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GSK-owned Stiefel Labs loses $1.5M verdict in stock value suit
2012-05-19 23:42:37| Biotech - Topix.net
Stiefel Laboratories has lost a $1.5 million jury verdict to a former employee who claimed the company bought back his stock at artificially low prices before its acquisition in 2009 by GlaxoSmithKline Timothy Finnerty won the judgment on May 16 in federal court in Miami against Stiefel and its former chief executive officer, Charles Stiefel.
Category:Biotechnology and Pharmaceuticals
Hepatitis C tests urged for all baby boomers
2012-05-19 19:28:04| Biotech - Topix.net
The federal government Friday called for all baby boomers to be tested for hepatitis C, which kills more Americans each year than AIDS and is the leading reason for liver transplants.
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Category:Biotechnology and Pharmaceuticals
A-TEK, Inc. Awarded National Institutes of Health $20 Billion CIO-SP3 Contract
2012-05-19 15:18:34| Biotech - Topix.net
TEK, Inc. announced today it has been awarded the National Institutes of Health Chief Information Officer-Solutions and Partners 3 Government Wide Acquisition Contract .
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Category:Biotechnology and Pharmaceuticals
Pfizer Recalls Advil Liqui-Gels
2012-05-19 11:09:08| Biotech - Topix.net
Pfizer Inc. has recalled more than 650,000 bottles of Advil pain-relief medicine due to the potential for a strong odor in the product.
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Category:Biotechnology and Pharmaceuticals
Drowning is Leading Cause of Accidental Death for Children
2012-05-19 06:54:24| Biotech - Topix.net
Drowning kills more American children between one and four years old than any other kind of accident, according to a new federal report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention .
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Category:Biotechnology and Pharmaceuticals