Healthcare News

AstraZeneca cancer drug fails trail, shares drop

The Anglo-Swedish drugmaker's cancer drug Recentin failed in a one on one late stage trial with Roche's Avastin in colorectal cancer patients….

Changes in Canadian Tax law open doors for U.S. investment in Canadian biotech

Changes to section 116 will remove double tax filing requirements and administrative delays that turned invertors away from Canadian biotech firms…

Employee health essential for staff retention: survey

British businesses may face an uphill struggle to retain staff as the market recovers unless they focus more on employees’ wellbeing ...

Bristol-Myers Squibb announces new CEO and quarterly dividends

The global biopharmaceutical company declared quarterly dividends and named Lamberto Andreotti CEO effective May 4...

CEOs call for bipartisan legislation to reduce health care costs

A Business Roundtable statement confirms the importance of health care reform and calls for bipartisan legislation…

Business Roundtable calls for bipartisan legislation to reduce health care costs

Shire plc Supports Rare Disease Day 2010

The British biopharmaceutical company announced that it will create media coverage in many countries to raise awareness and understanding of rare diseases…

Makers of CT scanners add safeguards to prevent dangerous radiation

The Medical Imaging & Technology Alliance said manufacturers will add a color-coded warning system to their machines...

House votes to revoke health insurance companies’ exemption from antitrust laws

Democratic measures to strip health insurance companies of their exemption reflect public concerns about insurers….

House votes to strip health insurance companies of antitrust exemption

WHO to decide if H1N1 has peaked

In a few weeks, health experts will review the status of the swine flu pandemic to decide if the worst is over…

Novartis’ cancer drug wins FDA priority review

Tasigna receives U.S. Food and Drug Administration priority review for newly diagnosed patients with early-stage chronic myeloid leukemia...

Walgreens to purchase New York City’s largest drug store chain

Walgreens is set acquire Duane Reade and take leadership position in the United State’s largest retail and drugstore market...

Study finds racial gap in heart disease awareness

An American Heart Association report found low knowledge of heart attack warning signs among women…

American Heart Association finds racial gap in heart disease awareness

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd reports record full year and fourth quarter results

The generic drug giant reported record annual sales in all geographies…

Teva reported record annual sales in all geographies

IBM Partners with leading Australian institutions to study disease

Victorian State Government and IBM establish Life Sciences Research Collaboratory at the University of Melbourne…

Vancouver Olympics: Innovative IT imaging technology improves treatment for athletes

GE Healthcare’s IT solutions connect medical facilities treating athletes in the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Games…

ReNeuron approved to begin landmark clinical trial for stroke victims

The UK Gene Therapy Advisory Committee has approved ReNeuron’s first-in-man clinical trial to determine whether stem cell therapy can help stroke patients…