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Endo To Buy Indevus

15 hours 23 min ago
The deal is likely a harbinger of more consolidation among small drug makers.
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Endo Shifts Gears With Indevus

15 hours 25 min ago
The first biopharma acquisition of the year as the industry consolidates.
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ConMed Struck Down By Dollar Gain

17 hours 42 min ago
The medical device maker lowers its Q4 2008 guidance.
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Health Spending Continues To Explode

Mon, 01/05/2009 - 05:01
New government figures show generic drugs slowed zooming outlays, but not by much.
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The Strangest Sleep Disorders

Tue, 12/23/2008 - 16:27
From sexual sleepwalking to dying of nightmares, science struggles with these sleeping riddles.
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The Worst Places To Be Sick And Poor

Mon, 12/22/2008 - 22:26
The quality of state Medicaid programs varies widely, according to two studies.
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St. Jude Goes With The Cash Flow

Mon, 12/22/2008 - 22:20
Recession-resistant medical devices maker grabs two smaller companies as it expands globally.
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ArthroCare Shares Burned By Accounting

Mon, 12/22/2008 - 20:35
Medical-device maker extends its slide as investors stampede for the exits.
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ArthroCare Shares Dissolve

Fri, 12/19/2008 - 22:45
The medical-device company has to restate financials due to irrresponsible accounting.
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Tamiflu's Troubles

Fri, 12/19/2008 - 20:40
The government said Roche's flu treatment is failing to cure certain strains this season.
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The Deadliest Cold-Weather States

Fri, 12/19/2008 - 17:00
More people die from the cold in these locales than any other. Alaska makes the list. Washington, D.C., does too.
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Pfizer Becomes Auxilium's European Envoy

Fri, 12/19/2008 - 06:30
The pharmaceutical giant acquires European rights to Xiaflex.
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Auxilium Seals Deal With Pfizer

Thu, 12/18/2008 - 20:20
The biotech sells European rights to the pharmaceutical company.
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Pain-Free Cadence

Wed, 12/17/2008 - 21:40
The biotech reports positive results from a late-stage drug study.
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Cancer Doctors Fear Chemo Drug Shortage

Tue, 12/16/2008 - 18:53
The inability of two drug makers to produce a generic cancer medicine endangers both patients and research.
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Beckman Builds On Sales

Tue, 12/16/2008 - 17:00
Medical-device maker able to raise prices, sees strong 2009.
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In A First, Pfizer Doesn't Raise Dividend

Mon, 12/15/2008 - 23:16
The decision, though expected, is emblematic of the drug industry's woes.
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Melnyk Lifts His Biovail Stake

Mon, 12/15/2008 - 22:10
Founder adds to holdings in company he has been unable to influence.
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FDA Verdict Could Determine Future Of Personalized Medicine

Mon, 12/15/2008 - 09:52
An advisory panel is set to debate what standards need to be applied before gene tests are approved with cancer drugs.
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David Whelan On Health Insurance

Sun, 12/14/2008 - 11:00
Look for President Barack Obama to use some of his political capital to start chipping away at the problem of the uninsured.
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