TOP 100 MEDICAL SITES
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| Patients Get Power of Fast Response A number of incidents have led some hospitals to give patients and families the power to demand immediate attention from experienced medical staff when they fear a worsening condition. sec.online.wsj.com |
FDA Warns on Cigarette Ban FDA officials warned companies Tuesday to think twice about circumventing a new ban on certain flavored cigarettes by introducing similar products like little cigars. online.barrons.com |
AIDS Vaccine Is of Modest Help A deeper analysis of the results of an HIV vaccine tested in Thailand suggests that the vaccine may not have been as effective as originally indicated. online.wsj.com |
Sanofi-Aventis to Establish Venture Capital Fund, Looking for 'Right Brain Activity' The Burrill Report submits: By Marie DaghlianChris Viehbacher, CEO of Sanofi-Aventis (SNY), said his company will establish a venture capital fund, joining an ever-growing queue of pharma venture capital funds seeking to gain better access biotech innovation. Viehbacher confirmed the French drugmaker’s plans in comments made at an event at Sanofi’s R&D campus in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the online publication Xconomy reported. The company also announced a significant expansion and extension of its collaboration with Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN). The deal comes a month after Sanofi-Aventis struck a partnership deal with Merrimack Pharmaceuticals focused on the biotech's experimental antibody drug for cancer, and continues Sanofi's strategy of looking outside the company for what Viehbacher calls "right brain activity" that leads to creativity and innovation.Complete Story » seekingalpha.com |
Novartis Bets on Heart Drug Novartis said it is paying up to $620 million for the world-wide rights to an experimental heart drug in a deal that boosts the Swiss drug maker's portfolio of cardiovascular medicines. online.wsj.com |