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Deeper levels of response with Tasigna® compared to Glivec®
Phase III clinical trial data contribute to the growing evidence that adult patients with Philadelphia chromosome-positi...
Commercial or communal: Why is outsourcing taboo for churches and pharmaceutical companies?
Consumers hold churches and pharmaceutical companies to different moral standards than other organizations, according to...
Merck Helps Eliminate Schistosomiasis in Africa
Merck KGaA announced its intention to further boost its efforts in the fight against the tropical disease schistosomiasi...
Abbott and Reata Pharmaceuticals Announce Agreement
Abbott and Reata Pharmaceuticals have entered into a worldwide collaboration to jointly develop and commercialize Reata'...
Pfizer Elects CEO Ian Read as Chairman of the Board
Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) announced that its Board of Directors has elected current President and Chief Executive Officer,...
Scientists discover new way to target cancer
Scientists have discovered a new way to target cancer through manipulating a master switch responsible for cancer cell g...
Most couples prefer spontaneity in the bedroom
Sex is spontaneous, or unplanned, for the majority of men and women in the U.S. and around the world, a recent survey fo...
European Medicines Agency and United States Food and Drug Administration to share manufacturing site inspections
The European Medicines Agency and the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are launching an initiative to sh...
Afinitor® significantly extends time women with advanced breast cancer live without tumor growth
Updated results of a Phase III study of Afinitor® (everolimus) tablets plus exemestane, a hormonal therapy, show everoli...
AstraZeneca to acquire generics company to broaden patient access to medicines in China
AstraZeneca has entered into an agreement to acquire Guangdong BeiKang Pharmaceutical Company Ltd, a privately-owned gen...
