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GlaxoSmithKline to acquire Human Genome Sciences
After spurning a hostile takeover bid from GlaxoSmithKline PLC in April, Human Genome Sciences Inc. said Monday it agreed to be bought by the biopharmaceutical giant for a more lucrative offer valued at $3.6 billion.
GlaxoSmithKline boosted its offer for...Tags: Bristol Myers Squibb Company, Technology, Heart Disease, Human Genome Sciences Inc., Biotechnology
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Investing: Investing for dividend growth overseas
Kiplinger's Money PowerA strategy that emphasizes investing in companies that regularly increase their dividends works even better overseas than it does in the U.S. That's because foreign dividend-paying stocks generally yield more and are less volatile than their domestic...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Companies and Corporations, Stock Market
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Gene could explain why treatments fail some with asthma
ReutersCHICAGO (Reuters) - Genetic differences could explain why some 40 percent of people with asthma do not respond to inhaled steroids used to achieve long-term asthma control. U.S. researchers have found that asthma patients who inherited two copies of a...Tags: Harvard Medical School, Health, Asthma, Steroids, Lungs and Airways
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Maryland raises $84 million to invest in tech startups
Maryland succeeded in raising $84 million to invest in promising technology companies across the state via a novel online auction of tax credits, officials announced Thursday. The InvestMaryland plan, a cornerstone of Gov. Martin O'Malley's legislative...Tags: Finance, Technology, Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development, Government, Under Armour Inc.
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Asthma drugs may increase attacks in kids: report
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - One class of drugs used to prevent wheezing and shortness of breath in people with asthma may increase kids' risk of being hospitalized for an asthma attack, according to a new analysis from the U.S. Food and Drug...Tags: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Wheezing, Asthma, Hospitals and Clinics, GlaxoSmithKline PLC
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State biotech firms hope Congress will act
A proposal to speed the approval of new prescription drugs has patient advocates and biotech firms — including many based in Maryland — hoping that Congress will deliver a rare dose of bipartisanship this year.
Lawmakers are proposing a 6...Tags: Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development, Crime, Law and Justice, National Institutes of Health, Barbara A. Mikulski, U.S. House of Representatives
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Consolidation wave poised to hit state's health care services, biopharma sectors
Like a one-two punch, two major Maryland employers in the health care service and pharmaceutical industries were the targets last week of multibillion-dollar acquisition deals. Both homegrown companies — Human Genome Sciences Inc. and Catalyst...Tags: Health Insurance, Constellation Energy Group, Human Genome Sciences Inc., Cigna Corporation, Biotechnology
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State Farm agent aims to help clients plan for their futures
Name of business: Toni Sandridge State Farm Owner: Toni Sandridge Address: 917 Pennsylvania Ave. in Hagerstown, next to Spa Warehouse Opening date: Dec. 16, 2011 Products and services: Insurance and financial services Market area: Maryland How did...Tags: Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Personal Service, Farms, Marketing
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Making sense and nonsense regarding health care
timr@herald-mail.comAll right kids, you’re going to be hearing a lot about something called “health care” this week, and it can all be a little confusing, so your Uncle Tim is at hand to clear up an issue that will be central to your life moving forward:...Tags: Politics, The Herald-Mail, Health, Health Insurance, Government
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Propofol, the drug that killed Michael Jackson, isn't 'dangerous'
Readers' Representative JournalIn this week’s coverage of the trial of Michael Jackson’s personal physician, Dr. Conrad Murray, articles have been consistent in describing the drug that killed the pop star: Tuesday: “the dangerous surgical anesthetic propofol”...
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