Jun 10, 2009

WSJ.com: Health Blog More details are coming out about the relationship between Emory University psychiatrist Zachary Stowe and GlaxoSmithKline, which made payments to Stowe at the same time he was conducting federal research about the use of antipressants, such as Glaxo’s Paxil, in pregnant women. (Read More)

Jun 02, 2009

Political Radar ABC's Emily Wither from London: When Jon Matthews was diagnosed with terminal cancer back in 2006 he decided to battle his illness by placing a bet on his life. It’s a wager that has paid off quite nicely for him.... (Read More)

Jun 04, 2009

Submitted by Cmecuwatchme: Teens and young adults are more likely in their free time to check their Facebook page than read a book. And they are dumber for it. (Read More)

May 14, 2009

CNN Nineteen-year-old Stuart Wald is not likely to grow out of his schizophrenia, bipolar disease and attention-deficit disorder. But he will, with 100 percent certainty, grow out of the health insurance coverage he has through his father's employer -- and that day is just a few years away. . (Read More)

May 13, 2009

WSJ.com: Health Blog Another scientist is accused of falsifying medical research, the latest in a string of examples that are heightening the controversy around the trustworthiness of studies published by medical journals. (Read More)

May 13, 2009

Submitted by Cmecuwatchme: Vowing not to "continue down the same dangerous road" of rising health care costs, President Obama announced on Monday a coalition for reform that included some of health care's most powerful stakeholders. (Read More)

May 08, 2009

Business Week Twitter and other social media are quickly entering the mainstream, but it will be years before we see which innovations will endure. (Read More)

May 08, 2009

Pharma Marketing Blog When the conversation turns to your product, Wendy advises pharma clients "it is your conversation. Whether you want to own it or not, it's yours.". (Read More)

May 08, 2009

Google News - Health Health NewstrackIs The FDA Easing Up?ForbesHow one company turned a rejection into a thumbs up, and what it could mean for the drug industry as a whole. After the Food and Drug Administration told Vanda Pharmaceuticals that the company's schizophrenia drug was "not approvable" last July, ...Fanapt Sanctioned for Schizophren (Read More)

May 08, 2009

SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page Mike Havrilla submits:Below is a summary of updates to the BioMedReports.com database of over 200 entries included in the FDA and Clinical Trial Calendars. The FDA Calendar includes companies with pending new drug, biological agent, or medical device new product decisions at the FDA sorted by their PDUFA decision deadline d (Read More)

May 08, 2009

Submitted by Cmecuwatchme: Merck made a "hit list" of doctors who criticized Vioxx, according to testimony in a Vioxx class action case in Australia. The list, emailed between Merck employees, contained doctors' names with the labels "neutralise," "neutralised" or "discredit" next to them. (Read More)

May 06, 2009

New York Times Daphne Merkin, who has battled depression for as long as she can remember, writes about the struggle to emerge from its shadows. . (Read More)

May 07, 2009

observer.guardian.co.uk Current days of free internet will soon be over, says media mogulRupert ­Murdoch expects to start charging for access to News Corporation's newspaper websites within a year as he strives to fix a ­"malfunctioning" business model.Encouraged by booming online subscription revenues at the Wall Street Journal, the billionaire m (Read More)

May 05, 2009

Google News President Obama's proposal to change the American corporate tax system is winning few fans in India, where some say it is aimed at curbing the country's outsourcing industry. (Read More)

May 05, 2009

Submitted by Cmecuwatchme: Sumit Sapra is a member of that ambitious, impatient generation of young Indians who rode the crest of the global economy. In five years, he changed jobs three times, quadrupling his salary along the way. Even when satisfied with his position, he kept his résumé posted on job sites, in case better offers came along. (Read More)

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