Novartis to cut 2,500 jobs worldwide

"Swiss drugmaker Novartis said it plans to cut 2,500 global jobs in a restructuring programme aimed at generating yearly cost savings of $1.6bn (€1.08bn). Novartis currently employs more than 600 people in its manufacturing facility in Ringaskiddy, Co Cork, and its ethical...

Brazil's Aids policy 'remarkable'

"Bargaining with pharmaceutical firms to bring down the price of Aids drugs and producing cheap generic versions has saved Brazil $1bn, a study has shown. Infection rates in the Latin American country have been kept at a similar level to the US, the report finds. And more...

AstraZeneca's headaches worsened by new generic drug

"The scale of the challenge posed to pharmaceutical companies by generic drug manufacturers was underlined yesterday when AstraZeneca announced a 16% drop in third-quarter pre-tax profit, and another of its products faced copycat competition. A Canadian company, Cobalt...

Merck Tax Rip Off

"Merck still has a $1.76 billion tax dispute with Canadian authorities, and has filed an appeal with the Canada Revenue Agency that is expected to be reviewed this year, spokesman Raymond Kerins said. Tax and accounting analyst Robert Willens of Lehman Brothers said in such...

Britney Spears tops Web search list

"Pop star Britney Spears and social networking phenomenon MySpace were the most popular search engine queries in 2006, underscoring America's obsession with celebrity and social networking. At least that's what Yahoo and Ask.com claim are the public's fixations, in their...

Top 5ive Items to Always Buy Generic

"ARE YOU A CONNOISSEUR of generic products? If not, you should be — at least when it comes to some items. While some brand-name products may taste better than their store-label counterparts, others are premium only in price. According to a 2005 study by Consumer Reports,...

Infostealer.Gampass |Trojan

"Infostealer.Gampass is a generic detection for a Trojan Horse that steals online game accounts, such as Lineage, Ragnarok online and Rexue Jianghu."More Info: Small News

6 Things to Know about the Acetaminophen Recall

"On Thursday the Food and Drug Administration issued a recall for about 11 million bottles of the painkiller acetaminophen. Here's what you need to know. 1. Not all acetaminophen is affected. Only certain bottles of 500 mg caplets made by Perrigo Company were recalled....

Ten Tips for Writing Effective Cover Letters

"A creative, well-written cover letter is often the best way to make your résumé stand out from the endless sea of applicants and find its way into the “must read” pile of the person making the hiring decisions. Here are 10 simple tips to help your cover...