released the top five hazards in its press...
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