BioDelivery Sciences Soars on Positive Trial Data (BDSI)
Shares of BioDelivery Sciences International (BDSI) soared 22% in active premarket trade after the company and its partner, Endo Pharmaceuticals, said a late-stage trial of its severe pain treatment...
View ArticleAronia Berry: New Superfood “Choking” Competition
A new superfood is making a name for itself, a new name. Formerly known as the common chokeberry, the Aronia berry is taking its place along side other superfoods like blueberries, acai berries and...
View ArticleCVS Stores Shift Their Focus To Health (CVS)
CVS has announced an initiative to rebrand their stores as health care destinations. The initiative was originally announced back in February and will be named CVS Health. Cigarette sales will be one...
View Article$500 Million Fine Levied Against GlaxoSmithKline (GSK)
GlaxoSmithKline has been charged with a $500 million fine by Chinese authorities as a penalty for bribery in the country. The British pharmaceutical giant was accused of bribing hospitals and doctors...
View ArticleUnitedHealth Beats Earnings Expectations In Fourth Quarter (NYSE:UNH)
UnitedHealth Group Inc. reported its earnings results on Wednesday, surprising investors and analysts with a higher than expected profit for the fourth quarter of its fiscal year. The company reported...
View ArticleGNC Announces New Quality Control Measures (NYSE:GNC)
GNC has announced that it would be implementing new quality control measures for the herbal supplements sold by the company. GNC is expanding its testing process throughout its supply chain to ensure...
View ArticleNovartis Makes Deal With GlaxoSmithKline For Multiple Sclerosis Drug (NYSE:NVS)
Novartis Pharmaceuticals has agreed to a deal with GlaxoSmithKline to buy an experimental multiple sclerosis drug. The drug, ofatumumab, will be used by Novartis to treat cancer, remitting multiple...
View ArticleThe 5 Biggest Mattress Companies & Lessons We Can Learn from Them
From the outside, the mattress industry seems to be enjoying a profitable period, experiencing some of its greatest gains in a generation in the last ten years. In 2014 alone, the three largest public...
View ArticlePfizer Increased Prices in U.S. for More Than 100 Drugs
Pfizer Inc, which is planning a merger of $160 billion with Allergen based in Ireland to cut its annual tax bill, raised the prices in the U.S. on January 1 of over 100 drugs, of which some were hiked...
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Illinois Wants to Shut Obamacare Insurer Down
On Tuesday, the state of Illinois moved to take over control of Land of Lincoln Health to begin the shutdown of the company, which means 49,000 people holding health insurance with the company will...
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Healthcare Costs Continue Pushing Americans Toward Poverty
On Tuesday, there was ample good news from the Census Bureau. That good news included an increase of 5.2% in household income, a drop of 1.2% in the amount of people under the poverty line and a...
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Report: Johnson & Johnson Making Bid for Actelion
Johnson & Johnson is reported to have approached Swiss drug maker Actelion Ltd. about a $17 billion takeover as the healthcare giant based in the U.S. looks to expand its lineup of pharmaceutical...
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