AstraZeneca to cut 8,000 jobs
Pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca PLC, AstraZeneca Plc, which has operations in Westboro, said today it plans to ax 8,000 more jobs, or 12 percent of its work force, by 2014 to cut costs as it reported disappointing fourth quarter earnings.
Herceptin Again Proves Mettle Against Breast Cancer
High-risk breast cancer patients with HER2-positive tumors benefit from receiving the targeted therapy Herceptin while undergoing chemotherapy, new research shows.
Zyprexa (olanzapine): Use in Adolescents - Clinicians should consider potential long-term risks when prescribing to adolescents
Audience: Neuropsychiatric healthcare professionals
ROCKVILLE, Md., Jan. 30, 2010 — Lilly and FDA notified
healthcare professionals of changes to the Prescribing Information
for Zyprexa related to its indication for use in adolescents (ages
13-17)…
Tight blood sugar control may raise risk of death
Very tight blood sugar control may raise the risk of premature death in people with type 2 diabetes, with the risk even higher among patients taking insulin, a new study reveals.
Drug raids in county end with 16 arrests
Sixteen suspects were rounded up Thursday during a series of early morning drug raids led by St.
Study urges avoiding diabetes treatment extremes
MODERATION appears to be the best approach to controlling blood sugar in a form of diabetes that affects many adults, researchers said yesterday, since lowering it too far can be as risky as letting it stay too high.
Largest Norwalk drug bust in years nets city man
An eight-month city narcotics investigation — assisted by the federal Drug Enforcement Administration — ended Wednesday afternoon in a supermarket parking lot when a city man was arrested on 29 drug charges.
Destin Doctor Sentenced to Life in Prison for Illegal Distribution of Controlled Substances
Thomas F. Kirwin, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida announced today that Destin physician David Willis Webb was sentenced to life imprisonment for distribution of and conspiracy to distribute controlled substances resulting in death.
Walton meth epidemic: Database proposed to track pharmacy purchases
The fight against methamphetamine continues in Walton County. Sheriff Mike Adkinson asked county commissioners Tuesday to adopt a MethCheck ordinance.
Herceptin Approved in the EU for Patients with HER2-positive Advanced Stomach Cancer
Roche announced today that the European Commission has approved Herceptin in combination with chemotherapy for use in patients with HER2-positive metastatic stomach cancer.
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