News results: "GlaxoSmithKline"

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Business

Watson’s Nicorette Mint Gum Approved

Watson’s Nicorette Mint Gum Approved

Wednesday, Watson Pharmaceuticals Incorporated announced that United States health regulators had...
» read full story December 31st, 2008 - 15:39

Britain's BT Announces 10,000 Job-cuts

London - British Telecom (BT) announced today that in order to ensure its survival, the company...
» read full story November 13th, 2008 - 13:43

GlaxoSmithKline Reports Stronger Q3 Earnings and Sales

London - British pharmaceuticals concern GlaxoSmithKline reported Wednesday that it managed to...
» read full story October 22nd, 2008 - 16:13
GSK’s Shares Up on EU Permission to Sell Bird-Flu Vaccine

GSK’s Shares Up on EU Permission to Sell Bird-Flu Vaccine

GlaxoSmithKline, the United Kingdom-based pharmaceutical, biological, and healthcare company,...
» read full story May 19th, 2008 - 21:51
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Specials

Epilepsy Drugs Must Carry a Suicide Risk Warning

Epilepsy Drugs Must Carry a Suicide Risk Warning

Epilepsy drugs must carry a new warning about the risk of suicidal thoughts or actions, U.S....
» read full story December 18th, 2008 - 11:52
Experimental Malaria Vaccine May Protect Infants, Children

Experimental Malaria Vaccine May Protect Infants, Children

Results from a malaria vaccine trial have so far shown promise that it may open new pathways for...
» read full story December 10th, 2008 - 21:15
Radio Host Continues to Be Investigated for Drug Companies Ties

Radio Host Continues to Be Investigated for Drug Companies Ties

Dr. Fred Goodwin, a popular radio host of the NPR program, “The Infinite Mind,” has reportedly...
» read full story November 24th, 2008 - 14:23
“Red Wine” Drug Fights Against Obesity Regardless of Diet

“Red Wine” Drug Fights Against Obesity Regardless of Diet

Are scientists one step closer to finding the secret weapon in the fight against obesity and...
» read full story November 06th, 2008 - 14:00
Avandia Risks Ban over Liver Toxicity

Avandia Risks Ban over Liver Toxicity

GlaxoSmithKline PLC’s diabetes drug faces harsh criticism as the Washington, D.C.-based group...
» read full story November 03rd, 2008 - 15:15
CDC: Merck’s Rotateq Lowered Cases of Rotavirus by 80 Percent since Approval

CDC: Merck’s Rotateq Lowered Cases of Rotavirus by 80 Percent since Approval

Rotateq, the vaccine against rotavirus, has reduced the number of illnesses by at least two-thirds...
» read full story October 27th, 2008 - 15:10
Gardasil Vaccination Rate Tops 25 Percent despite Initial Doubts

Gardasil Vaccination Rate Tops 25 Percent despite Initial Doubts

More girls in the United States are vaccinated with Gardasil, the vaccine designed to prevent...
» read full story October 13th, 2008 - 15:30
Emory Psychiatrist Did Not Report Drug Income

Emory Psychiatrist Did Not Report Drug Income

Congressional investigators have revealed that Dr. Charles B. Nemeroff of Emory University, one...
» read full story October 03rd, 2008 - 20:55
Flu Season Is Almost Here, Get Vaccinated, CDC Recommends

Flu Season Is Almost Here, Get Vaccinated, CDC Recommends

In an attempt to reduce the number of people getting influenza or dying from it, on Wednesday, the...
» read full story September 25th, 2008 - 14:20
FDA Makes This Year’s Flu Vaccines Public

FDA Makes This Year’s Flu Vaccines Public

As autumn is approaching, people should be ready to welcome the flu season. And the best way to do...
» read full story August 07th, 2008 - 17:15
A Glass of Red Wine May Hold the Secret to Longevity

A Glass of Red Wine May Hold the Secret to Longevity

Researchers may be closer than ever to discover the secret to longevity, as new research by...
» read full story June 05th, 2008 - 12:24
FDA: Patients Should Switch to HFA Inhalers

FDA: Patients Should Switch to HFA Inhalers

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued an advisory Friday saying patients should give up...
» read full story June 02nd, 2008 - 15:38
Manufacturers to Boost Number of Flu Vaccines for Next Season

Manufacturers to Boost Number of Flu Vaccines for Next Season

Despite inefficiency of the flu vaccines this year in the U.S., the five companies manufacturing...
» read full story May 12th, 2008 - 11:12
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World

Malaria Vaccine – A ‘Hopeful Beginning’ in Fighting the Deadly Disease

Malaria Vaccine – A ‘Hopeful Beginning’ in Fighting the Deadly Disease

Two studies appearing this week in the New England Journal of Medicine note that an experimental...
» read full story December 10th, 2008 - 13:04
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Science

A Vaccine Against Malaria That Promises To Drastically Cut Infection Rates

A Vaccine Against Malaria That Promises To Drastically Cut Infection Rates

Researchers reported on Monday that a revolutionary vaccine against malaria protected up to 65...
» read full story December 09th, 2008 - 13:44
GlaxoSmithKline and Genmab: Breakthrough in Leukemia Treatment

GlaxoSmithKline and Genmab: Breakthrough in Leukemia Treatment

On Thursday, GlaxoSmithKline PLC released a very encouraging statement: the tests it has been...
» read full story August 01st, 2008 - 17:32
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U.S.

FDA Requires More Study Of Heart Risk For Diabetes Drugs

FDA Requires More Study Of Heart Risk For Diabetes Drugs

More than a year after GlaxoSmithKline PLC’s Avandia was linked to higher risk of heart...
» read full story December 18th, 2008 - 20:21
FDA Panel Warns Over Two Asthma Drugs

FDA Panel Warns Over Two Asthma Drugs

A US Food and Drug Administration panel decided on Thursday that two asthma drugs pose serious...
» read full story December 12th, 2008 - 23:42
The National Influenza Vaccination Week Is Here

The National Influenza Vaccination Week Is Here

National Influenza Vaccination Week is set for Dec. 8 – 12. Therefore, Americans are all invited...
» read full story December 11th, 2008 - 07:25
FDA Releases Warning on Use of Four Popular Asthma Drugs

FDA Releases Warning on Use of Four Popular Asthma Drugs

An analysis released Friday by the Food and Drug Administration concluded that four drugs used to...
» read full story December 08th, 2008 - 14:51
Radio Host Was Involved In Drug Company Commercial Interests

Radio Host Was Involved In Drug Company Commercial Interests

Senator Charles Grassley, the Iowa Republican who for over a year has been leading an investigation...
» read full story November 24th, 2008 - 11:25
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Health

Drug-Resistant Influenza Strain

Drug-Resistant Influenza Strain

Doctors in Norway discovered that there is a drug-resistant influenza strain which might be linked...
» read full story December 31st, 2008 - 19:44
Watson Wins FDA Approval For Mint-Flavored Nicorette

Watson Wins FDA Approval For Mint-Flavored Nicorette

Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. said on Wednesday that its subsidiary Watson Laboratories, Inc. has...
» read full story December 31st, 2008 - 16:00
Health Authorities: US Flu Strain Resistant to Tamiflu

Health Authorities: US Flu Strain Resistant to Tamiflu

United States health authorities warned the population that the current strain of flu circulating...
» read full story December 22nd, 2008 - 13:36
FDA Wants More Study for Diabetes Drugs to Better Asses for Heart Risks

FDA Wants More Study for Diabetes Drugs to Better Asses for Heart Risks

More than a year after GlaxoSmithKline PLC’s Avandia was linked to higher risk of heart...
» read full story December 18th, 2008 - 13:34
FDA Panel Rules: Two Popular Asthma Drugs Risky, Advair and Symbicort Safe

FDA Panel Rules: Two Popular Asthma Drugs Risky, Advair and Symbicort Safe

A Food and Drug Administration panel said Thursday that the risk of taking the asthma medications...
» read full story December 14th, 2008 - 10:47
Advisory Panel Rules Advair Is Safe

Advisory Panel Rules Advair Is Safe

A U.S. advisory panel ruled on Thursday that GlaxoSmithKline Plc's widely prescribed drug Advair...
» read full story December 13th, 2008 - 12:59
FDA Panel Calls for Restriction on Two Asthma Drugs

FDA Panel Calls for Restriction on Two Asthma Drugs

A US Food and Drug Administration panel decided on Thursday that two asthma drugs pose serious...
» read full story December 12th, 2008 - 13:51
2 Diabetes Drugs Affect Women’s Bones

2 Diabetes Drugs Affect Women’s Bones

A new British analysis found that Avandia and Actos, two widely prescribed diabetes drugs, could...
» read full story December 10th, 2008 - 23:31
Malaria Vaccine, In Development

Malaria Vaccine, In Development

Malaria is very well-known disease, part of the vector-borne diseases. It has been discovered that...
» read full story December 09th, 2008 - 19:17
Glaxo Malaria Vaccine Proves Successful in Early Tests

Glaxo Malaria Vaccine Proves Successful in Early Tests

Researchers have been trying for years to develop a vaccine for malaria, the deadly, mosquito-borne...
» read full story December 09th, 2008 - 13:54
A Vaccine Against Malaria That Promises to Drastically Cut Infection Rates

A Vaccine Against Malaria That Promises to Drastically Cut Infection Rates

Researchers reported on Monday that a revolutionary vaccine against malaria protected up to 65...
» read full story December 08th, 2008 - 22:34
The National Influenza Vaccination Week Is Here! Get Your Shot!

The National Influenza Vaccination Week Is Here! Get Your Shot!

National Influenza Vaccination Week is set for Dec. 8 – 12. Therefore, Americans are all invited...
» read full story December 08th, 2008 - 13:39
Asthma Meds Under FDA’s Investigation

Asthma Meds Under FDA’s Investigation

A Food and Drug Administration report concerning four drugs used to treat asthma said the products...
» read full story December 07th, 2008 - 14:18
FDA Issues Warnings on Four Asthma Drugs

FDA Issues Warnings on Four Asthma Drugs

On Friday, two Food and Drug Administration (FDA) officials released a statement on the agency’s...
» read full story December 06th, 2008 - 13:34
Study: Diabetes Drug Avandia Riskier Than Actos

Study: Diabetes Drug Avandia Riskier Than Actos

Older diabetics taking Avandia may face higher risk of heart failure and death than those taking...
» read full story November 25th, 2008 - 14:27
NPR Radio Host Caught With Ties to Drug Companies

NPR Radio Host Caught With Ties to Drug Companies

Dr. Frederick K. Goodwin is a psychiatrist of some import, as well as the host of the popular...
» read full story November 24th, 2008 - 16:02
Radio Host Involved In Drug Company Commercial Interests

Radio Host Involved In Drug Company Commercial Interests

Senator Charles Grassley, the Iowa Republican who for over a year has been leading an investigation...
» read full story November 21st, 2008 - 23:27
Early HIV Treatment Cuts Babies’ Death Risk

Early HIV Treatment Cuts Babies’ Death Risk

A study in the Nov. 20 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine reveals that, for infants with...
» read full story November 20th, 2008 - 16:00
Our Bodies Can Now Be Successfully Tricked Into Losing Weight

Our Bodies Can Now Be Successfully Tricked Into Losing Weight

According to the magazine Cell Metabolism published today, French researchers claim to have...
» read full story November 05th, 2008 - 20:47
Experimental Drug “Lures” The Body Into Burning Off Fat

Experimental Drug “Lures” The Body Into Burning Off Fat

Couch potatoes all over the world, here’s your chance to lose weight due to a “magic” pill, which...
» read full story November 05th, 2008 - 15:24
Consumer Group Urges FDA to Ban Glaxo’s Avandia over Liver Failure

Consumer Group Urges FDA to Ban Glaxo’s Avandia over Liver Failure

Consumer group Public Citizen on Thursday asked the Food and Drug Administration to ban...
» read full story October 31st, 2008 - 14:37
CDC Calls Merck’s Gardasil Safe

CDC Calls Merck’s Gardasil Safe

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Immunization Safety Office on Wednesday...
» read full story October 23rd, 2008 - 13:47

Emory University Denied $9.3 Million Grant from NIH

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has announced its decision to postpone a $9.3 million...
» read full story October 16th, 2008 - 17:00
Emory Denied Federal Grant over Payment Disclosure Conflict

Emory Denied Federal Grant over Payment Disclosure Conflict

The US National Institutes of Health (NIH) froze a $9.3 million research grant to Emory ...
» read full story October 15th, 2008 - 15:05
Report: 25 Percent Of US Teen Girls Got Cervical Cancer Vaccine In 2007

Report: 25 Percent Of US Teen Girls Got Cervical Cancer Vaccine In 2007

However controversial Merck’s cervical cancer vaccine Gardasil has been considered since approval,...
» read full story October 10th, 2008 - 14:13
Top Psychiatrist of Emory University Failed to Report Income from Drug Makers

Top Psychiatrist of Emory University Failed to Report Income from Drug Makers

Dr. Charles B. Nemeroff of Emory University, one of the nation’s leading psychiatrists and a...
» read full story October 05th, 2008 - 14:20
Leading Emory Psychiatrist ‘Fails’ to Report $1.2 Million of Drug Income

Leading Emory Psychiatrist ‘Fails’ to Report $1.2 Million of Drug Income

Emory University psychiatrist Charles Nemeroff has been accused of not reporting almost half of the...
» read full story October 04th, 2008 - 19:54
Emory Psychiatrist Dr. Charles B. Nemeroff  Did Not Report Drug Income

Emory Psychiatrist Dr. Charles B. Nemeroff Did Not Report Drug Income

Congressional investigators have revealed that Dr. Charles B. Nemeroff of Emory University, one...
» read full story October 04th, 2008 - 16:09
FDA Approves Amgen's Nplate Bone Marrow Stimulant

FDA Approves Amgen's Nplate Bone Marrow Stimulant

Following the recommendation of its expert panel back in March, the Food and Drug Administration...
» read full story August 23rd, 2008 - 15:50
Merck’s Cervical Cancer Vaccine Doesn’t Justify Cost in Adult Women

Merck’s Cervical Cancer Vaccine Doesn’t Justify Cost in Adult Women

Merck & Co.’s Gardasil cervical cancer vaccine faces serious doubts when it comes to its...
» read full story August 21st, 2008 - 13:15
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