News tagged with drug industry

India's global pharmacy role threatened by EU pact

(AP) -- Efforts by India and the European Union to strengthen trade are threatening India's ability to deliver lifesaving medicines to the world's poorest, analysts say as the two sides push through protracted ...

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Feb 10, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

FDA outlines path for lower-priced biotech drugs

(AP) -- The Food and Drug Administration is preparing to review the first lower-cost versions of biotech drugs, expensive medications which have never before faced generic competition.

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Feb 09, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

New report identifies research needed on 'modified risk' tobacco products

A new Institute of Medicine report specifies the types of research that the Food and Drug Administration should require before allowing tobacco companies to sell or advertise 'modified risk' tobacco products as being capable ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 14, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Hollywood, Silicon Valley spar over online piracy bill

Hollywood sparred with Silicon Valley in the US Congress on Wednesday at a hearing on a controversial bill intended to crack down on online piracy.

Technology / Internet

created Nov 16, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 7

New technique enables study of 'challenging' proteins

Researchers from Hull, Bristol and Frankfurt have shown that a new technique for identifying molecular structure can be used effectively on small samples of biological proteins, particularly proteins that are targeted for ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Nov 14, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Venture investments grow in 3Q from last year

(AP) -- Venture capitalists invested more money in more U.S. startups in the third quarter than they did a year earlier - especially in the software industry.

Technology / Business

created Oct 19, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Petition demands US label genetically engineered food

Supporters and producers of organic foods petitioned the US government Tuesday for mandatory labeling of genetically engineered foods, and encouraged consumers to go online and join the cause.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Oct 05, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Smoking could lead to 40 million excess tuberculosis deaths by 2050

Between 2010 and 2050, smoking could be responsible for 40 million excess deaths from tuberculosis (TB), according to research published in the British Medical Journal today.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Oct 05, 2011 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 1

New technique maps twin faces of smallest Janus nanoparticles

(PhysOrg.com) -- New drug delivery systems, solar cells, industrial catalysts and video displays are among the potential applications of special particles that possess two chemically distinct sides. These ...

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Sep 26, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Spend less on older therapies and the new ones will be more affordable

Australians are living longer largely due to a remarkable trend that appeared about 40 years ago.

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Aug 29, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Toxic chromium found in Chicago's drinking water

Chicago's first round of testing for a toxic metal called hexavalent chromium found that levels in local drinking water are more than 11 times higher than a health standard California adopted last month.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Aug 08, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 3

Where there's smoke, there's ire

Speakers at an all-day conference at the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) hailed a two-year-old federal law giving the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) power to regulate cigarettes as a key opportunity ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jun 27, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

No state lawsuits on generic drugs: US Supreme Court

The US Supreme Court narrowly ruled on Thursday that people may not sue generic drug makers under state laws if they believe a generic drug label failed to adequately warn of side effects.

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Jun 23, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

E. coli outbreak points to gaps in US food system

(AP) -- The nasty form of E. coli hitting Europe points out gaps in the U.S. food safety system that raise concern that similar outbreaks might happen here.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jun 02, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Medical students have substantial exposure to pharmaceutical industry marketing

Medical students in the United States are frequently exposed to pharmaceutical marketing, even in their preclinical years, and the extent of their contact with industry is associated with positive attitudes about marketing ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created May 24, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0