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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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
Twice as many women die from stroke every year than from breast cancer
Overall, stroke is this country's third-leading killer. About 700,000 Americans will have one this year, according to the American Stroke Association. But 55-percent of all strokes and 60-percent of stroke deaths occur in women. About 100,000 women die annually of stroke, … [Read more...] about Twice as many women die from stroke every year than from breast cancer
Gardasil — When Mercketing Pre-empts Medicine
It is not hard to hear about Gardasil... "In television advertisements, a cast of hip people in their 20s — artists, writers and professionals — describe why they got the shots, in the language of liberation, such as, “I chose to get vaccinated because my dreams don’t include … [Read more...] about Gardasil — When Mercketing Pre-empts Medicine