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Prescription Drug Prices Still Growing Strong
by Melly Alazraki on Mar.16, 2011, under Towing
Prescription-drug prices have been outpacing the growth in prices for other medical products and services, according to a study from the Government Accountability Office this week. Which drugs have seen the biggest hikes?
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Prescription Drug Prices Still Growing Strong originally appeared on DailyFinance on Wed, 16 Mar 2011 12:00:00.
Filed Under: Health Care, Insurance
WHO’s Swine Flu Pandemic Response Wasn’t Influenced by Vaccine Makers
by Melly Alazraki on Mar.10, 2011, under Towing
During the H1N1 swine flu pandemic, much criticism was leveled at World Health Organization officials, accusing their response of being too heavily influenced by the pharmaceutical industry. But according to a panel of independent experts, that wasn’t the case.
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WHO’s Swine Flu Pandemic Response Wasn’t Influenced by Vaccine Makers originally appeared on DailyFinance on Thu, 10 Mar 2011 15:30:00.
Filed Under: Health Care, Sanofi Aventis, GlaxoSmithKline, Novartis, Astrazeneca
Johnson & Johnson Recalls Leaky Insulin Cartridges
by Melly Alazraki on Mar.08, 2011, under Towing
Johnson & Johnson has issued another recall, and this time, it’s not over a typo. The company’s Animas unit recalled five lots of leaking insulin cartridges whose use could lead to serious health problems. The 2-milliliter cartridges can leak, resulting in the delivery of less insulin than intended.
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Johnson & Johnson Recalls Leaky Insulin Cartridges originally appeared on DailyFinance on Tue, 08 Mar 2011 16:15:00.
Filed Under: Health Care, Johnson & Johnson
Japan Finds No Link Between Vaccines and Child Deaths
by Melly Alazraki on Mar.08, 2011, under Towing
Japan’s health ministry says it’s continuing its suspension of pediatric vaccines made by Pfizer and Sanofi-Aventis, despite finding no connection between the vaccines and the deaths of four children. Both drugmakers are cooperating with the government and expect to be cleared.
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Japan Finds No Link Between Vaccines and Child Deaths originally appeared on DailyFinance on Tue, 08 Mar 2011 12:30:00.
Filed Under: Company News, Health Care, Pfizer, Sanofi Aventis
Can’t Sleep? Maybe It’s Your Late-Night Technology Use
by Melly Alazraki on Mar.07, 2011, under Towing
Put away your iPad, turn off your BlackBerry and don’t even look at your PlayStation just before bedtime. Doing so could help Americans sleep better, according to a new poll. It finds that using communications technology in the hour before sleep is pervasive and perhaps unhealthy.
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Can’t Sleep? Maybe It’s Your Late-Night Technology Use originally appeared on DailyFinance on Mon, 07 Mar 2011 17:50:00.
Filed Under: Technology, Columns, Health Care
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