Pharmaceutical Executive Magazine http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec The publisher of Pharmaceutical Executive brings visitors PharmExec.com, which serves up a daily dose of news and features from the world of pharma business and marketing. 2008-05-18T12:41:39Z NYU Cancer Institute's Tip Sheet to the 44th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/Discovery+NewsWire/NYU-Cancer-Institutes-Tip-Sheet-to-the-44th-Annual/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/517534?ref=25 2008-05-16T04:00:00Z http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/data/articlenewsfeed/pharmexec/202008/517534null XML Dismantling Alzheimer's Disease: Penn Researchers Discover How Small Molecule Can Take Apart Disease-Associated Protein Fibers; Implications for Host of Neurodegenerative Diseases http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/Discovery+NewsWire/Dismantling-Alzheimers-Disease-Penn-Researchers-Di/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/517533?ref=25 2008-05-16T04:00:00Z http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/data/articlenewsfeed/pharmexec/202008/517533null XML Carnegie Mellon Scientists Unveil New Tool To Understand Evolution of Multi-Domain Genes; Results Upend Current Analyses, Herald New Way To Exploit Key Proteins in Cancer http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/Discovery+NewsWire/Carnegie-Mellon-Scientists-Unveil-New-Tool-To-Unde/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/517343?ref=25 2008-05-16T04:00:00Z http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/data/articlenewsfeed/pharmexec/202008/517343null XML Novel Enzyme Inhibitor Paves Way for New Cancer Drug; Agent Proves Effective Against Melanoma Cells http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/Discovery+NewsWire/Novel-Enzyme-Inhibitor-Paves-Way-for-New-Cancer-Dr/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/517532?ref=25 2008-05-16T04:00:00Z http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/data/articlenewsfeed/pharmexec/202008/517532null XML Molecular 'Snapshots' Capture Infectious Pili Formation; Understanding How Bacterial Sticky Fibers Grow May Help Thwart Kidney, Bladder Infections http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/Discovery+NewsWire/Molecular-Snapshots-Capture-Infectious-Pili-Format/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/517286?ref=25 2008-05-15T04:00:00Z http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/data/articlenewsfeed/pharmexec/202008/517286null XML Treating Osteoporosis Calls for Physician, Dentist Collaboration: ADA Journal; Oral Health Maintenance Important for Patients With Osteoporosis http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/Discovery+NewsWire/Treating-Osteoporosis-Calls-for-Physician-Dentist-/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/517284?ref=25 2008-05-15T04:00:00Z http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/data/articlenewsfeed/pharmexec/202008/517284null XML Researchers to Share Ideas in Virtual Research Park http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/News/Researchers-to-Share-Ideas-in-Virtual-Park/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/516652?ref=25 The Hershey Center for Applied Research is bringing social networking to researchers and academics with a new platform that could become a Facebook for the life science community. Does the site, dubbed KnowledgeMesh, have what it takes cut through the Web 2.0 clutter? Pharm Exec takes a closer look. 2008-05-14T04:00:00Z http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/data/articlestandard/pharmexec/202008/516652null HTML Genzyme Launches Digital Assault on Counterfeiters http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/News/Genzyme-Launches-Digital-Assault-on-Counterfeiters/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/516651?ref=25 Rather than wait to see which ePedigree legislation becomes law, biotech firm Genzyme has taken the initiative and implemented an electronic track-and-trace program to clamp down on fake meds. 2008-05-14T04:00:00Z http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/data/articlestandard/pharmexec/202008/516651null HTML Merck Signs $100M Development Deal with Ranbaxy http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/Deals/Merck-Signs-100M-Development-Deal-with-Ranbaxy/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/516650?ref=25 In a win-win situation for both companies, Merck gets access to one of the hottest generics firms in the world while Ranbaxy gets a chance to hang with the big boys. 2008-05-14T04:00:00Z http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/data/articlestandard/pharmexec/202008/516650null HTML Drug Therapy for PKU Reverses Heart Damage; Studies With BH4 in Mice Show Promise http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/Discovery+NewsWire/Drug-Therapy-for-PKU-Reverses-Heart-Damage-Studies/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/516746?ref=25 2008-05-13T04:00:00Z http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/data/articlenewsfeed/pharmexec/202008/516746null XML American Lung Association of California Endorses New Statewide Strategic Plan for Asthma; Asthma Awareness Month Reinforces Importance of Asthma Prevention and Management http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/Discovery+NewsWire/American-Lung-Association-of-California-Endorses-N/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/516747?ref=25 2008-05-13T04:00:00Z http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/data/articlenewsfeed/pharmexec/202008/516747null XML Treating Safety Research Like Other Clinical Studies Slows Progress; Regulations for Human Studies May Need Overhaul, Hopkins Researchers Say http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/Discovery+NewsWire/Treating-Safety-Research-Like-Other-Clinical-Studi/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/516745?ref=25 2008-05-13T04:00:00Z http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/data/articlenewsfeed/pharmexec/202008/516745null XML Why Our Kids Can't Breathe in Our Communities: Report Provides Blueprint to Fight Environmental Triggers of Childhood Asthma http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/Discovery+NewsWire/Why-Our-Kids-Cant-Breathe-in-Our-Communities-Repor/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/516744?ref=25 2008-05-13T04:00:00Z http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/data/articlenewsfeed/pharmexec/202008/516744null XML JHU Biotech Program, U.S. Army Enter Collaborative Relationship; Agreement Will Expand Educational Opportunities in Biodefense Research Field http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/Discovery+NewsWire/JHU-Biotech-Program-US-Army-Enter-Collaborative-Re/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/516377?ref=25 2008-05-12T04:00:00Z http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/data/articlenewsfeed/pharmexec/202008/516377null XML Prix Galien Sponsorship Package http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/Prix-Galien-Sponsorship-Package/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/516337?ref=25 Prix Galien Sponsorship 2008-05-12T04:00:00Z http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/data/articlestandard/pharmexec/202008/516337null PDF Hopkins Researchers Discover New Link to Schizophrenia; Mouse Model Mimics Clinical Features http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/Discovery+NewsWire/Hopkins-Researchers-Discover-New-Link-to-Schizophr/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/515723?ref=25 2008-05-08T04:00:00Z http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/data/articlenewsfeed/pharmexec/192008/515723null XML Lack of Preeclampsia Awareness Increases Risk of Infant Mortality; Preeclampsia Awareness Month Focuses Attention on Common Complication of Pregnancy, Impact Education Can Make on Health Outcomes http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/Discovery+NewsWire/Lack-of-Preeclampsia-Awareness-Increases-Risk-of-I/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/515722?ref=25 2008-05-08T04:00:00Z http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/data/articlenewsfeed/pharmexec/192008/515722null XML Sermo Joins With Med Mags http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/News/Sermo-Joins-With-Med-Mags/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/514999?ref=25 Still hoping the journal article on your drug's adverse reactions will go unnoticed? Think again. A new partnership between medical journals and physician social networking site Sermo just made chatting about drugs a lot easier. 2008-05-07T04:00:00Z http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/data/articlestandard/pharmexec/192008/514999null HTML J&J Drops 400 in Biologics http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/News/JampJ-Drops-400-in-Biologics/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/514993?ref=25 Marketers and sales reps feel the brunt of faltering Procrit sales as J&J consolidates its biologics divisions. 2008-05-07T04:00:00Z http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/data/articlestandard/pharmexec/192008/514993null HTML Merck Takes Top Honors At PhAME Awards http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/Marketing+News/Merck-Takes-Top-Honors-At-PhAME-Awards/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/515006?ref=25 Consumer advertising might be taking a hit in the media and Congress, but pharma was all smiles at this year's PhAME Awards as the best DTC campaigns took the spotlight 2008-05-07T04:00:00Z http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/data/articlestandard/pharmexec/192008/515006null HTML Killer Competition: Neurons Duke It Out for Survival http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/Discovery+NewsWire/Killer-Competition-Neurons-Duke-It-Out-for-Surviva/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/515028?ref=25 2008-05-06T04:00:00Z http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/data/articlenewsfeed/pharmexec/192008/515028null XML Special Report: Platform Drugs—Marketing Your Opportunities http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/Special+Reports/Special-Report-Platform-DrugsmdashMarketing-Your-O/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/517402?ref=25 Tracking business by indication is critical for evaluating market performance and making accurate resource allocations 2008-05-01T04:00:00Z http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/data/articlestandard/pharmexec/202008/517402null XML California Dreaming http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/Rotating+Feature+Article/California-Dreaming/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/517398?ref=25 San Diego's booming biotech cluster searches for its future—and yours 2008-05-01T04:00:00Z http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/data/articlestandard/pharmexec/202008/517398/PE0508_sandiego_flash.jpg XML For the People, By the People http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/E-Marketing/For-the-People-By-the-People/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/517389?ref=25 Thanks to Dr. Google and Nurse Yahoo, pharma consumers know better than ever how to get exactly what they want 2008-05-01T04:00:00Z http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/data/articlestandard/pharmexec/202008/517389null XML Are You Exposed? 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Learn how to protect your business 2008-05-01T04:00:00Z http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/data/articlestandard/pharmexec/202008/517395null XML Staying in the Game http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/Sales+Management/Staying-in-the-Game/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/517391?ref=25 The tech-savvy creative team at Concentric Rx has its sales force mixing work and play 2008-05-01T04:00:00Z http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/data/articlestandard/pharmexec/202008/517391null XML 2008 Pharm Exec 50: The Winner's Circle http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/Special+Reports/2008-Pharm-Exec-50-The-Winners-Circle/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/517536?ref=25 Your guide to the world's top 50 pharma companies. The giants may be struggling, but even in a tough year, the industry's most successful companies hit the bullseye 2008-05-01T04:00:00Z http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/data/articlestandard/pharmexec/202008/517536/PE0508_top50_flash.jpg PDF Boundaries of Expanded Access http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/Commentary/Boundaries-of-Expanded-Access/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/517397?ref=25 More patients are demanding drugs--and showing up everywhere form YouTube to the Supreme Court. But to offer access to investigational drugs, companies first need to know the rules 2008-05-01T04:00:00Z http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/data/articlestandard/pharmexec/202008/517397null XML Beyond the Norm http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/Articles/Beyond-the-Norm/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/517388?ref=25 One company's program provides an interesting model for the future of DTP 2008-05-01T04:00:00Z http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/data/articlestandard/pharmexec/202008/517388null XML Ready, Aim, Sell http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/Professional+Marketing/Ready-Aim-Sell/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/517390?ref=25 Technology isn't the magic bullet, but it can help you hit your target 2008-05-01T04:00:00Z http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/data/articlestandard/pharmexec/202008/517390null XML Special Report: Platform Drugs—Opportunities in the Market... http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/Special+Reports/Special-Report-Platform-DrugsmdashOpportunities-in/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/517401?ref=25 How to stretch that portfolio to make ends meet 2008-05-01T04:00:00Z http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/data/articlestandard/pharmexec/202008/517401null XML CME Near and Far: Q&A with Frank F. Britt http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/Medical+Education/CME-Near-and-Far-QampA-with-Frank-F-Britt/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/517392?ref=25 A call to embrace cultural differences and translate knowledge into action 2008-05-01T04:00:00Z http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/data/articlestandard/pharmexec/202008/517392null XML The Incredible Shrinking Dollar http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/Back+Page/The-Incredible-Shrinking-Dollar/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/517393?ref=25 A plunging currency and other economic turmoil shouldn't phase pharma, right? Yes and no 2008-05-01T04:00:00Z http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/data/articlestandard/pharmexec/202008/517393null XML Under Pressure http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/Articles/Under-Pressure/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/517400?ref=25 Promotional spending is down as companies rationalize and optimize budgets. But in contrast to big changes on the sales side, marketers are still trying to make the old model work 2008-05-01T04:00:00Z http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/data/articlestandard/pharmexec/202008/517400null XML Q&A with Barbara Yanni http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/Rotating+Feature+Article/QampA-with-Barbara-Yanni/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/517399?ref=25 How do you find and license the best drugs out there? If you're Merck, you send scientists to go get 'em 2008-05-01T04:00:00Z http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/data/articlestandard/pharmexec/202008/517399/PE0508_yanni_flash.jpg XML Want to Be in a Health Plan? Think Like One http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/Technology/Want-to-Be-in-a-Health-Plan-Think-Like-One/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/517394?ref=25 Pharmacoactuarial analysis helps drug companies communicate value to health plans 2008-05-01T04:00:00Z http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/data/articlestandard/pharmexec/202008/517394null XML Korea's Dream Market http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/Articles/Koreas-Dream-Market/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/517387?ref=25 Meet the Korean pharma consumer: affluent, aging, and crazy about drugs 2008-05-01T04:00:00Z http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/data/articlestandard/pharmexec/202008/517387null XML Bringing in the Green http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/Opinion/Bringing-in-the-Green/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/517396?ref=25 Pharma can stand to win hearts, minds, and tax credits by launching an eco bandwagon 2008-05-01T04:00:00Z http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/data/articlestandard/pharmexec/202008/517396null XML Wisconsin Biomedical Engineering Students Design Meaningful Medical Solutions http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/Discovery+NewsWire/Wisconsin-Biomedical-Engineering-Students-Design-M/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/513554?ref=25 2008-04-30T04:00:00Z http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/data/articlenewsfeed/pharmexec/182008/513554null XML Congress to Consider National ePedigree Standard http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/News/Congress-to-Consider-National-ePedigree-Standard/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/512999?ref=25 New bipartisan bill calls for the standardization of an electronic pedigree across the US pharma supply chain. Is this a good thing, or just more work for pharma? 2008-04-30T04:00:00Z http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/data/articlestandard/pharmexec/182008/512999null HTML GSK Snags Sirtris for $720M http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/Strategy/GSK-Snags-Sirtris-for-720M/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/512998?ref=25 Small biotech company is creating a buzz with a diabetes drug that incorporates a component found in red wine. Pharm Exec talks to Sirtris CEO Christoph Westphal about the merger and the battle against diseases of aging. 2008-04-30T04:00:00Z http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/data/articlestandard/pharmexec/182008/512998null HTML Pharma Bands Together to Share Information http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/Strategy/Pharma-Bands-Together-to-Share-Information/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/513001?ref=25 Bill Gates and Co. officially released Office for Business Applications (OBA) for the life sciences industry. This set of tools allows software developers to build applications that seamlessly connect back-end enterprise systems with MS Office programs. 2008-04-30T04:00:00Z http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/data/articlestandard/pharmexec/182008/513001null HTML Scientists Determine Drug Target for the Most Potent Botulinum Neurotoxin http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/Discovery+NewsWire/Scientists-Determine-Drug-Target-for-the-Most-Pote/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/513101?ref=25 2008-04-29T04:00:00Z http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/data/articlenewsfeed/pharmexec/182008/513101null XML Immune System Kick-Started in Moist Nasal Lining in Sinusitis, Asthma and Colds; Study Explains Why Steroid Therapy Loses Its Punch Over Time http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/Discovery+NewsWire/Immune-System-Kick-Started-in-Moist-Nasal-Lining-i/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/513100?ref=25 2008-04-29T04:00:00Z http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/data/articlenewsfeed/pharmexec/182008/513100null XML Purdue Expert Says U.S. Has Low Risk of Receiving Contaminated Drugs http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/Discovery+NewsWire/Purdue-Expert-Says-US-Has-Low-Risk-of-Receiving-Co/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/512754?ref=25 2008-04-28T04:00:00Z http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/data/articlenewsfeed/pharmexec/182008/512754null XML Tight Blood Pressure Control Not Enough to Temper Kidney Disease in African Americans; Other Unknown Factors at Play in Worsening This Condition http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/Discovery+NewsWire/Tight-Blood-Pressure-Control-Not-Enough-to-Temper-/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/512825?ref=25 2008-04-28T04:00:00Z http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/data/articlenewsfeed/pharmexec/182008/512825null XML Researchers Reveal Structure of Protein That Repairs Damage to Cancer Cells http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/Discovery+NewsWire/Researchers-Reveal-Structure-of-Protein-That-Repai/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/511940?ref=25 2008-04-23T04:00:00Z http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/data/articlenewsfeed/pharmexec/172008/511940null XML Search for Brands, Land on Blogs http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/Marketing/Search-for-Brands-Land-on-Blogs/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/511672?ref=25 Blog entries about branded drugs—both positive and negative—are turning up in online keyword searches. Should pharma be worried? 2008-04-23T04:00:00Z http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/data/articlestandard/pharmexec/172008/511672null HTML Direct Marketing Spend To Spike As Drug Sales Dip http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/Marketing/Direct-Marketing-Spend-To-Spike-As-Drug-Sales-Dip/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/511671?ref=25 Industry forecasts estimate DTC funding to hit $1.39 billion by 2012 with e-mail and Internet campaigns getting the biggest boost. 2008-04-23T04:00:00Z http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/data/articlestandard/pharmexec/172008/511671null HTML Pharma Struggles to Gauge Online ROI http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/Marketing/Pharma-Struggles-to-Gauge-Online-ROI/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/511669?ref=25 As companies make headway with Web promotions, their marketers express concerns about how best to benchmark online efforts. 2008-04-23T04:00:00Z http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/data/articlestandard/pharmexec/172008/511669null HTML Sickest Patients Still Struggle Under New Medicare Part D Benefit http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/Discovery+NewsWire/Sickest-Patients-Still-Struggle-Under-New-Medicare/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/511761?ref=25 2008-04-22T04:00:00Z http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/data/articlenewsfeed/pharmexec/172008/511761null XML Yeast Rises to the Occasion: Penn Researchers Find Potential in Yeast for Selecting Lou Gehrig's Disease Drugs http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/Discovery+NewsWire/Yeast-Rises-to-the-Occasion-Penn-Researchers-Find-/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/510810?ref=25 2008-04-17T04:00:00Z http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/data/articlenewsfeed/pharmexec/162008/510810null XML New Vaccine May Give Long-Term Defense Against Deadly Bird Flu and Its Variant Forms http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/Discovery+NewsWire/New-Vaccine-May-Give-Long-Term-Defense-Against-Dea/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/510811?ref=25 2008-04-17T04:00:00Z http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/data/articlenewsfeed/pharmexec/162008/510811null XML Takeda Picks Up Millennium http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/Deals/Takeda-Picks-Up-Millennium/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/510241?ref=25 Japanese drugmaker buys the cancer-specialist biotech for a whopping $8.8 billion. 2008-04-16T04:00:00Z http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/data/articlestandard/pharmexec/162008/510241null HTML Preemption Watch: Two Wins for Pharma http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/News/Preemption-Watch-Two-Wins-for-Pharma/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/510237?ref=25 Third Circuit finds for pharma in two much-watched liability cases, ruling that FDA trumps state-level litigation when the agency has specifically rejected a drug warning. 2008-04-16T04:00:00Z http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/data/articlestandard/pharmexec/162008/510237null HTML Vytorin Down, Crestor Up http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/News/Vytorin-Down-Crestor-Up/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/510223?ref=25 Analysts predicted that Vytorin might recover quickly from the effects of its ENHANCE trial. A new survey from Deutsche Bank says the pain will continue. 2008-04-16T04:00:00Z http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/data/articlestandard/pharmexec/162008/510223null HTML Hunting Down Cancer Susceptibility Genes: Breast Cancer Risk Amplified by Additional Genes in Combination With Damaged BRCA Genes; North American Coalition of International Consortium Headed by Penn Cancer Epidemiologist http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/Discovery+NewsWire/Hunting-Down-Cancer-Susceptibility-Genes-Breast-Ca/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/510535?ref=25 2008-04-16T04:00:00Z http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/data/articlenewsfeed/pharmexec/162008/510535null XML New Method of Measuring Insulin Promises Improvements in Diabetes Treatment http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/Discovery+NewsWire/New-Method-of-Measuring-Insulin-Promises-Improveme/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/510300?ref=25 2008-04-15T04:00:00Z http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/data/articlenewsfeed/pharmexec/162008/510300null XML Is the Answer to HIV-Associated Diarrhea Found in South America's Rain Forest? http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/Discovery+NewsWire/Is-the-Answer-to-HIV-Associated-Diarrhea-Found-in-/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/510015?ref=25 2008-04-14T04:00:00Z http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/data/articlenewsfeed/pharmexec/162008/510015null XML Scientists Create First Successful Libraries of Avian Flu Virus Antibodies; Novel Project Could Help Thwart Worldwide Influenza Threat http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/Discovery+NewsWire/Scientists-Create-First-Successful-Libraries-of-Av/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/510053?ref=25 2008-04-14T04:00:00Z http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/data/articlenewsfeed/pharmexec/162008/510053null XML A Genetic Cause for Iron Deficiency: Rare Syndrome May Provide General Insight Into Iron Deficiency, and Suggests New Treatments for Iron Disorders http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/Discovery+NewsWire/A-Genetic-Cause-for-Iron-Deficiency-Rare-Syndrome-/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/510012?ref=25 2008-04-13T04:00:00Z http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/data/articlenewsfeed/pharmexec/162008/510012null XML American Cancer Society's Legislative Day 2008 to Focus on Cures, Not Cuts http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/Discovery+NewsWire/American-Cancer-Societys-Legislative-Day-2008-to-F/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/509859?ref=25 2008-04-11T04:00:00Z http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/data/articlenewsfeed/pharmexec/152008/509859null XML New Scripps Research Study Finds T Cell Multiplication Unexpectedly Delayed After Infection; Lag May Provide Protection Against Autoimmune Reaction http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/Discovery+NewsWire/New-Scripps-Research-Study-Finds-T-Cell-Multiplica/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/509494?ref=25 2008-04-11T04:00:00Z http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/data/articlenewsfeed/pharmexec/152008/509494null XML Penn Researchers Find Promising Discovery for Developing Cancer Treatments Directed at Critical Developmental Pathway; Implications for Future Clinical Trials http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/Discovery+NewsWire/Penn-Researchers-Find-Promising-Discovery-for-Deve/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/509451?ref=25 2008-04-10T04:00:00Z http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/data/articlenewsfeed/pharmexec/152008/509451null XML Blood Vessels: The Pied Piper for Growing Nerve Cells http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/Discovery+NewsWire/Blood-Vessels-The-Pied-Piper-for-Growing-Nerve-Cel/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/509452?ref=25 2008-04-10T04:00:00Z http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/data/articlenewsfeed/pharmexec/152008/509452null XML Penn Researchers Discover 'Modus Operandi' of Heart Muscle Protein; Implications for Cardiac Development and Health http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/Discovery+NewsWire/Penn-Researchers-Discover-Modus-Operandi-of-Heart-/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/509453?ref=25 2008-04-10T04:00:00Z http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/data/articlenewsfeed/pharmexec/152008/509453null XML Fork in the Road? Penn Researchers Find That Cells on Path to Becoming Mature T-Cells More Flexible Than Commonly Thought; Findings May Shed Light on T-Cell Leukemias and Immunodeficiencies http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/Discovery+NewsWire/Fork-in-the-Road-Penn-Researchers-Find-That-Cells-/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/509243?ref=25 2008-04-09T04:00:00Z http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/data/articlenewsfeed/pharmexec/152008/509243null XML Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research Reveals Earliest Step in Human Development; Finding Reinforces Limitations of Using Other Cell Types in Research, Scientists Say http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/Discovery+NewsWire/Human-Embryonic-Stem-Cell-Research-Reveals-Earlies/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/509175?ref=25 2008-04-09T04:00:00Z http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/data/articlenewsfeed/pharmexec/152008/509175null XML Pharma to Consumers: "Text Us" http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/Marketing/Pharma-to-Consumers-Text-Us/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/508515?ref=25 GSK, Pfizer, and Merck have jumped on the cell-phone marketing bandwagon, but most of pharma is still tiptoeing around the technology. A new report details how pharma can get consumers to text for health info. 2008-04-09T04:00:00Z http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/data/articlestandard/pharmexec/152008/508515null HTML Docs Give A’s for E-promos http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/Marketing/Docs-Give-As-for-E-promos/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/508506?ref=25 GSK and Merck won high marks from physicians for their electronic promotions, according to a new study. But do docs really want to skip the live sales calls and go online for info? 2008-04-09T04:00:00Z http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/data/articlestandard/pharmexec/152008/508506null HTML DTC Ads to Solicit Side Effects Data? http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/News/DTC-Ads-to-Solicit-Side-Effects-Data/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/508505?ref=25 Spurred by a Consumer Reports poll, lawmakers are pushing FDA to place its phone number on every pharma ad to encourage consumers to report adverse drug reactions. 2008-04-09T04:00:00Z http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/data/articlestandard/pharmexec/152008/508505null HTML Needle-Size Device Created to Track Tumors, Radiation Dose http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/Discovery+NewsWire/Needle-Size-Device-Created-to-Track-Tumors-Radiati/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/508835?ref=25 2008-04-08T04:00:00Z http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/data/articlenewsfeed/pharmexec/152008/508835null XML Is Two Better Than One? Double Binding Sites on Tumor Target May Provide Future Combination Therapy, Suggest Penn Researchers http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/Discovery+NewsWire/Is-Two-Better-Than-One-Double-Binding-Sites-on-Tum/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/508837?ref=25 2008-04-08T04:00:00Z http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/data/articlenewsfeed/pharmexec/152008/508837null XML Solving Z Ring's Mysteries May Lead to New Antibiotics; Researchers Discover How Proteins Control Process When Bacteria Multiply http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/Discovery+NewsWire/Solving-Z-Rings-Mysteries-May-Lead-to-New-Antibiot/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/508834?ref=25 2008-04-08T04:00:00Z http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/data/articlenewsfeed/pharmexec/152008/508834null XML PoWeR Releases Groundbreaking Lipodystrophy Resources for HIV-Positive People http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/Discovery+NewsWire/PoWeR-Releases-Groundbreaking-Lipodystrophy-Resour/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/508882?ref=25 2008-04-08T04:00:00Z http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/data/articlenewsfeed/pharmexec/152008/508882null XML More Genes for Lou Gehrig's Disease Identified, According to Penn Researchers http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/Discovery+NewsWire/More-Genes-for-Lou-Gehrigs-Disease-Identified-Acco/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/508291?ref=25 2008-04-07T04:00:00Z http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/data/articlenewsfeed/pharmexec/152008/508291null XML Clinical Trial Volunteers Mostly Indifferent - But Not Blind to - Researchers' Financial Conflicts http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/Discovery+NewsWire/Clinical-Trial-Volunteers-Mostly-Indifferent---But/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/507861?ref=25 2008-04-05T04:00:00Z http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/data/articlenewsfeed/pharmexec/142008/507861null XML They Do Things Differently Over There: Meetings Management Without Borders http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/Pharma+Meetings/They-Do-Things-Differently-Over-There-Meetings-Man/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/513736?ref=25 Meetings management programs applied globally can get lost in translation. But Pfizer, Lily, and GlaxoSmithKline are making theirs a success. Here's why. 2008-04-03T04:00:00Z http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/data/articlestandard/pharmexec/182008/513736/they_do_thumbs_thumbnail.jpg http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/data/articlestandard/pharmexec/182008/513736null XML Pharma Spoken Here http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/Pharma+Meetings/Pharma-Spoken-Here/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/513735?ref=25 A boom is transforming Puerto Rico's meetings and conventions industry. What does it mean for pharma meeting planners? 2008-04-03T04:00:00Z http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/data/articlestandard/pharmexec/182008/513735/pharma_spoken_thumb_thumbnail.jpg http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/data/articlestandard/pharmexec/182008/513735null XML Researchers Learn How Signaling Molecule Orchestrates Breast Cancer's Spread http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/Discovery+NewsWire/Researchers-Learn-How-Signaling-Molecule-Orchestra/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/507549?ref=25 2008-04-03T04:00:00Z http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/data/articlenewsfeed/pharmexec/142008/507549null XML How to Lose the E-Snooze http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/Pharma+Meetings/How-to-Lose-the-E-Snooze/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/513739?ref=25 E-meetings may be cost-effective, but let's face it, they're often dull. Here are 8 ways to wake them up 2008-04-03T04:00:00Z http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/data/articlestandard/pharmexec/182008/513739/how_to_lose_thumb_thumbnail.jpg http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/data/articlestandard/pharmexec/182008/513739null XML Introduction: Putting Your Best Face Forward http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/Pharma+Meetings/Introduction-Putting-Your-Best-Face-Forward/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/513734?ref=25 Meetings are the last area of unmanaged spend. In respose, Pharma is managing more and spending less 2008-04-03T04:00:00Z http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/data/articlestandard/pharmexec/182008/513734null XML Being Pharma Fluent http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/Pharma+Meetings/Being-Pharma-Fluent/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/513738?ref=25 Pharma meetings aren't like other meetings. Executives and staff at KSL properties are trained to find out what makes them different and how to comply. 2008-04-03T04:00:00Z http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/data/articlestandard/pharmexec/182008/513738/being_pharma_fluent_thumb_thumbnail.jpg http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/data/articlestandard/pharmexec/182008/513738null XML ePedigree? Not So Fast http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/News/ePedigree-Not-So-Fast/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/507002?ref=25 California's plan for full-blown ePedigree implementation by 2009 just got a reality check. The hang-up? The systems are cost more and are taking longer than expected to get up and running. 2008-04-02T04:00:00Z http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/data/articlestandard/pharmexec/142008/507002null HTML Researchers ID Gene Linked to Lung Cancer; Same Gene Can Influence Smoking Behavior http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/Discovery+NewsWire/Researchers-ID-Gene-Linked-to-Lung-Cancer-Same-Gen/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/507408?ref=25 2008-04-02T04:00:00Z http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/data/articlenewsfeed/pharmexec/142008/507408null XML Pharma CFOs Take Center Stage http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/News/Pharma-CFOs-Take-Center-Stage/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/507001?ref=25 With M&As the new R&D and sales forces getting axed, the CFO is transitioning from background player to front man. A new survey documents the changing role of the pharma controller. 2008-04-02T04:00:00Z http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/data/articlestandard/pharmexec/142008/507001null HTML Risky Cholesterol Drug Proves Positive for Roche http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/News/Risky-Cholesterol-Drug-Proves-Positive-for-Roche/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/507004?ref=25 While some drugmakers are being pummeled for data on their "bad" cholesterol?lowering drugs, promising Phase II stats about its "good" cholesterol?raising CETP inhibitor has Roche smiling. Can it escape the torcetrapib curse? 2008-04-02T04:00:00Z http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/data/articlestandard/pharmexec/142008/507004null HTML Mind the (Tax) Gap http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/Legal/Mind-the-Tax-Gap/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/507985?ref=25 A little-known provision in a new law rewards employees for blowing the whistle on tax fraud. Pharma should examine its tricky tax situation—and work out the issues on a global level. 2008-04-01T04:00:00Z http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/data/articlestandard/pharmexec/152008/507985null XML On-The-Job Off-Label Compliance http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/Rotating+Feature+Article/On-The-Job-Off-Label-Compliance/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/507986?ref=25 Pharm Exec presents a user's guide to minimizing your company's risk areas (all 80 of them). 2008-04-01T04:00:00Z http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/data/articlestandard/pharmexec/152008/507986/PE0408_compliance_flash.jpg XML Chinese Puzzle http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/Rotating+Feature+Article/Chinese-Puzzle/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/507988?ref=25 The contamination of heparin in China cast the drugmaker, its US supplier, and FDA as indifferent and incompetent. Then the story took a very strange turn... 2008-04-01T04:00:00Z http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/data/articlestandard/pharmexec/152008/507988/PE0408_china_flash.jpg XML Indiana University Study Finds Majority of U.S. Physicians Favor National Health Insurance; Support Has Grown 10 Percent Over Past 5 Years http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/Discovery+NewsWire/Indiana-University-Study-Finds-Majority-of-US-Phys/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/507078?ref=25 2008-04-01T04:00:00Z http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/data/articlenewsfeed/pharmexec/142008/507078null XML The WIIFM Initiative http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/Leadership+Column/The-WIIFM-Initiative/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/507983?ref=25 Everyone likes to work for a successful company. But how do you drive your initiatives to the top? Never underestimate courage and persistence. 2008-04-01T04:00:00Z http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/data/articlestandard/pharmexec/152008/507983null XML Let's Play Pharmazooticals http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/Back+Page/Lets-Play-Pharmazooticals/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/507978?ref=25 When it comes to developing novel therapies from the animal kingdom, it's mostly a game of pick your poison 2008-04-01T04:00:00Z http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/data/articlestandard/pharmexec/152008/507978null XML The Navigator: Charlotte Sibley http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/Rotating+Feature+Article/The-Navigator-Charlotte-Sibley/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/507987?ref=25 Here's the saga of how market research, health outcomes, and dozens of other tools that connect the industry to patients came to be. 2008-04-01T04:00:00Z http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/data/articlestandard/pharmexec/152008/507987/PE0408_woty_flash.jpg XML Molecular Fraud http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/From+the+Editor/Molecular-Fraud/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/507979?ref=25 The real question in the Baxter heparin scandal is not who's guilty but whether pharma can get reliable results from a country in chaos 2008-04-01T04:00:00Z http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/data/articlestandard/pharmexec/152008/507979null XML Valuing Diversity http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/Thought+Leader/Valuing-Diversity/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/507980?ref=25 Veteran salesperson Reggie Smith of Genentech makes the case for sales force diversity 2008-04-01T04:00:00Z http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/data/articlestandard/pharmexec/152008/507980null XML Supply Chains Without Borders http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/Washington+Report/Supply-Chains-Without-Borders/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/507981?ref=25 International outsourcing carries risks for marketers and regulatory challenges for FDA 2008-04-01T04:00:00Z http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/data/articlestandard/pharmexec/152008/507981null XML Putting the "I" in "Team" http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/Commentary/Putting-the-I-in-Team/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/507984?ref=25 Pharma is embracing the cross-functional team. But that doesn't mean that you must blend in with the sheep. Putting your best foot forward strengthens the team...and you. 2008-04-01T04:00:00Z http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/data/articlestandard/pharmexec/152008/507984null XML 2007 in M&A: 44 deals, $79 billion http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/Articles/2007-in-MampA-44-deals-79-billion/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/507989?ref=25 The year in pharma and biotech finance. Stock prices stabilized. Pharma M&A kept building. And the mid-cap biotechs finally got a little love. 2008-04-01T04:00:00Z http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/data/articlestandard/pharmexec/152008/507989null XML Tracking Pharma Consumers Online http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/E-Marketing/Tracking-Pharma-Consumers-Online/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/507992?ref=25 New study ranks the top RX product sites and looks at the consumers who view them 2008-04-01T04:00:00Z http://pharmexec.findpharma.com/pharmexec/data/articlestandard/pharmexec/152008/507992null XML