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Vaccines on horizon for AIDS, Alzheimer's, herpes
Yahoo! | 35 minutes ago
MARIETTA, Pa. ? Malaria. Tuberculosis. Alzheimer's disease. AIDS. Pandemic flu. Genital herpes. Urinary tract infections. Grass allergies. Traveler's diarrhea. You name it, the pharmaceutical industry is working on a vaccine to prevent it.

FDA warning shuts down dozens of Internet pharmacies
San Francisco Chronicle | 2 hours 23 minutes ago
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Cardiovascular drug costs triple in decade, study finds
Canada.com | 2 hours 52 minutes ago
Canadians are spending more than $5 billion a year on cardiovascular drugs, three times as much as a decade ago, a new study says.

UPDATE 1-Dow Corning sues Merrill for $166 mln ARS loss
Reuters | 3 hours 39 minutes ago
NEW YORK, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Dow Corning Corp [DOWCR.UL] sued Merrill Lynch & Co on Friday over the loss of $166 million in auction rate securities, accusing Merrill of misleading investors about the safety and liquidity of the risky debt market that collapsed early in 2008.

Sanofi-Aventis Falling Off a Patent Cliff?
CNBC | 3 hours 43 minutes ago
Sanofi-Aventis by its own admission has ?a big patent-expiration problem,? Cramer said during Friday?s Mad Money. ?And when drugs go off patent, pharmaceutical companies? profits get obliterated.?

Dow Corning sues Merrill for $166 mln ARS loss
Reuters | 3 hours 44 minutes ago
NEW YORK, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Dow Corning Corp [DOWCR.UL] sued Merrill Lynch & Co on Friday over the loss of $166 million in auction rate securities, accusing Merrill of misleading investors about the safety and liquidity of the risky debt market that collapsed early in 2008.

Reid health bill helps chiropractors, drugmakers
Charlotte Observer (N.C.), The | 6 hours 19 minutes ago
WASHINGTON Chiropractors get a lift in the Senate health care bill, thanks to a senator from the state practitioners consider the birthplace of their profession - Iowa.

Three-Month Supply Lowers Drug Costs
U.S. News & World Report | 6 hours 20 minutes ago
FRIDAY, Nov. 20 (HealthDay News) -- Buying a three-month supply of prescription drugs is up to one-third cheaper than buying a one-month supply, according to a new study.

Senate health bill helps chiropractors, biologic drugmakers but whacks insurance executives
Chicago Tribune | 6 hours 30 minutes ago
WASHINGTON (AP) ? Chiropractors get a lift in the Senate health care bill, thanks to a senator from the state practitioners consider the birthplace of their profession ? Iowa.

APhA endorses MTM provision in Senate health-reform proposal
Drug Store News | 6 hours 41 minutes ago
By Jim FrederickWASHINGTON (Nov. 20) Community pharmacy leaders are endorsing some elements of the massive health-reform package unveiled this week by Senate majority leader Harry Reid of Nevada.

Wire Business News
Sacramento Bee (Calif.), The | 7 hours 2 minutes ago
Senate Majority Leader Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., with Sens. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, left, and Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., leaves a news conference on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009 in Washington.

U.S. Democrats demand analysis of drug price rises
Yahoo! | 7 hours 14 minutes ago
WASHINGTON (Reuters) ? Democrats in the U.S. Congress are seeking government investigations into recent price increases of brand-name prescription drugs, as lawmakers finalize an overhaul of the healthcare system.

Dietary Supplement May Protect Against Acetaminophen-Induced Liver Toxicity
Medscape (free registration) | 7 hours 34 minutes ago
Investigators have identified a diet-dependent approach to preventing acetaminophen-induced liver toxicity, the most common source of damage leading to liver transplantation. The only present treatment for acetaminophen (APAP) toxicity is N-acetyl cysteine, taken after an overdose, which has an unpleasant odor and may cause nausea, vomiting, and other unpleasant adverse effects.

UPDATE 1-UK investigates spread of drug resistant swine flu
Reuters | 7 hours 35 minutes ago
LONDON, Nov 20 (Reuters) - British health officials are investigating the likely person-to-person spread of a drug-resistant strain of swine flu, the Health Protection Agency said on Friday.