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<title>MyPharmaNote.com / Published News</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2008 13:48:45 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Health Blog   : FDA Takes Heat on Employee Bonuses]]></title>
<link>http://www.mypharmanote.com/story.php?title=Health_Blog____FDA_Takes_Heat_on_Employee_Bonuses</link>
<comments>http://www.mypharmanote.com/story.php?title=Health_Blog____FDA_Takes_Heat_on_Employee_Bonuses</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2008 13:48:45 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>gpitt</dc:creator>
<category>Regulatory Affairs</category>
<guid>http://www.mypharmanote.com/story.php?title=Health_Blog____FDA_Takes_Heat_on_Employee_Bonuses</guid>
<description><![CDATA[In 2004, Congress expanded a government bonus system to help stem the flow of skilled government workers heading for higher-paid jobs in the private <br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Health Blog   : Pfizer Stops Funding Some Classes for Doctors]]></title>
<link>http://www.mypharmanote.com/story.php?title=Health_Blog____Pfizer_Stops_Funding_Some_Classes_for_Doctors</link>
<comments>http://www.mypharmanote.com/story.php?title=Health_Blog____Pfizer_Stops_Funding_Some_Classes_for_Doctors</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2008 13:48:40 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>gpitt</dc:creator>
<category>Marketing &amp; Sales</category>
<guid>http://www.mypharmanote.com/story.php?title=Health_Blog____Pfizer_Stops_Funding_Some_Classes_for_Doctors</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Doctors and pharmaceutical companies have been getting beat up lately for their intimate ties (see here, here and here). Now Pfizer is backing off a <br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Health Blog   : Drugmakers Pulling Plug on Free Pens, Mugs &amp; Pads]]></title>
<link>http://www.mypharmanote.com/story.php?title=Health_Blog____Drugmakers_Pulling_Plug_on_Free_Pens_Mugs__Pads</link>
<comments>http://www.mypharmanote.com/story.php?title=Health_Blog____Drugmakers_Pulling_Plug_on_Free_Pens_Mugs__Pads</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2008 13:48:39 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>gpitt</dc:creator>
<category>Marketing &amp; Sales</category>
<guid>http://www.mypharmanote.com/story.php?title=Health_Blog____Drugmakers_Pulling_Plug_on_Free_Pens_Mugs__Pads</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Doctors, it's time to head to Staples to stock up on pens!penResponding to a steady stream of criticism over its efforts to curry favor with doct<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Health Blog   : Note to Pharma: 'Your House Is On Fire, and You're Still Smoking in Bed']]></title>
<link>http://www.mypharmanote.com/story.php?title=Health_Blog____Note_to_Pharma_Your_House_Is_On_Fire_and_Youre_Still_Smoking_in_Bed</link>
<comments>http://www.mypharmanote.com/story.php?title=Health_Blog____Note_to_Pharma_Your_House_Is_On_Fire_and_Youre_Still_Smoking_in_Bed</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2008 13:48:36 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>gpitt</dc:creator>
<category>Pharma Industry</category>
<guid>http://www.mypharmanote.com/story.php?title=Health_Blog____Note_to_Pharma_Your_House_Is_On_Fire_and_Youre_Still_Smoking_in_Bed</guid>
<description><![CDATA[When members of the pharmaceutical industry came under fire from Congress this year, Billy Tauzin, the president of PhRMA, didn't mince words.&quot;Yo<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[FDA changing notices on drug decisions | Health | Reuters]]></title>
<link>http://www.mypharmanote.com/story.php?title=FDA_changing_notices_on_drug_decisions__Health__Reuters</link>
<comments>http://www.mypharmanote.com/story.php?title=FDA_changing_notices_on_drug_decisions__Health__Reuters</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2008 12:22:09 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>gpitt</dc:creator>
<category>Regulatory Affairs</category>
<guid>http://www.mypharmanote.com/story.php?title=FDA_changing_notices_on_drug_decisions__Health__Reuters</guid>
<description><![CDATA[U.S. regulators will change the way they tell drugmakers that their medicines are not ready to be approved, the Food and Drug Administration said on <br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Most study participants understand research goals | Health | Reuters]]></title>
<link>http://www.mypharmanote.com/story.php?title=Most_study_participants_understand_research_goals__Health__Reuters</link>
<comments>http://www.mypharmanote.com/story.php?title=Most_study_participants_understand_research_goals__Health__Reuters</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2008 12:22:07 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>gpitt</dc:creator>
<category>Drug Research</category>
<guid>http://www.mypharmanote.com/story.php?title=Most_study_participants_understand_research_goals__Health__Reuters</guid>
<description><![CDATA[People who take part in clinical trials often do so out of a desire to advance scientific knowledge and to help others, a new international study dem<br/><br/>4 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Drug Injury Watch: FDA Needs To Assure Us That There Is Quality Control For Generic Medications Sold In U.S.]]></title>
<link>http://www.mypharmanote.com/story.php?title=Drug_Injury_Watch_FDA_Needs_To_Assure_Us_That_There_Is_Quality_Control_For_Generic_Medications_Sold_In_U-S-</link>
<comments>http://www.mypharmanote.com/story.php?title=Drug_Injury_Watch_FDA_Needs_To_Assure_Us_That_There_Is_Quality_Control_For_Generic_Medications_Sold_In_U-S-</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2008 12:22:06 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>TomLamb</dc:creator>
<category>Quality &amp; Safety</category>
<guid>http://www.mypharmanote.com/story.php?title=Drug_Injury_Watch_FDA_Needs_To_Assure_Us_That_There_Is_Quality_Control_For_Generic_Medications_Sold_In_U-S-</guid>
<description><![CDATA[In Wake of &quot;Double-Dose&quot; Digitek Pills And ETHEX Morphine Tablets Being Recalled, Drugmaker Ranbaxy Faces Allegations About Fake Data As Regards Qu<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Drug Injury Watch: Newly Introduced Legislation Would Protect Legal Rights of Patients Harmed By Defective Medical Devices]]></title>
<link>http://www.mypharmanote.com/story.php?title=Drug_Injury_Watch_Newly_Introduced_Legislation_Would_Protect_Legal_Rights_of_Patients_Harmed_By_Defective_Medical_Devices</link>
<comments>http://www.mypharmanote.com/story.php?title=Drug_Injury_Watch_Newly_Introduced_Legislation_Would_Protect_Legal_Rights_of_Patients_Harmed_By_Defective_Medical_Devices</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 09:43:34 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>TomLamb</dc:creator>
<category>Regulatory Affairs</category>
<guid>http://www.mypharmanote.com/story.php?title=Drug_Injury_Watch_Newly_Introduced_Legislation_Would_Protect_Legal_Rights_of_Patients_Harmed_By_Defective_Medical_Devices</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Bills Sponsored By Waxman And Pallone In The House As Well As Kennedy And Leahy In The Senate Would Right The Wrong Of Riegel Decision By U.S. Supreme<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[FDA official sees some delays over safety]]></title>
<link>http://www.mypharmanote.com/story.php?title=FDA_official_sees_some_delays_over_safety</link>
<comments>http://www.mypharmanote.com/story.php?title=FDA_official_sees_some_delays_over_safety</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jun 2008 12:36:50 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>gpitt</dc:creator>
<category>Regulatory Affairs</category>
<guid>http://www.mypharmanote.com/story.php?title=FDA_official_sees_some_delays_over_safety</guid>
<description><![CDATA[A new focus on drug safety is delaying the approval of some medicines as regulators impose requirements meant to minimize side effects, a top U.S. dr<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[FDA proposes new pregnancy labels for medicines]]></title>
<link>http://www.mypharmanote.com/story.php?title=FDA_proposes_new_pregnancy_labels_for_medicines</link>
<comments>http://www.mypharmanote.com/story.php?title=FDA_proposes_new_pregnancy_labels_for_medicines</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jun 2008 12:36:47 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>gpitt</dc:creator>
<category>Regulatory Affairs</category>
<guid>http://www.mypharmanote.com/story.php?title=FDA_proposes_new_pregnancy_labels_for_medicines</guid>
<description><![CDATA[U.S. health officials proposed changes on Wednesday to the way prescription drug labels explain what is known about the risks of a medication's use <br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[S. African health minister says HIV rates declining]]></title>
<link>http://www.mypharmanote.com/story.php?title=S-_African_health_minister_says_HIV_rates_declining</link>
<comments>http://www.mypharmanote.com/story.php?title=S-_African_health_minister_says_HIV_rates_declining</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jun 2008 12:19:52 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>gpitt</dc:creator>
<category>Science</category>
<guid>http://www.mypharmanote.com/story.php?title=S-_African_health_minister_says_HIV_rates_declining</guid>
<description><![CDATA[South Africa's health minister said Thursday that HIV infection rates among pregnant women declined for the second straight year and claimed it was <br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Study: US children's cancer rates highest in Northeast, lowest in South, but still rare]]></title>
<link>http://www.mypharmanote.com/story.php?title=Study_US_childrens_cancer_rates_highest_in_Northeast_lowest_in_South_but_still_rare</link>
<comments>http://www.mypharmanote.com/story.php?title=Study_US_childrens_cancer_rates_highest_in_Northeast_lowest_in_South_but_still_rare</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jun 2008 12:19:49 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>gpitt</dc:creator>
<category>Science</category>
<guid>http://www.mypharmanote.com/story.php?title=Study_US_childrens_cancer_rates_highest_in_Northeast_lowest_in_South_but_still_rare</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Surprising research suggests that childhood cancer is most common in the Northeast, results that even caught experts off guard. But some specialists <br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Lawmakers call on drug companies to curb ads]]></title>
<link>http://www.mypharmanote.com/story.php?title=Lawmakers_call_on_drug_companies_to_curb_ads</link>
<comments>http://www.mypharmanote.com/story.php?title=Lawmakers_call_on_drug_companies_to_curb_ads</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 22 May 2008 08:10:07 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>gpitt</dc:creator>
<category>Marketing &amp; Sales</category>
<guid>http://www.mypharmanote.com/story.php?title=Lawmakers_call_on_drug_companies_to_curb_ads</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Two top Democratic lawmakers called on several drug companies on Tuesday to voluntarily curb advertisements targeting consumers, including withholdin<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Researchers see flood of brain-boosting drugs]]></title>
<link>http://www.mypharmanote.com/story.php?title=Researchers_see_flood_of_brain-boosting_drugs</link>
<comments>http://www.mypharmanote.com/story.php?title=Researchers_see_flood_of_brain-boosting_drugs</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 22 May 2008 08:10:06 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>gpitt</dc:creator>
<category>Healthcare</category>
<guid>http://www.mypharmanote.com/story.php?title=Researchers_see_flood_of_brain-boosting_drugs</guid>
<description><![CDATA[A flood of new &quot;brain-boosting&quot; drugs will emerge in coming decades for diseases like Alzheimer's, putting pressure on authorities over the drugs <br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Dial FDA: Marketers Face Added DTC Requirements]]></title>
<link>http://www.mypharmanote.com/story.php?title=Dial_FDA_Marketers_Face_Added_DTC_Requirements</link>
<comments>http://www.mypharmanote.com/story.php?title=Dial_FDA_Marketers_Face_Added_DTC_Requirements</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 22 May 2008 08:10:00 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>gpitt</dc:creator>
<category>Regulatory Affairs</category>
<guid>http://www.mypharmanote.com/story.php?title=Dial_FDA_Marketers_Face_Added_DTC_Requirements</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Under direction from Congress, FDA is examining whether television drug advertising can improve patient health and spur consumers to report adverse e<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Health Blog   : FAA Bans Chantix for Pilots, Air Traffic Controllers]]></title>
<link>http://www.mypharmanote.com/story.php?title=Health_Blog____FAA_Bans_Chantix_for_Pilots_Air_Traffic_Controllers</link>
<comments>http://www.mypharmanote.com/story.php?title=Health_Blog____FAA_Bans_Chantix_for_Pilots_Air_Traffic_Controllers</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 22 May 2008 08:09:59 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>gpitt</dc:creator>
<category>Pharma Industry</category>
<guid>http://www.mypharmanote.com/story.php?title=Health_Blog____FAA_Bans_Chantix_for_Pilots_Air_Traffic_Controllers</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Pfizer's smoking-cessation drug Chantix came in for a bit more trouble today, as a research group cited reports of physical side effects associated w<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Health Blog   : Survey: Laid Off Pharma Employees Finding New Gigs]]></title>
<link>http://www.mypharmanote.com/story.php?title=Health_Blog____Survey_Laid_Off_Pharma_Employees_Finding_New_Gigs</link>
<comments>http://www.mypharmanote.com/story.php?title=Health_Blog____Survey_Laid_Off_Pharma_Employees_Finding_New_Gigs</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 22 May 2008 08:09:56 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>gpitt</dc:creator>
<category>Pharma Industry</category>
<guid>http://www.mypharmanote.com/story.php?title=Health_Blog____Survey_Laid_Off_Pharma_Employees_Finding_New_Gigs</guid>
<description><![CDATA[It's the era of layoffs in Big Pharma, with nearly every major player cutting thousands of jobs. In the past few months alone, Merck, Schering Plough<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The Changing Face of R&amp;D in the Future Pharmaceutical Landscape]]></title>
<link>http://www.mypharmanote.com/story.php?title=The_Changing_Face_of_RD_in_the_Future_Pharmaceutical_Landscape</link>
<comments>http://www.mypharmanote.com/story.php?title=The_Changing_Face_of_RD_in_the_Future_Pharmaceutical_Landscape</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2008 14:37:53 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>gpitt</dc:creator>
<category>Pharma Industry</category>
<guid>http://www.mypharmanote.com/story.php?title=The_Changing_Face_of_RD_in_the_Future_Pharmaceutical_Landscape</guid>
<description><![CDATA[A productivity crisis is happening in the pharmaceutical research and development (R&amp;D) industry. Technological change is disrupting the status quo a<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Health Blog   : In Latest Vioxx Settlement, Merck Swears Off Ghostwriting]]></title>
<link>http://www.mypharmanote.com/story.php?title=Health_Blog____In_Latest_Vioxx_Settlement_Merck_Swears_Off_Ghostwriting</link>
<comments>http://www.mypharmanote.com/story.php?title=Health_Blog____In_Latest_Vioxx_Settlement_Merck_Swears_Off_Ghostwriting</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2008 14:23:50 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>gpitt</dc:creator>
<category>Pharma Industry</category>
<guid>http://www.mypharmanote.com/story.php?title=Health_Blog____In_Latest_Vioxx_Settlement_Merck_Swears_Off_Ghostwriting</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Merck has agreed to pay $58 million to settle allegations by a few dozen states that the company used deceptive advertising to promote Vioxx. That's <br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Researchers to Share Ideas in Virtual Research Park]]></title>
<link>http://www.mypharmanote.com/story.php?title=Researchers_to_Share_Ideas_in_Virtual_Research_Park</link>
<comments>http://www.mypharmanote.com/story.php?title=Researchers_to_Share_Ideas_in_Virtual_Research_Park</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2008 13:20:28 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>gpitt</dc:creator>
<category>Technology</category>
<guid>http://www.mypharmanote.com/story.php?title=Researchers_to_Share_Ideas_in_Virtual_Research_Park</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The Hershey Center for Applied Research (HCAR) on Wednesday launched KnowledgeMesh, an online meeting ground for the life sciences community, includi<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Health Blog   : For the Ill, Guidance in Finding a Clinical Trial]]></title>
<link>http://www.mypharmanote.com/story.php?title=Health_Blog____For_the_Ill_Guidance_in_Finding_a_Clinical_Trial</link>
<comments>http://www.mypharmanote.com/story.php?title=Health_Blog____For_the_Ill_Guidance_in_Finding_a_Clinical_Trial</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2008 13:20:24 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>gpitt</dc:creator>
<category>Drug Research</category>
<guid>http://www.mypharmanote.com/story.php?title=Health_Blog____For_the_Ill_Guidance_in_Finding_a_Clinical_Trial</guid>
<description><![CDATA[There are lots of clinical questions doctors would like to answer, but they're left waiting at the gate because they can't find enough patients to si<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Health Blog   : Does Your Medicine Make the Grade?]]></title>
<link>http://www.mypharmanote.com/story.php?title=Health_Blog____Does_Your_Medicine_Make_the_Grade</link>
<comments>http://www.mypharmanote.com/story.php?title=Health_Blog____Does_Your_Medicine_Make_the_Grade</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2008 13:20:19 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>gpitt</dc:creator>
<category>Pharma Industry</category>
<guid>http://www.mypharmanote.com/story.php?title=Health_Blog____Does_Your_Medicine_Make_the_Grade</guid>
<description><![CDATA[With hospitals, doctors and nursing homes all getting the consumer-ratings treatment, it was inevitable that drugs would also get graded.gradesNo<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Health Blog   : Why Selling Drugs Is Like Selling Ketchup]]></title>
<link>http://www.mypharmanote.com/story.php?title=Health_Blog____Why_Selling_Drugs_Is_Like_Selling_Ketchup</link>
<comments>http://www.mypharmanote.com/story.php?title=Health_Blog____Why_Selling_Drugs_Is_Like_Selling_Ketchup</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2008 13:20:17 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>gpitt</dc:creator>
<category>Marketing &amp; Sales</category>
<guid>http://www.mypharmanote.com/story.php?title=Health_Blog____Why_Selling_Drugs_Is_Like_Selling_Ketchup</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Joe Jimenez, the guy who recently took charge of Novartis's pharmaceutical division, spent most of his career in the packaged goods business. He hope<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[New gov't program offers people with mysterious diseases a place to turn for treatment]]></title>
<link>http://www.mypharmanote.com/story.php?title=New_govt_program_offers_people_with_mysterious_diseases_a_place_to_turn_for_treatment</link>
<comments>http://www.mypharmanote.com/story.php?title=New_govt_program_offers_people_with_mysterious_diseases_a_place_to_turn_for_treatment</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2008 13:03:53 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>gpitt</dc:creator>
<category>Healthcare</category>
<guid>http://www.mypharmanote.com/story.php?title=New_govt_program_offers_people_with_mysterious_diseases_a_place_to_turn_for_treatment</guid>
<description><![CDATA[They're the cold cases of medicine, patients with diseases so rare and mysterious that they've eluded diagnosis for years.The National Institut<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Patients prefer polite physicians, says U.S. report]]></title>
<link>http://www.mypharmanote.com/story.php?title=Patients_prefer_polite_physicians_says_U-S-_report</link>
<comments>http://www.mypharmanote.com/story.php?title=Patients_prefer_polite_physicians_says_U-S-_report</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2008 13:03:50 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>gpitt</dc:creator>
<category>Healthcare</category>
<guid>http://www.mypharmanote.com/story.php?title=Patients_prefer_polite_physicians_says_U-S-_report</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Doctors should try a new type of prescription -- being a little more polite -- if they want to connect with their patients, a U.S. psychiatrist sugge<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Chinese drugs seen driving down generic prices]]></title>
<link>http://www.mypharmanote.com/story.php?title=Chinese_drugs_seen_driving_down_generic_prices</link>
<comments>http://www.mypharmanote.com/story.php?title=Chinese_drugs_seen_driving_down_generic_prices</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2008 13:03:47 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>gpitt</dc:creator>
<category>Business of Pharma</category>
<guid>http://www.mypharmanote.com/story.php?title=Chinese_drugs_seen_driving_down_generic_prices</guid>
<description><![CDATA[A coming wave of Chinese pills is set to push down the price of generic drugs, as more low-cost finished medicines from the country win approval in m<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Cancer drug sales could hit $80 billion by 2011: IMS]]></title>
<link>http://www.mypharmanote.com/story.php?title=Cancer_drug_sales_could_hit_80_billion_by_2011_IMS</link>
<comments>http://www.mypharmanote.com/story.php?title=Cancer_drug_sales_could_hit_80_billion_by_2011_IMS</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2008 13:03:42 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>gpitt</dc:creator>
<category>Business of Pharma</category>
<guid>http://www.mypharmanote.com/story.php?title=Cancer_drug_sales_could_hit_80_billion_by_2011_IMS</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Sales of cancer drugs will grow at nearly double the rate of the global pharmaceutical market and could reach $80 billion by 2012, according to IMS H<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Google releases Google Health for medical records]]></title>
<link>http://www.mypharmanote.com/story.php?title=Google_releases_Google_Health_for_medical_records</link>
<comments>http://www.mypharmanote.com/story.php?title=Google_releases_Google_Health_for_medical_records</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2008 13:03:34 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>gpitt</dc:creator>
<category>Also in the News</category>
<guid>http://www.mypharmanote.com/story.php?title=Google_releases_Google_Health_for_medical_records</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Google Inc on Monday unveiled Google Health, a long-anticipated U.S. health information service that combines the leading Web company's classic sear<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Chronic Medication Nation: Research Finds Chronic Health Problems Now Afflict More Than Half of All Americans]]></title>
<link>http://www.mypharmanote.com/story.php?title=Chronic_Medication_Nation_Research_Finds_Chronic_Health_Problems_Now_Afflict_More_Than_Half_of_All_Americans</link>
<comments>http://www.mypharmanote.com/story.php?title=Chronic_Medication_Nation_Research_Finds_Chronic_Health_Problems_Now_Afflict_More_Than_Half_of_All_Americans</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 19 May 2008 13:30:42 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>gpitt</dc:creator>
<category>Healthcare</category>
<guid>http://www.mypharmanote.com/story.php?title=Chronic_Medication_Nation_Research_Finds_Chronic_Health_Problems_Now_Afflict_More_Than_Half_of_All_Americans</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Americans have tipped the scale. For the first time, a majority of the insured population is being treated for a chronic medical condition, raising s<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Drug Injury Watch: May 2008 Congressional Hearing On Federal Preemption Of Drug And Medical Device Lawsuits]]></title>
<link>http://www.mypharmanote.com/story.php?title=Drug_Injury_Watch_May_2008_Congressional_Hearing_On_Federal_Preemption_Of_Drug_And_Medical_Device_Lawsuits</link>
<comments>http://www.mypharmanote.com/story.php?title=Drug_Injury_Watch_May_2008_Congressional_Hearing_On_Federal_Preemption_Of_Drug_And_Medical_Device_Lawsuits</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2008 19:50:05 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>TomLamb</dc:creator>
<category>Regulatory Affairs</category>
<guid>http://www.mypharmanote.com/story.php?title=Drug_Injury_Watch_May_2008_Congressional_Hearing_On_Federal_Preemption_Of_Drug_And_Medical_Device_Lawsuits</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Committee Will Hear From A Diverse Set Of Witnesses On The Various Aspects Of This Controversial Legal Doctrine<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The Associated Press: Nagging via text messages to help teens remember meds]]></title>
<link>http://www.mypharmanote.com/story.php?title=The_Associated_Press_Nagging_via_text_messages_to_help_teens_remember_meds</link>
<comments>http://www.mypharmanote.com/story.php?title=The_Associated_Press_Nagging_via_text_messages_to_help_teens_remember_meds</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2008 07:03:15 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>gpitt</dc:creator>
<category>Technology</category>
<guid>http://www.mypharmanote.com/story.php?title=The_Associated_Press_Nagging_via_text_messages_to_help_teens_remember_meds</guid>
<description><![CDATA[4gt yr meds? Getting kids to remember their medicine may be a text message away. Cincinnati doctors are experimenting with texting to tackle a big pr<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Sermo Joins With Med Mags]]></title>
<link>http://www.mypharmanote.com/story.php?title=Sermo_Joins_With_Med_Mags</link>
<comments>http://www.mypharmanote.com/story.php?title=Sermo_Joins_With_Med_Mags</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2008 12:36:29 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>gpitt</dc:creator>
<category>Business of Pharma</category>
<guid>http://www.mypharmanote.com/story.php?title=Sermo_Joins_With_Med_Mags</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Online, physician-only discussion forum Sermo has joined forces with a number of major journal publishers in an effort to get relevant content to doc<br/><br/>4 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Drug Injury Watch: FDA Says It Doesn't Know How Long Defective Digitek / Digoxin Pills Were Sold]]></title>
<link>http://www.mypharmanote.com/story.php?title=Drug_Injury_Watch_FDA_Says_It_Doesnt_Know_How_Long_Defective_Digitek__Digoxin_Pills_Were_Sold</link>
<comments>http://www.mypharmanote.com/story.php?title=Drug_Injury_Watch_FDA_Says_It_Doesnt_Know_How_Long_Defective_Digitek__Digoxin_Pills_Were_Sold</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2008 09:56:45 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>TomLamb</dc:creator>
<category>Pharma Industry</category>
<guid>http://www.mypharmanote.com/story.php?title=Drug_Injury_Watch_FDA_Says_It_Doesnt_Know_How_Long_Defective_Digitek__Digoxin_Pills_Were_Sold</guid>
<description><![CDATA[<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Health Blog   : Do Drug Companies' Patent Filings Hint at Stock Moves?]]></title>
<link>http://www.mypharmanote.com/story.php?title=Health_Blog____Do_Drug_Companies_Patent_Filings_Hint_at_Stock_Moves</link>
<comments>http://www.mypharmanote.com/story.php?title=Health_Blog____Do_Drug_Companies_Patent_Filings_Hint_at_Stock_Moves</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2008 09:56:43 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Admin</dc:creator>
<category>Business of Pharma</category>
<guid>http://www.mypharmanote.com/story.php?title=Health_Blog____Do_Drug_Companies_Patent_Filings_Hint_at_Stock_Moves</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Drug companies' shares have been pretty volatile in recent years, some climbing on deal speculation while others have plunged on controversies over d<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Pharma Bands Together to Share Information]]></title>
<link>http://www.mypharmanote.com/story.php?title=Pharma_Bands_Together_to_Share_Information</link>
<comments>http://www.mypharmanote.com/story.php?title=Pharma_Bands_Together_to_Share_Information</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2008 12:38:41 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>gpitt</dc:creator>
<category>Technology</category>
<guid>http://www.mypharmanote.com/story.php?title=Pharma_Bands_Together_to_Share_Information</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Last week, the Clinical Research Information eXchange (CRIX) announced the launch of a common electronic platform on which pharma companies can creat<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[FDA rejections suggest higher bar for cholesterol drugs]]></title>
<link>http://www.mypharmanote.com/story.php?title=FDA_rejections_suggest_higher_bar_for_cholesterol_drugs</link>
<comments>http://www.mypharmanote.com/story.php?title=FDA_rejections_suggest_higher_bar_for_cholesterol_drugs</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2008 12:22:20 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>gpitt</dc:creator>
<category>Regulatory Affairs</category>
<guid>http://www.mypharmanote.com/story.php?title=FDA_rejections_suggest_higher_bar_for_cholesterol_drugs</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Regulators ended last week and started this one by rejecting two potential blockbuster cholesterol drugs, leaving three drugmakers reeling and Wall S<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Drug Injury Watch: FDA's 2007 Report On Outstanding Post-approval Studies: No Progress Made By Big Pharma]]></title>
<link>http://www.mypharmanote.com/story.php?title=Drug_Injury_Watch_FDAs_2007_Report_On_Outstanding_Post-approval_Studies_No_Progress_Made_By_Big_Pharma</link>
<comments>http://www.mypharmanote.com/story.php?title=Drug_Injury_Watch_FDAs_2007_Report_On_Outstanding_Post-approval_Studies_No_Progress_Made_By_Big_Pharma</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2008 11:56:53 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>TomLamb</dc:creator>
<category>Pharma Industry</category>
<guid>http://www.mypharmanote.com/story.php?title=Drug_Injury_Watch_FDAs_2007_Report_On_Outstanding_Post-approval_Studies_No_Progress_Made_By_Big_Pharma</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Each year the FDA issues a so-called &quot;report card&quot; on how the pharmaceutical companies are doing as regards post-approval studies for their product<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[It's no LOL: Fewer than third of US doctors answer e-mails from patients; privacy is a concern]]></title>
<link>http://www.mypharmanote.com/story.php?title=Its_no_LOL_Fewer_than_third_of_US_doctors_answer_e-mails_from_patients_privacy_is_a_concern</link>
<comments>http://www.mypharmanote.com/story.php?title=Its_no_LOL_Fewer_than_third_of_US_doctors_answer_e-mails_from_patients_privacy_is_a_concern</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2008 12:25:20 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>JosephZarick</dc:creator>
<category>Healthcare</category>
<guid>http://www.mypharmanote.com/story.php?title=Its_no_LOL_Fewer_than_third_of_US_doctors_answer_e-mails_from_patients_privacy_is_a_concern</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Suzanne Kreuziger is a registered nurse who uses e-mail almost exclusively to communicate with friends. But when it comes to reaching her doctor, the<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Health Blog   : JAMA Commentary Pans FDA Proposal to Ease Off-Label Rules]]></title>
<link>http://www.mypharmanote.com/story.php?title=Health_Blog____JAMA_Commentary_Pans_FDA_Proposal_to_Ease_Off-Label_Rules</link>
<comments>http://www.mypharmanote.com/story.php?title=Health_Blog____JAMA_Commentary_Pans_FDA_Proposal_to_Ease_Off-Label_Rules</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2008 12:25:12 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>JosephZarick</dc:creator>
<category>Regulatory Affairs</category>
<guid>http://www.mypharmanote.com/story.php?title=Health_Blog____JAMA_Commentary_Pans_FDA_Proposal_to_Ease_Off-Label_Rules</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The FDA's proposed guidelines to allow drug makers to pass around articles from medical journals that discuss unapproved uses of their drugs is a bad<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Health Blog   : Drug Research Jobs Following Manufacturing Overseas]]></title>
<link>http://www.mypharmanote.com/story.php?title=Health_Blog____Drug_Research_Jobs_Following_Manufacturing_Overseas</link>
<comments>http://www.mypharmanote.com/story.php?title=Health_Blog____Drug_Research_Jobs_Following_Manufacturing_Overseas</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2008 12:25:08 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>JosephZarick</dc:creator>
<category>Pharma Industry</category>
<guid>http://www.mypharmanote.com/story.php?title=Health_Blog____Drug_Research_Jobs_Following_Manufacturing_Overseas</guid>
<description><![CDATA[While Congress is busy figuring out how to keep track of the ballooning overseas drug manufacturing business, the industry is busy moving up the off-<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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