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Pfizer to spin off Zoetis stake to shareholders
Reuters(Reuters) - Pfizer Inc said on Wednesday it will spin off its majority stake in animal health business Zoetis Inc to shareholders by allowing them to swap Pfizer stock for Zoetis shares at a 7 percent discount. Pfizer, the largest U.S. drugmaker, sold...Tags: Initial Public Offerings, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, Spin out, Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Buyback
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Merck signs $5 bln share buyback agreement with Goldman Sachs
ReutersMay 21 (Reuters) - Merck & Co Inc said it has entered into a $5 billion share repurchase agreement with Goldman Sachs Group Inc, as the drug giant looks to prop up shareholder value in face of stiff competition from makers of less-costly generics....Tags: Derivative Securities, Merck & Company Incorporated, Asthma, Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Buyback
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Hopkins' global health grade: good, but not good enough
Remember the last time you got a B in a class? Maybe a B was OK, a hard-earned accomplishment in a difficult, GPA-sinking course. Or perhaps a B just wasn't good enough — a subpar finish that left you mentally shaking a fist at other classmates....
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Importance of expiration date depends on the specific drug
Q: I have several medications that are well beyond their expiration dates. Does that mean that they won't work — or are dangerous? A: The manufacturer's expiration date on most medications is 2-3 years from when the pills were made. This assumes...Tags: Pharmaceuticals, Health and Medical Professionals, Chemical Industry, Allergies, Boston
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U.S. RESEARCH ROUNDUP: Microsoft, ICE, Actavis, Boeing
ReutersMay 21 (Reuters) - Wall Street securities analysts revised their ratings and price targets on several U.S. companies, including Actavis, and Microsoft, on Tuesday. HIGHLIGHTS * Microsoft Corp : Janney, UBS raise price target on stock * Boeing : UBS...Tags: Ratings, Microsoft Corporation, Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., The Home Depot, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Which Do We Spend More On, Alcohol Or Pets?
The Hartford Courant"There are about 218 million pets in the United States, not counting several million fish." This rather deadpan accounting begins a recent release from the federal government that estimates how much we spend on our dogs, cats, rabbits, hamsters, potbelly...Tags: Pets
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Medical Board Opts Not To Discipline Greenwich Anesthesiologist
The Hartford CourantThe state Medical Examining Board on Tuesday imposed no disciplinary action against a Greenwich Hospital anesthesiologist who in 2010 administered a nerve block on the wrong arm of a patient who was about to undergo a wrist arthroscopy. Though a board...Tags: West Hartford, Headaches, Lorazepam (drug), Greenwich, General Practitioners
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AcelRX post-op pain treatment meets late-stage study goal
Reuters(Reuters) - AcelRX Pharmaceuticals Inc said its experimental treatment for post-operative pain met its main goal in a late-stage trial of patients who had undergone knee or hip replacement surgery, sending its shares up 15 percent. AcelRX said its...Tags: Placebo, Food and Drug Administration, Trials, Hip Replacement
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Intercell vaccine gets U.S. pediatric approval
ReutersVIENNA (Reuters) - Austria's Intercell said on Tuesday it has won U.S. regulatory approval for pediatric use of its Ixiaro vaccine to protect against Japanese Encephalitis (JE), a step it had achieved in Europe in February. "For the first time in...Tags: Preventative Medicine, Vaccines, Disease Prevention, Austria
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PRESS DIGEST-Canada-May 21
ReutersMay 21 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories from selected Canadian newspapers. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. THE GLOBE AND MAIL * When Toronto city council meets Tuesday morning to formally...Tags: Wildlife, Petroleum Industry, Cocaine, Pacific Alliance Corporation, Stephen Harper
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UK first in EU to get Merck's new Schmallenberg vaccine
ReutersLONDON, May 21 (Reuters) - British farmers will be the first in Europe to get a vaccine against Schmallenberg virus, a new livestock disease that hit the continent in 2011. Britain's Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs said on Tuesday that...Tags: Preventative Medicine, Vaccines, Viral Diseases and Infections, Merck & Company Incorporated, United Kingdom
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York Daily Record, Pa., Frank Bodani column
York Daily Record, Pa.The Sports Illustrated article had just slammed Penn State when linebacker Mike Mauti received the message from halfway across the country. Mauti is one of those recent Nittany Lion seniors who played for Joe Paterno, loved him and then had to bury him....Tags: Chicago Bears, Pittsburgh Steelers, Detroit Lions, Minnesota Vikings, Bill O'Brien
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