Gates And Bloomberg Unite In Global Fight Against Tobacco Two of the world's richest philanthropists, Bill Gates and Michael Bloomberg pledged on Wednesday to spend 500 million dollars to make people all over the world stop smoking.They announced the news together at a press conference at the...
Around the Towns for the week of July 24, 2008 BETHLEHEM TOWNSHIP -- Committeeman Greg Glazar, who is the roads and recreation commissioner for the township, said at the July 17 Township Committee meeting that Bethlehem could be fined $3,000 for noise violations at the Public Works yard....
Gileads Elvitegravir Enters Phase III Studies A Phase III clinical trial of Gilead Sciences once-daily experimental integrase inhibitor elvitegravir is now open and enrolling patients, according to a press release issued yesterday by the company.The company also announced plans to...
Diversity in primary schools promotes harmony , 1:25 AM EST For the first time, children as young as 5 have been shown to understand issues regarding integration and separation.The research, funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), confirms that the ethnic...
Low uptake mars chlamydia testing By Nick TriggleHealth reporter, BBC NewsPeople with chlamydia may not have any symptomsThe chlamydia screening programme in England reached just a third of the people it should have in its first full year, the BBC has learned.Ministers...
Oil Drop Lifts Stocks OIL DROPS, LIFTS STOCKS The Dow fought its way higher on Wednesday as oil prices fell and positive sentiment swelled on hopes that lawmakers will soon approve a rescue plan for Fannie and Freddie.-------------------------- OIL DROPS BELOW...
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Morning business news - July 24 ELAN BANKING ON NEW ALZHEIMER'S DRUG - Pharmaceutical company Elan has been one of the best performers on the Irish stock market in the last 12 months, managing to avoid the drastic drop in values experienced by many other companies.Its...
Markets News Thursday: European stocks fall; Euro/Dollar rate below $1.57; Oil price below $125 in New York; C data showing that Americans are becoming less addicted to oil sent crude prices down again and a Fed report showed that the US economy slowed in June and July..The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 29.88 points, or 0.3%; the Nasdaq...
Pennsylvania Governor Rendell Breaks Ground for Global Pharmaceutical Services Company's North American Headqu Montgomery County Facility To Create At Least 260 Jobs LOWER SALFORD TOWNSHIP, Pa., July 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Governor Edward G.Rendell helped to break ground today for the new North American headquarters of the Almac Group, a...
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Pennsylvania Governor Rendell Breaks Ground for Global Pharmaceutical Services Company's North American Headqu Montgomery County Facility To Create At Least 260 Jobs LOWER SALFORD TOWNSHIP, Pa., July 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Governor Edward G.Rendell helped to break ground today for the new North American headquarters of the Almac Group, a...
Pennsylvania Governor Rendell Breaks Ground for Global Pharmaceutical Services Company's North American Headqu Montgomery County Facility To Create At Least 260 Jobs LOWER SALFORD TOWNSHIP, Pa., July 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Governor Edward G.Rendell helped to break ground today for the new North American headquarters of the Almac Group, a...
CORRECTING and REPLACING Quidel Reports Second Quarter 2008 Results QUIDEL REPORTS SECOND QUARTER 2008 RESULTS Year-to-Date Net Income Increased 159% on a 20% Increase in Revenues Quidel Corporation (NASDAQ:QDEL), a leader in point-of-care rapid diagnostic tests, today announced financial results for the...
Roche Continues on a Roll; Getting Arius for $190M Roche Holding AG continued its streak of biotech buyouts this week, moving to acquire antibody screening company Arius Research Inc., of Toronto, for about C$191 million (US$189.2 million).The all-cash deal, which is subject to a vote by...
Roche Continues on a Roll; Getting Arius for $190M Roche Holding AG continued its streak of biotech buyouts this week, moving to acquire antibody screening company Arius Research Inc., of Toronto, for about C$191 million (US$189.2 million).The all-cash deal, which is subject to a vote by...
Fast & Furious Trades: Microsoft, Lilly, Dow Following are the Fast & Furious trades - hot ways to play tomorrow's market moving events.SOFTY GROUPIES Microsofts analyst meeting takes place at company headquarters in Redmond, Washington.
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Celera loss widens on costs for Applera separation ALAMEDA, Calif.- Celera Corp., a laboratory testing products and disease management services company, said Wednesday a hefty charge related to its split from Applera Corp.
widened the company's fiscal 2008 fourth-quarter loss.
For the...
Zimmer Holdings, Inc. Reports Second Quarter 2008 Financial Results WARSAW, Ind., July 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- -- Net Sales of $1.08 billion represents an increase of 11% reported (5% constant currency) -- Worldwide Reconstructive Sales increased 14% reported (8% constant currency) -- Worldwide Knee...
Roche acquires Mirus Bio for US$ 125 million Roche and Mirus Bio Corporation announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Roche will acquire Mirus Bio Corporation, a privately-owned US company based in Madison, Wisconsin, that focuses on the discovery and...
Genzyme Reports Strong Second-Quarter Growth GENZYME CORPORATION (GENZ) Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited, amounts in thousands, except per share amounts) Three Months Ended Six Months Ended June 30, June 30, 2008 2007 2008 2007 Total revenues $1,171,134 $933,419 $2,271...
Genzyme Reports Strong Second-Quarter Growth CAMBRIDGE, Mass., July 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Genzyme Corporation (Nasdaq: GENZ) today reported strong sales and profit growth in the second quarter, along with significant progress in its commercial and clinical programs.Revenue...
Genzyme Reports Strong Second-Quarter Growth CAMBRIDGE, Mass., July 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Genzyme Corporation (Nasdaq: GENZ) today reported strong sales and profit growth in the second quarter, along with significant progress in its commercial and clinical programs.Revenue...
Genzyme Reports Strong Second-Quarter Growth CAMBRIDGE, Mass., July 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Genzyme Corporation (Nasdaq: GENZ) today reported strong sales and profit growth in the second quarter, along with significant progress in its commercial and clinical programs.Revenue...
Genzyme Reports Strong Second-Quarter Growth CAMBRIDGE, Mass., July 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Genzyme Corporation (Nasdaq: GENZ) today reported strong sales and profit growth in the second quarter, along with significant progress in its commercial and clinical programs.Revenue...
