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19 hrs ago | The Day

OSHA Fines Pfizer $15K For Violations At Groton Campus

Pfizer Inc. has been asked to pay more than $15,000 in fines related to workplace violations discovered at its Groton campus, the Hartford office of the U.S. Occupational Safety & Health Administration confirmed this week.

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Related Topix: OSHA, Environmental Law, Law, Biotech, Medicine, Healthcare Industry, Groton, CT

Fri Jul 03, 2009

Messenger

J&J buys $1 billion Elan stake, gains Alzheimer's R&D

Johnson & Johnson has agreed to pay $1 billion for an 18.4 percent stake in Irish drugmaker Elan Corp, and will acquire a major stake in Elan's portfolio of experimental drugs to treat Alzheimer's disease.

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Related Topix: Food, J and J Snack Foods, Alzheimer's, Health, Biotech, Johnson and Johnson, Medicine, Healthcare Industry, New Brunswick, NJ

Thu Jul 02, 2009

Canada.com

FDA adds "black box" warnings to anti-smoking drugs

Next > Health Canada is still in discussions with Pfizer Inc., about whether to add safety warnings to packages containing anti-smoking drugs that may have psychiatric side effects, including suicidal thoughts.

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Related Topix: Smoking, Medicine, Health, Food and Drug Administration, Biotech, Healthcare Industry, Zyban, Wellbutrin, Bupropion (generic), Medication, Depression

Flint Township/Swartz Creek Advance

San Diego-based group to buy Pfizer office building on Portage Road

A San Diego-based investment group is negotiating with Pfizer Inc. to buy the pharmaceutical company's vacant office building at the northeast corner of Romence and Portage roads.

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Related Topix: Biotech, Medicine, Healthcare Industry, Portage, MI, Marketing, Kalamazoo, MI

Wed Jul 01, 2009

Flint Township/Swartz Creek Advance

Pfizer launches free prescription program for those who lose their jobs

Pfizer Inc. launched Wednesday a program to help newly unemployed Americans who have no prescription drug coverage and who no longer have the financial means to continue receiving medications made by Pfizer.

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Related Topix: Biotech, Medicine, Healthcare Industry

TwinCities.com

FDA requires Chantix to have mental health warning

The Food and Drug Administration will require Pfizer Inc.'s smoking cessation drug Chantix to carry the agency's strongest safety warning over a series of mental health side effects, including depression and suicidal thoughts.

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Related Topix: Food and Drug Administration, Biotech, Medicine, Healthcare Industry

TheDay.Com - Pfizer

Pfizer Addressing Concerns Over Wyeth Deal

Pfizer Inc.'s takeover of Wyeth has run into a roadblock in Europe, but the New York-based pharmaceutical giant has promised changes in an attempt to gain regulatory approval.

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Related Topix: Biotech, Medicine, Healthcare Industry

Tue Jun 30, 2009

ETaiwanNews.com

Sanofi-Aventis to close some plants, restructure

French drugmaker Sanofi-Aventis SA on Tuesday announced a major corporate restructuring on the heels of new safety concerns that could hurt sales of a key drug, its once-a-day insulin Lantus.

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Related Topix: Biotech, SanofiSynthlabo, Medicine, Insulin (generic), Humulin, Novolin, Medication, Lantus, Insulin Glargine (generic), Health, Healthcare Industry, Diabetes

Rehab Management

Rigel's oral arthritis drug as good as Pfizer's: COO

Rigel Pharmaceuticals Inc's experimental oral treatment for rheumatoid arthritis would hold its own against a rival drug in development at Pfizer and has the potential to be a multi-billion dollar business, a top company official said.

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Related Topix: Biotech, Medicine, Rigel Pharmaceuticals, Healthcare Industry, Arthritis, Health, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Enbrel, Etanercept (generic), Medication, South San Francisco, CA

Sun Jun 28, 2009

Charleston Daily Mail

Neb. inmate says Zoloft contributed to murder

A Nebraska inmate serving time for his girlfriend's murder is the latest person to blame an antidepressant for influencing deadly behavior, but it remains unclear how far the case might go.

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Related Topix: Biotech, Medicine, Healthcare Industry, Omaha, NE Metro

Sat Jun 27, 2009

Business Wire

Pfizer Inc UK Regulatory Announcement: Pfizer Declares a 16-Cent Third-Quarter 2009 Dividend

The board of directors of Pfizer Inc today declared a 16-cent third-quarter 2009 dividend on the company's common stock, payable September 2, 2009, to shareholders of record at the close of business on August 7, 2009.

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Related Topix: Biotech, Medicine, Healthcare Industry

Fri Jun 26, 2009

Town Hall

Capital markets save dealmakers'...

Dealmakers saw business pick up again in the second quarter as they helped companies raise cash in capital markets, but lucrative mergers and acquisitions languished.

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Related Topix: Biotech, Medicine, Healthcare Industry, Wyeth, Banking, JP Morgan Chase

WOWT-TV Omaha

Girlfriend Strangled; Inmate Sues Zoloft Maker

A 25-year-old inmate who strangled his girlfriend is now suing a drug company. The inmate alleges the antidepressant he was taking led to his losing control.

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Related Topix: Biotech, Medicine, Healthcare Industry

Thu Jun 25, 2009

NewsChannel 8

Program Announced to Fight AIDS

A group of large corporations says it will help Washington fight the spread of HIV and AIDS with campaigns that include appearances by professional basketball players.

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Related Topix: HIV/AIDS, Health, San Francisco Metro, Oakland Metro, Oakland, CA, Biotech, Medicine, Healthcare Industry

Wed Jun 24, 2009

The Motley Fool

The Death of a Cash Cow

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Related Topix: Biotech, Medicine, Healthcare Industry, Monsanto, Chemicals, Syngenta AG, Rubber-Plastics, Manufacturing, Dow Chemical

Tue Jun 23, 2009

CSRwire.com

Big Brands Aim to Bolster U.S. AIDS Efforts

GBC's innovative campaign, the U.S. HIV Initiative, combines the private sector's unique skills, expertise and resources with national HIV/AIDS efforts, as well as those run by local governments and non-profits. The campaigns will educate millions of at-risk Americans about the disease to help prevent its further spread, and encourage them to get ...

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Related Topix: HIV/AIDS, Health, Biotech, Medicine, Healthcare Industry, Epidemic, Natural Disasters, Malaria, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Marketing

Mon Jun 22, 2009

Pharmaceutical Online

MannKind Closes Acquisition of Insulin Assets from Pfizer

MannKind Corporation today announced that it has completed its acquisition from Pfizer Inc.

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Related Topix: Biotech, MannKind, Medicine, Insulin (generic), Humulin, Novolin, Medication, Healthcare Industry

Sun Jun 21, 2009

The China Stock Blog

Pfizer: Looking to Do Deals in Emerging Markets

Pfizer Inc will use acquisitions and partnerships in an effort to become the number one drug seller in emerging markets such as China.

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Related Topix: Biotech, Medicine, Healthcare Industry, Wyeth

Sat Jun 20, 2009

The Day

City Can't Wait For Fort Trumbull Success

The New London Development Corp. must actively pursue developers for the Fort Trumbull peninsula and not sit back hoping investors come calling and a museum gets built.

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Related Topix: New London, CT, US News, US Supreme Court, Biotech, Medicine, Healthcare Industry

Fri Jun 19, 2009

Fool.com

MannKind Needs More Leaps

If you invest with your heart, then MannKind is a great story. Propelled by the will and the bankroll of billionaire chairman and CEO Alfred Mann, this tiny company is striving to make an inhaled form of insulin.

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Related Topix: Biotech, MannKind, Medicine, Healthcare Industry, Eli Lilly, Novo Nordisk AS, Food and Drug Administration, Medical Equipment, Nektar Therapeutics

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