Pharma Industry News
Pharmaceutical news from Pharmaceutical Industry across the globe, updated hourly.Currently this news section focus on pharmaceutical industries from countries like America,Canada,and India
Pfizer Must Pay $6.3 Million in Damages Over Prempro
Pfizer Must Pay $6.3 Million in Damages Over Prempro
Bloomberg - 1 hour ago
By Sophia Pearson and Jef Feeley Nov. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Two Pfizer Inc. units' hormone- replacement therapy drugs Prempro and Provera caused an Illinois woman's breast cancer, making them liable ...
Direction Of Health Overhaul Helps US Drug Stocks >MRK PFE
Direction Of Health Overhaul Helps US Drug Stocks >MRK PFE
Wall Street Journal - 50 minutes ago
By Peter Loftus Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES Several US pharmaceutical stocks rose Friday as Pfizer Inc. (PFE) and Merck & Co. (MRK) hit 52-week highs, partly due to increasing investor comfort that a ...
Teva Receives Final Approval For Generic
Teva Receives Final Approval For Generic
Ethio Planet News - 52 minutes ago
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (Nasdaq: TEVA) announced today that the US Food and Drug Administration has granted final approval for the Company's Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) to ...
Video: Medtronic Partners with Patient Advocacy Groups to Launch Educational Campaign During Bladder Health Awareness Month
MINNEAPOLIS, Nov. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Medtronic, Inc. today announced the kick-off of an educational campaign aimed at raising awareness among women of overactive bladder (OAB), a serious condition that can severely impact patients' lives.
Pfizer Units Must Pay $6.3 Million in Prempro Case
Pfizer Units Must Pay $6.3 Million in Prempro Case
Bloomberg - 12 minutes ago
By Sophia Pearson and Jef Feeley Nov. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Two Pfizer Inc. units' hormone- replacement therapy drugs Prempro and Provera caused an Illinois woman's breast cancer and are liable for at ...
H1N1 Pandemic May Have Peaked in October in U.S., According to Quest Diagnostics
MADISON, N.J., Nov. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Rates of infection by the 2009 H1N1 influenza virus may have peaked in late October, but the pandemic flu virus continues to be a potential source of illness in all age groups, including the elderly, according to a new report by Quest Diagnostics Incorporated (NYSE: DGX), the world's leading provider of diagnostic testing, information and services.
Counselors Address Mental-Health Crisis in Developing Countries
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C., Nov. 20 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Worldwide, more than 450 million people live with unmet mental health care needs. Wake Forest University Counseling Professor Donna Henderson co-developed a training course with easy-to-follow lessons that helps nonprofessional community volunteers in developing countries respond to mental health issues.
Half of Eligible Patients Do Not Get Aortic Valve Replacement
ANN ARBOR, Mich., Nov. 20 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Fear about the risk of surgery is among the reasons half of eligible patients are not getting aortic valve replacement surgery, according to a study by physicians at the University of Michigan Health System.
AAFPRS Opposes the Proposed Tax on Medical Procedures
NEW YORK, Nov. 20 /PRNewswire/ --The United States Senate is about to consider health system reform legislation which contains a 5% tax on cosmetic surgery deemed unnecessary for medical purposes. The American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (AAFPRS) announces it strongly opposes the inclusion of this tax as it is discriminatory and has already failed in other states.
