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Thermo Fisher To Buy Life Tech For $13.6 Billion
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. on Monday agreed to buy Life Technologies Corp for $13.6 billion in a deal that would make it one of the top two companies in the hot field of genetic testing. The pact values Life Tech at $76 per share, a 12 percent...Tags: Blackstone Group, L.P., Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, Economy, Business and Finance, Corporate Officers, Illumina, Inc.
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More pressure to justify cost of cancer drugs versus benefits
Reuters(Reuters) - Medical providers have begun to think more about cost, as well as safety and effectiveness, when they decide on cancer treatments. In the past, pharmaceutical companies could launch a high-priced drug with little push back. But now, there...Tags: Bevacizumab (drug), Corporate Officers, Healthcare Provider, Insurance, Chemical Industry
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New help for basal cell skin cancer patients
HealthOn Monday, the U.S. Food & Drug Administration approved a new drug to treat advanced basal cell carcinoma, the most common form of skin cancer. This is good news for the approximately 2.8 million Americans who will be diagnosed with a basal-cell... -
Vertex Hepatitis-C Drug OK'd, Promising More Cures
ReutersVertex Pharmaceuticals Inc's highly anticipated hepatitis C drug won U.S. approval, promising far higher cure rates for the liver-destroying disease and setting up a head-to-head marketing battle with a rival new medicine from Merck & Co. Incivek, a pill...Tags: Health, Human Body, Corporate Officers, Liver Disease, Hepatitis
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Manager seeks growth, income for Janus fund
Tribune Media Services columnistQ. I'd like to know more about Janus Growth & Income Fund, which was recommended to me. A. Minyoung Sohn, the fund's portfolio manager since early 2004, seeks both capital appreciation and income. The $6.8 billion Janus Growth & Income Fund (JAGIX),...Tags: EnCanaCorporation, Health, EMC Corporation, Citigroup Incorporated, Periodicals
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U.S. lags on bird flu vaccine
Tribune staff reporterShould a deadly bird flu spread quickly around the world, Americans could find themselves at the back of the line for any new vaccine developed to combat it. There are few U.S. vaccine makers. And even those, such as Deerfield-based Baxter...Tags: Plant Openings, Death, Companies and Corporations, University of Chicago, Health and Safety at School
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