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Human Genome Sciences announces plan to lay off 114
Rockville-based Human Genome Sciences has warned state regulators that it plans to cut 114 jobs beginning in October, three months after striking a deal to be acquired by GlaxoSmithKline. Human Genome, which employs about 1,000 people in Rockville, could...Tags: Unemployment, Job Layoffs, Labor Legislation, Human Genome Sciences Inc., Layoffs and Downsizing
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GlaxoSmithKline to acquire Human Genome Sciences
After spurning a hostile takeover bid from GlaxoSmithKline PLC in April, Human Genome Sciences Inc. said Monday it agreed to be bought by the biopharmaceutical giant for a more lucrative offer valued at $3.6 billion.
GlaxoSmithKline boosted its offer for...Tags: Food and Drug Administration, Drugs and Medicines, Biotechnology Industry, Economy, Business and Finance, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks
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Saving lives one step at a time
For years people around the country have been climbing mountains for CureDuchenne. As they raise money and awareness, they also get younger. Most recently, 8-year-old Tyler Armstrong climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro and helped raise about $40,000 for the Newport...
Tags: Charity, Eastern Africa, Social Issues, Diseases and Illnesses, Science and Technology
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AIDS deaths worldwide drop as access to drugs improves
ReutersLOS ANGELES/GENEVA (Reuters) - Fewer people infected with HIV globally are dying as more of them get access to crucial antiretroviral drugs, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa, the United Nations AIDS program said on Wednesday. The United Nations...Tags: Gilead Sciences Inc., Diseases and Illnesses, Vaccines, Truvada, Health Organizations
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Dangerous pharmaceuticals marketed as supplements
Shengyang Zhou assured the American buyers that his Chinese-made weight-loss capsules were safe. Zhou was sure because he had a test — one person eats a whole bottle. Such a person would have "maybe some stomach problem, but not die," he told...
Tags: Food and Drug Administration, Health Treatments, Economy, Business and Finance, Companies and Corporations, Meridia (drug)
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Pennsylvania to receive more than $13 million as part of GlaxoSmithKline healthcare fraud settlement
Assistant Press SecretaryAttorney General Linda Kelly today announced that Pennsylvania will receive more than $13 million as part of the largest healthcare fraud settlement in United States history. Kelly said that GlaxoSmithKline, a British based pharmaceutical company that...Tags: Food and Drug Administration, Shingles, Asthma, Avandia (drug), Imitrex (drug)
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GlaxoSmithKline to pay $3 billion healthcare fraud settlement, U.S. says
Pharmaceutical drug maker GlaxoSmithKline will pay $3 billion and plead guilty to federal charges to resolve a slew of criminal and civil issues stemming from its use of kickbacks, mis-branding and other misconduct to market drugs such as Paxil,...
Tags: Asthma, Avandia (drug), Steve Jobs, Economy, Business and Finance, Sexual Dysfunction
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Report: Dr. Drew Paid $275K to Promote Antidepressant
KTLA NewsLOS ANGELES (KTLA) -- Celebrity addiction specialist Dr. Drew Pinsky is under fire for helping market an antidepressant for uses not approved by the Food and Drug Administration. GlaxoSmithKline, which makes the drug Wellbutrin, agreed to pay a $3...Tags: Food and Drug Administration, Wellbutrin (drug), Drugs and Medicines, Depression, Justice System
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Ripley's opens Odditorium at Harborplace
Ripley's Believe It or Not, one of the first of several new tenants opening for the summer tourist season at Harborplace in downtown Baltimore, will open Saturday in the Light Street Pavilion. Ripley Entertainment Inc. said exhibits at the Inner Harbor...Tags: Science, Biotechnology Industry, Inner Harbor, Economy, Business and Finance, Arts and Culture
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Feds Say They Crack $80 Million Drug Heist From Pharmaceutical Warehouse in Enfield
The Hartford CourantTwo Miami men were charged Thursday with the sensational theft of $80 million in pharmaceuticals from an Eli Lilly Co. warehouse in Enfield two years ago, federal authorities said Thursday. Amaury Villa, 37, and his brother, Amed Villa, 46, Cuban...Tags: Prozac (drug), Health Treatments, Theft, Punishment, The Home Depot
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Antidepressants and pregnancy
Upon learning they are pregnant, most women dutifully nix the alcohol, sushi and caffeine.
But what about antidepressants?
Headlines about the potential risks of antidepressants on a developing fetus, including miscarriage, premature birth and newborn...Tags: Obstetrics, Premature Birth, Medical Research, Chemical Industry, Mental Illness
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Asthma drugs may increase attacks in kids: report
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - One class of drugs used to prevent wheezing and shortness of breath in people with asthma may increase kids' risk of being hospitalized for an asthma attack, according to a new analysis from the U.S. Food and Drug...Tags: Asthma, Food and Drug Administration, Wheezing, Diseases and Illnesses, Hospitals and Clinics
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