World Pharma News Digest - 28.02.2008

World Pharma News Digest - 28.02.2008

The Bayer Group once again considerably improved its sales and
earnings in 2007
The Bayer Group once again considerably improved its sales and
earnings in 2007, and also exceeded its performance targets. "2007 was
Bayer's most successful year to date," said Management Board Chairman
Werner Wenning on Thursday at the Spring Financial News Conference in
Leverkusen.
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Celebrity Chef Offers Recipes and Shortcuts in the Kitchen to People
with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Life and Style Expert Sandra Lee's Semi-Homemade approach to cooking,
which involves using 70 percent store-bought items and 30 percent
homemade items in every meal, makes life easier for millions of busy
Americans. Unknown to most, Lee's signature style was strongly
influenced by her grandmother, who suffered from rheumatoid arthritis
(RA), a chronic, progressive disease of the immune system that causes
joint damage as well as chronic pain, stiffness, swelling and
fatigue.
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AstraZeneca Provides Update On RECENTIN(tm) Clinical Development
Programme
AstraZeneca today announced that its HORIZON III Phase II/III head-to-
head study of RECENTIN(tm) (cediranib, AZD2171) with chemotherapy versus
bevacizumab (Avastin(tm)) with chemotherapy in patients with first line
metastatic colorectal cancer (CRC) will be progressing directly into
Phase III at 20mg.
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Actelion withdraws its application for an extension of indication for
Zavesca
The European Medicines Agency (EMEA) has been formally notified by
Actelion of its decision to withdraw its application for an extension
of indication for the centrally authorised medicine Zavesca
(miglustat).
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Labs are Vital(TM) Program Targets Science-Minded Students Through
Facebook Social Media Network
In an effort to attract young people to the clinical laboratory
profession, Labs Are Vital(TM), an initiative sponsored by Abbott, has
tapped into Facebook, a popular social networking Web site, to reach
out to more than four million students with an interest in life
sciences.
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Pfizer Voluntarily Withdraws Lipitor Advertising Featuring Dr. Robert
Jarvik
Pfizer said today that it is voluntarily withdrawing Lipitor
advertising and promotion featuring Dr. Robert Jarvik and committing
to ensuring greater clarity in the roles and responsibilities of its
spokespeople in its consumer advertising and promotion.
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Bad Science A quick fix would stop drug firms bending the truth
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AstraZeneca Provides Update On RECENTIN Clinical Development Programme
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Actelion withdraws its application for an extension of indication for
Zavesca
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Online prescriptions social network, the eDrugSearch . com Community
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Novartis Chief Defends Combined CEO, Chairman Roles
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Abbott Targets Science-Minded Students Through Facebook Social Media
Network
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Sydney Taurel, Lilly CEO: What's he smoking?
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Pharmalot Mea Culpa: Pfizer Pulls The Jarvik Ads For Lipitor
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Lipitor Pitchman Jarvik Rows Into the Sunset
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Pfizer Voluntarily Withdraws Lipitor Advertising Featuring Dr. Robert
Jarvik
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