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Pharma cases drive U.S. Attorney's collections
Valley 610The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania announced Thursday that it has collected nearly $4.4 billion in civil penalties since 2004. While the rules for disbursing those payments between state and federal agencies make it... -
Hackers Breach Major Marketing Company, Customers' Personal Data Compromised
![There's no telling how many people have been affected by a massive electronic security breach. Hackers broke into the customer data of <a href="http://www.epsilon.com/News%20&%20Events/Press_Releases_2011/Epsilon_Notifies_Clients_of_Unauthorized_Entry_into_Email_System/p1057-l3">email marketing company Epsilon</a> and accessed some of customers' personal information, including their emails.](http://media.trb.com/media/thumbnails/story/2011-04/60631400-04022559-187105.jpg "There's no telling how many people have been affected by a massive electronic security breach. Hackers broke into the customer data of <a href="http://www.epsilon.com/News%20&%20Events/Press_Releases_2011/Epsilon_Notifies_Clients_of_Unauthorized_Entry_into_Email_System/p1057-l3\">email marketing company Epsilon</a> and accessed some of customers' personal information, including their emails.")
PIX11.comThere's no telling how many people have been affected by a massive electronic security breach. Hackers broke into the customer data of email marketing company Epsilon and accessed some of customers' personal information, including their emails. The major...Tags: WPIX, TiVo Inc., Hilton Hotels Corp., Computing and Information Technology Industry, Computer Crime
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Some drugs raising red flags
At drug company-sponsored seminars, Illinois doctors are speaking about dozens of commonly prescribed medications that help millions of patients. But questions have been raised about some of the drugs: •Atypical antipsychotics such as Zyprexa (...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Drugs and Medicines, Illinois, Pharmaceuticals, Allergies
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Doctors draw payments from drug companies
Follow drug company money in Illinois, and it leads to the psychiatry department at Rush University Medical Center, a prominent headache clinic on the North Side of Chicago, a busy suburban urology practice and a psychiatric hospital accused of...Tags: Health and Safety at School, Illinois, Plastic Surgeons, Science and Technology, University of Illinois at Chicago
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Purple Pill Ill
KIAHIt wasn`t the straw that broke the camel`s back that caused this lawsuit... It was the Nexium that broke Ginny Begin`s leg... at least that`s what her Houston lawyer claims... so she`s filed a lawsuit against AstraZeneca, the makers of Nexium. Begin is...Tags: Nexium (drug), Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Food and Drug Administration, Trials
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FDA panel recommends wider use for cholesterol-lowering drug Crestor
Booster ShotsA Food and Drug Administration advisory panel recommended today that drug-maker AstraZeneca be allowed to expand the labeling on its cholesterol-lowering drug Crestor to include some people who do not have high cholesterol levels. That could allow as many... -
AstraZeneca settles charges over drug marketing
Chicago Breaking BusinessDow Jones Newswires | The U.S. Justice Department on Tuesday confirmed a settlement under which AstraZeneca PLC will pay about $520 million to resolve allegations the company improperly promoted the antipsychotic Seroquel. A settlement has been expected..... -
Doctor's lucrative ties to drug firm
Executives inside pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca faced a high-stakes dilemma. On one hand, Chicago psychiatrist Dr. Michael Reinstein was bringing the company a small fortune in sales and was conducting research that made one of its most promising...Tags: Illinois, Herb Kohl, Science and Technology, Seroquel (drug), Pharmaceuticals
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PhRMA taps Castellani as new CEO
The Swampby Mike Memoli The top pharmaceutical group has named John Castellani, most recently president of the Business Roundtable, as it's new president and CEO, effective September 1. He replaces Billy Tauzin, the former Louisiana Congressman who held one of...Tags: Corporate Officers, Medical Services, Health Care Reform (2009), Washington (U.S. state), Health
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Use of atypical antipsychotics for lesser disorders is gaining ground, despite safety concerns
![About a year ago, patients began trooping into the office of UCLA psychiatrist Andrew Leuchter, asking whether an antipsychotic drug called Abilify "might be right for them." Few appeared to be delusional, plagued by hallucinations or suffering fearsome mood swings. Mostly, they were depressed or anxious, and frustrated by the pace of their recovery.](http://www.latimes.com/media/thumbnails/story/2009-11/50484356-13162414.jpg "About a year ago, patients began trooping into the office of UCLA psychiatrist Andrew Leuchter, asking whether an antipsychotic drug called Abilify "might be right for them.\" Few appeared to be delusional, plagued by hallucinations or suffering fearsome mood swings. Mostly, they were depressed or anxious, and frustrated by the pace of their recovery.")
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterAbout a year ago, patients began trooping into the office of UCLA psychiatrist Andrew Leuchter, asking whether an antipsychotic drug called Abilify "might be right for them." Few appeared to be delusional, plagued by hallucinations or suffering fearsome...Tags: Los Angeles Times, Yale University, Alzheimer's Disease, Cleveland Clinic, Justice System
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Statins for all?
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterShould statin drugs be put in the water, or what? More than 13 million Americans are taking these medications to lower their cholesterol and hopefully stave off heart disease -- a job the drugs appear to excel at. Statins can lower "bad" LDL...Tags: Los Angeles Times, Diseases and Illnesses, Crestor (drug), Alzheimer's Disease, University of California, Irvine
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Statin drug benefits people with healthy cholesterol, study finds
MCT News ServiceUse of a cholesterol-lowering statin drug resulted in big reductions in heart attacks, strokes and deaths in people with so-called healthy cholesterol levels. The benefit was so pronounced - a 54 percent reduction in heart attacks, a 48 percent reduction...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Health and Safety at School, Drugs and Medicines, Crestor (drug), Medical Services
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