Merck to buy Schering-Plough in $41 billion deal Reported by David Jolly Publ With the purchase, Merck is expanding its franchise in cardiovascular, respiratory and oncology drugs and shoring up its research pipeline, in particular with a Schering-Plough product called TRA, a … [Read more...] about Merck Puts Some of Their Gardasil Cash To Work
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Congresswoman DeLauro Questions Political Influence Over FDA
DeLauro Seeks Info From FDA Amid Political Influence Concerns By Jared A. Favole, Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- Congresswoman Rep. Rosa DeLauro, concerned about political influence in device and drug approvals, wants details about what products the Food and … [Read more...] about Congresswoman DeLauro Questions Political Influence Over FDA
NVIC Says Government Denies Gardasil Risks
Vaccine Watchdog Group Calls for Transparency WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The National Vaccine Information Center (NVIC) is calling on the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to publicly release the study design, data and names of principal … [Read more...] about NVIC Says Government Denies Gardasil Risks
Supreme Court To Consider Federal Pre-Emption In Wyeth V. Levine
The U.S. Supreme Court next week will begin hearing the case of Wyeth v. Levine, which centers on the question of whether FDA approval of a drug warning label pre-empts product safety suits brought in state courts, the Wall Street Journal reports (Mundy/Wang, Wall Street Journal, … [Read more...] about Supreme Court To Consider Federal Pre-Emption In Wyeth V. Levine
EPA Unlikely to Limit Rocket Fuel in Your Tap Water
Some folks refer to their morning coffee as “Rocket Fuel.” If they are making their coffee with tap water, they may be speaking literally, not figuratively. They just don’t know it. The Environmental Protection Agency is poised to rule that it will not set a drinking-water … [Read more...] about EPA Unlikely to Limit Rocket Fuel in Your Tap Water