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    Mar 29, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. SAC Capital Advisors manager arrested on insider-trading charges

    In another sign of the government's intense focus on illicit trading on Wall Street, the FBI early Friday arrested a longtime SAC Capital Advisors portfolio manager on insider-trading charges. 
    In another sign of the government's intense focus on illicit trading on Wall Street, the FBI early Friday arrested a longtime SAC Capital Advisors portfolio manager on insider-trading charges.  Federal agents took Michael Steinberg into custody at his...

    Tags: U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Chemical Industry, FBI, Alzheimer's Disease, CR Intrinsic Investors, LLC

    2. Apr 2, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Another vaccine fails to prevent staph infections, study finds

    Staph infections remain a significant problem for hospital patients, and scientists are trying to develop vaccines to prevent Staphylococcus aureus bacteria from establishing itself in vital areas like the heart, lungs or blood. But it&rsquo;s turning out to be a difficult task: A promising vaccine intended to protect heart-surgery patients from <a href="http://www.mayoclinic.com/print/staph-infections/ds00973/method=print&amp;dsection=all">staph infections</a> worked no better than a placebo, a <a href="http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=1674236">new study reported</a>.
    Staph infections remain a significant problem for hospital patients, and scientists are trying to develop vaccines to prevent Staphylococcus aureus bacteria from establishing itself in vital areas like the heart, lungs or blood. But it’s turning out...

    Tags: Chemical Industry, Trials, Heart Surgery, Placebo, Staphylococcal Infection

    3. Mar 19, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. U.S. panel: Wait on anthrax vaccine testing for kids

    The federal government must perform more tests on adults before it can ethically move forward with controversial anthrax vaccine trials in children, members of a federal bioethics panel said.&nbsp;
    The federal government must perform more tests on adults before it can ethically move forward with controversial anthrax vaccine trials in children, members of a federal bioethics panel said.  "The safety of our children is paramount, and we have to get...

    Tags: Values, Chemical Industry, Trials, Anthrax, Ethics

    4. Apr 1, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Chicken pox vaccine effective over long term, Kaiser study finds

    Once upon a time, not too terribly long ago, getting the chicken pox was practically a rite of passage for kids.
    Once upon a time, not too terribly long ago, getting the chicken pox was practically a rite of passage for kids. But now, nearly 20 years after approval of a vaccine for the varicella virus, which causes the itchy illness, chicken pox is a rarity. A new...

    Tags: Pediatrics, Medical Specialization, Chemical Industry, Chickenpox, Preventative Medicine

    5. Feb 27, 2013 | Los Angeles Times

  5. Flu-related deaths total 43 in San Diego County, a near-record

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    Three more influenza-related deaths in San Diego County have pushed the seasonal total to 43, the second highest on record, county health officials reported Wednesday. But "on a positive note," new lab-confirmed flu cases declined for the fourth...
    6. Apr 2, 2013 |Column| Los Angeles Times

  6. Wichita State's Carl Hall is at heart of Shockers' surge

    From passed out on a floor to the Final Four &mdash; it has been a pulse-rate ride for Carl Hall.
    From passed out on a floor to the Final Four — it has been a pulse-rate ride for Carl Hall. "Oh man, it's been a long journey for me," Hall said. Wichita State's senior forward, who overcame a heart condition that sidelined him for two years,...

    Tags: Chemical Industry, Ohio State Buckeyes, High School Sports, Heart Problems, College Basketball

    7. Apr 2, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. Lindsay Lohan tweets April Fools' pregnancy joke

    Lindsay Lohan said Tuesday on Twitter that a tweet she sent out Monday about her being pregnant was an April Fools' joke.
    Lindsay Lohan said Tuesday on Twitter that a tweet she sent out Monday about her being pregnant was an April Fools' joke. Lohan is expected to return to the United States from Brazil to begin a 90-day sentence in a rehab facility as part of a plea...

    Tags: Chemical Industry, Prescription Drugs, Trials, Judges, Twitter, Inc.

    8. Feb 27, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. In medicine, one dose doesn't fit all

    I Ioften use sleeping pills containing zolpidem (Ambien is the predominant brand-name version) to help reset my biological clock when I travel across time zones, or if I just have trouble getting to sleep. And I'm not alone. Doctors wrote about 40 million prescriptions for it in 2012.
    I Ioften use sleeping pills containing zolpidem (Ambien is the predominant brand-name version) to help reset my biological clock when I travel across time zones, or if I just have trouble getting to sleep. And I'm not alone. Doctors wrote about 40 million...

    Tags: Food and Drug Administration, Drugs and Medicines, Prescription Drugs, Chemical Industry, Ambien (drug)

    9. Mar 31, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Drug maker Novartis loses India patent battle

    India's Supreme Court on Monday rejected drug maker Novartis AG's attempt to patent an updated version of a cancer drug in a landmark decision that health activists say ensures poor patients around the world will get continued access to cheap versions of lifesaving medicines.
    India's Supreme Court on Monday rejected drug maker Novartis AG's attempt to patent an updated version of a cancer drug in a landmark decision that health activists say ensures poor patients around the world will get continued access to cheap versions...

    Tags: Chemical Industry, HIV Treatment, Leukemia, Novartis AG, Science and Technology

    10. Mar 29, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. Prescription drug-related deaths continue to rise in U.S.

    Despite efforts by law enforcement and public health officials to curb prescription drug abuse, drug-related deaths in the United States have continued to rise, the latest data show. Figures from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reveal...

    Tags: Food and Drug Administration, Health Organizations, Chemical Industry, Prescription Drugs, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

    11. Mar 29, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. Remove Medicare's straitjacket

    Now that the budget "sequester" is in effect, Congress is shifting its attention to entitlement reform. There's simply no way to achieve long-term reductions in federal spending without touching the big health programs, particularly Medicare. Although raising the age of Medicare eligibility from 65 to 67 appears off the table, at least for now, the budget plan that Rep. Paul D. Ryan (R-Wis.) is proposing would shift a greater share of the program's growing costs to beneficiaries in the years to come.
    Now that the budget "sequester" is in effect, Congress is shifting its attention to entitlement reform. There's simply no way to achieve long-term reductions in federal spending without touching the big health programs, particularly Medicare. Although...

    Tags: Food and Drug Administration, Private Health Care, Chemical Industry, Genentech Inc., Paul Ryan

    12. Mar 25, 2013 |Column| Los Angeles Times

  12. An insider's view of generic-drug pricing

    Bob Toomajian worked for 16 years as Kaiser Permanente's drug purchasing manager for Southern California, giving him an insider's knowledge of how medications are priced before reaching consumers.
    Bob Toomajian worked for 16 years as Kaiser Permanente's drug purchasing manager for Southern California, giving him an insider's knowledge of how medications are priced before reaching consumers. When it comes to patented name-brand drugs, he told me,...

    Tags: Insurance, Prescription Drugs, Chemical Industry, Lipitor (drug), Novartis AG

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