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Re-analysis of cigarettes confirms tobacco companies increased addictive nicotine 11 percent

A reanalysis of nicotine yield from major brand name cigarettes sold in Massachusetts from 1997 to 2005 has confirmed that manufacturers have steadily increased the levels of this agent in cigarettes. This independent analysis, based on data submitted to the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH) by the manufacturers, found that increases in smoke nicotine yield per cigarette averaged 1...
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Madison firm provides $200K in capital to tech companies

MDC said it has closed on loans in that amount to C5-6 Technologies, Inc., a biofuels spin off of , and to <a...

Gala Biotech among companies sold for $3.3 billion

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Regulations still stymie business investment in high-growth companies

"Today it is easier to legally gamble your life savings away than it is to invest in emerging, growth Wisconsin comp...

World Class Life Science and Pharmaceutical Companies Leverage DoveBid s Global Reach for Asset Management and Disposition

), the global leader in capital asset auction and valuation services, announced today it will be conducting its 50th global Life Sciences / BioPharma Exchange auction online, on August 15, 2006. The event...

A disgusting video: U.S. companies sell out Americans

. The people on this video make them look like saints. Why? Because the people on the video have no regard for people trying to make a living to support their f...

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India to benefit from pharma companies' move

The decision by 39 pharmaceutical companies to drop a historic case in South Africa has far-reaching consequences for India and other developing countries, according to leading non-governmental organizations (NGOs). The 39 companies had challenged a South African government order that legalized use and import of generic medicines free from patents. The pharmaceutical companies, which inc...

Doctors not to accept gifts from drug companies

The American Medical Association(AMA) is spending a lot of drug-company money to tell doctors not to accept large gifts from drug companies. The AMA says it makes sense to involve the industry in a campaign that's also designed to inform drug makers about what is considered unethical behavior. // At issue are the myriad freebies, ranging from pens and notepads to free dinners and tri...

Pharmaceutical companies are targeting patients

TV viewers are right if they are feeling bombarded by commercials. Drug company advertising aimed at ordinary people instead of doctors tripled in the U.S. between 1996 and 2000 to nearly $2.5 billion a year. Advertisements targeting consumers account for 15% of U.S. spending to promote medications, up from almost 9% in 1996.// Spending that targets doctors - including visits from sale...

FDA To Set New Guidelines To Revise Drug Companies Marketing Tactics

The Food and Drug Administration FDA has recently announced that it has plans of// reviewing direct-to-consumer prescription drug advertisements. The FDA and the pharmaceutical industry are facing pressure to alter advertising practices for drugs, with agency research showing that many physicians and consumers think drug ads exaggerate benefits and do not adequately disclose risks. FDA...

Pharma Companies May Influence The Decisions Of Medical Students

According to a report in the latest issue of JAMA, which deals with medical education as a theme, the third year medical students of US medical schools receive on an average one gift or attend one //event sponsored by a drug company per week and often feel that sponsored educational events are biased. Medical students are entering an environment with progressively fewer boundaries betw...

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The Medical Office for Medical Billing Companies

Description:The Medical Office is a comprehensive medical billing software capable of managing the multiple provider / multiple payer requirements of healthcare billing companies.The Medical Office includes the additional functionality to necessary to process claims for a variety of medical specialties, such as trip reporting for ambulance companies and transaction details for anesthesia billing....
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Ties Between Physicians and Drug Companies Still Too Strong: the Prescription Project Offers Solutions to Prevent Conflicts of Interest

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr 26, 2007 - A new study published todayin the New England Journal of Medicine ("A National Survey ofPhysician-Industry Relationships") on the extent of doctor andpharmaceutical company relationships, highlights the need forprofession-wide and public policy reforms promoted by ThePrescription Project. The article concludes that the existing,voluntary PhRMA (Pharma...
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