A new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine finds that Niacin (produced by Abbott and sold as Niaspan) is more effective than the new blockbuster drug ezetimibe (produced by Merck and sold as Zetia) at reducing artery-clogging deposits caused by high...
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Merck and AstraZeneca, two giant drug houses have announced plans to collaborate on a cancer drug therapy. They are both working on drugs that block a cancer's pathway to growth but when one way is blocked, the cancer may take another pathway. This collaboration...
"Over the past 12 years, anesthesiologist Scott Reuben revolutionized the way physicians provide pain relief to patients undergoing orthopedic surgery for everything from torn ligaments to worn-out hips. Now, the...
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Pharmaceutical giant Merck, known for its Gardasil product, is acquiring Schering-Plough in a $41 billion dollar merger. The overall goal is to compete more closely with Pfizer, which is the largetst pharma...
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Human papillomavirus, or HPV, is an oncogenic virus implicated in causing nearly 100% of all cervical cancer cases, but it does not just target females. It also infects males, and can cause anal, penile, neck...
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Listen to this week's edition of the "Weekly Radio Spin," the Center for Media and Democracy's audio report on the stories behind the news. This week, we look at how Barbie celebrates Earth Day, why Freedom's...
This week, we look at why leaders in China -- and the U.S. -- think more propaganda is better, what happens when journalists wear a PR hat too, and who's joining Blackwater's crowded payroll. In "Six Degrees of...
"WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Thousands of people who volunteered to test an experimental AIDS vaccine that may have actually raised the risk of infection will be told if they got the actual shot, researchers said on Tuesday.
Merck & Co. Inc. and academic researchers said they...
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Merck Agrees to Pay $4.85 Billion for Vioxx ClaimsThree years after withdrawing its pain medication Vioxx from the market, Merck
announced today that it will pay $4.85 billion to settle 27,000
lawsuits by people...
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The Center for Media and Democracy has completed a four part series of articles, The Politics and PR of Cervical Cancer, about the first FDA approved human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine GARDASIL,...
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"Robert J. Coury, Mylan's Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer said, "The new Mylan now has all of the critical attributes we need to ensure future success and deliver powerful growth. We have enhanced scale and stability, a truly global reach, vertical and horizontal...
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A new HIV vaccine, supported by WHO and UNAIDS, being pushed by Merck hit a roadblock this week. The STEP program, which has participants in North America, Australia, South America, and the Caribbean, has,...
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