Sebelius Defends Medicare Nominee
Health secretary Kathleen Sebelius rejected criticism of the Obama administration's nominee to run Medicare and Medicaid, saying Republicans were being unfair to Donald Berwick and she was confident he would be confirmed. online.wsj.com |
Move to Repeal Tax Rule Tied to Health Overhaul Fails
House Democrats voted in favor of repealing a small part of the health overhaul involving tax-reporting rules, but the repeal move failed to pass because it fell short of the two-thirds support required. online.wsj.com |
Lilly's Glimmers of Light Unlikely to Bring Future Growth
EP Vantage submits:In the midst of a period of seemingly interminable gloom, two shafts of weak light appeared for Eli Lilly (LLY) last Thursday: an advisory committee partly backed expanded approval for Cymbalta and a judge temporarily blocked sales of generic versions of its hyperactivity therapy Strattera. Both pieces of news come with caveats that lessen their shine, but as pressure seems to mount daily on Eli Lilly to demonstrate that it can navigate its way out of this dark spell, these small mercies come as some relief. Unfortunately, neither issue has the potential to become a real bright spot of future growth, meaning the clamor for solutions to the company's problems is only going to grow louder.Complete Story » seekingalpha.com |
FDA Warns About Osteoporosis Drug
A widely prescribed class of drugs known as bisphosphonates might be associated with a very rare but serious type of fracture in the thigh bone, the FDA said. online.wsj.com |
Hollywood Stars Talk About Epilepsy - Video
Hollywood Movie Premiere Highlights National Epilepsy Awareness Month feedproxy.google.com |