Copyright (c) 2009 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved. http://news.yahoo.com/i/2168 business Business - Health Care Industry en-us Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:37:21 GMT 5 142 18 http://news.yahoo.com/i/2168 http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142b.gif http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/healthcare/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091126/ap_on_bi_ge/us_white_house_health_meetings ap/20091126/us_white_house_health_meetings AP business Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:37:21 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/healthcare/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091126/ap_on_bi_ge/us_white_house_health_meetings"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091125/capt.478c866c864f40189ded1ba1926ad01f.white_house_health_meetings_wx104.jpg?x=130&y=94&q=85&sig=3jpqgIX6Eud2PQkG15w8qQ--" align="left" height="94" width="130" alt="FILE - In this May 11, 2009 file photo, President Barack Obama, center, speaks about health care in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington. From left: Cedars-Sinai Health System President Thomas Priselac; Merck CEO Richard Clark; Kaiser Permanente CEO George Halvorson; Obama; American Medical Association President J. James Rohack; SEIU Healthcare chair Dennis Rivera; and Edwards Lifesciences CEO Michael Mussallem. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, FILE)" border="0" /></a>AP - President Barack Obama's top aides met frequently with lobbyists and health care industry heavyweights as his administration pieced together a national health care overhaul, according to White House visitor records obtained Wednesday by The Associated Press.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/healthcare/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091126/ap_on_bi_ge/us_white_house_health_meetings"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091125/capt.478c866c864f40189ded1ba1926ad01f.white_house_health_meetings_wx104.jpg?x=130&y=94&q=85&sig=3jpqgIX6Eud2PQkG15w8qQ--" align="left" height="94" width="130" alt="photo" title="FILE - In this May 11, 2009 file photo, President Barack Obama, center, speaks about health care in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington. From left: Cedars-Sinai Health System President Thomas Priselac; Merck CEO Richard Clark; Kaiser Permanente CEO George Halvorson; Obama; American Medical Association President J. James Rohack; SEIU Healthcare chair Dennis Rivera; and Edwards Lifesciences CEO Michael Mussallem. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, FILE)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/healthcare/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091125/ap_on_bi_ge/us_la_jolla_pharma_options ap/20091125/us_la_jolla_pharma_options AP business Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:56:44 GMT AP - La Jolla Pharmaceutical Co. said Wednesday its shareholders did not support a proposal to dissolve the company, and it will consider other options. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/healthcare/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091125/ap_on_bi_ge/us_par_pharma_senior_notes ap/20091125/us_par_pharma_senior_notes AP business Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:31:35 GMT AP - Par Pharmaceuticals Cos. said Wednesday it bought $30.8 million in senior notes through a tender offer. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/healthcare/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091125/ap_on_bi_ge/us_idera_pharma_partnerships ap/20091125/us_idera_pharma_partnerships AP business Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:14:21 GMT AP - Idera Pharmaceuticals Inc. on Wednesday announced the end of a research partnership with Novartis AG, but said Merck & Co. is extending its work with Idera for another year. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/healthcare/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091124/ap_on_bi_ge/us_xgr_blue_cross_advocacy ap/20091124/us_xgr_blue_cross_advocacy AP business Tue, 24 Nov 2009 23:19:54 GMT AP - State lawmakers and attorneys are scrutinizing Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina for its attempt to influence the national health care debate through direct mail and possibly illegal automated phone calls. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/healthcare/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ibd/20091124/bs_ibd_ibd/20091124lands ibd/20091124/20091124lands Investor's Business Daily business Tue, 24 Nov 2009 23:07:34 GMT Investor's Business Daily - When he lost a big government contract to build the Shasta Dam in Northern California, he found a way to make the loss a win. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/healthcare/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091123/ap_on_bi_ge/us_valeant_pharma_librax ap/20091123/us_valeant_pharma_librax AP business Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:46:57 GMT AP - Valeant Pharmaceuticals said Monday it began selling a generic version of Librax, a treatment for irritable bowel syndrome drug. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/healthcare/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091123/ap_on_bi_ge/us_salix_pharmaceuticals_stock_offering ap/20091123/us_salix_pharmaceuticals_stock_offering AP business Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:45:26 GMT AP - Salix Pharmaceuticals Ltd. said Monday it completed its public offering of 5.5 million shares of common stock. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/healthcare/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091123/ap_on_bi_ge/us_pharmasset_hepatitis_c ap/20091123/us_pharmasset_hepatitis_c AP business Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:56:21 GMT AP - Pharmasset Inc. said Monday that it will continue enrolling patients in a clinical trial of RG7128, a drug that is designed to treat the liver disease hepatitis C. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/healthcare/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091123/ap_on_bi_ge/us_wellpoint_mover ap/20091123/us_wellpoint_mover AP business Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:08:32 GMT AP - An analyst for JPMorgan upgraded shares of WellPoint Inc. and Cigna Corp. Monday, saying the stocks should trade higher as the details of a federal health care reform bill come into focus. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/healthcare/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091123/ap_on_bi_ge/us_rigel_mover ap/20091123/us_rigel_mover AP business Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:53:31 GMT AP - Rigel Pharmaceuticals Inc. rose after an RBC Capital Markets analyst recommended buying shares of the drug developer based on his expectations the company will announce news of a partnership for a key drug candidate. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/healthcare/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091123/ap_on_bi_ge/us_raptor_pharmaceutical_study ap/20091123/us_raptor_pharmaceutical_study AP business Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:05:21 GMT AP - Raptor Pharmaceutical Corp. said Monday its developing treatment for the genetic disorder nephropathic cystinosis met key goals in a midstage study. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/healthcare/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ibd/20091120/bs_ibd_ibd/20091120basereader ibd/20091120/20091120basereader Investor's Business Daily business Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:22:11 GMT Investor's Business Daily - Generic and branded drugmaker Par Pharmaceutical notched a 52-week high in mid-October. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/healthcare/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ibd/20091120/bs_ibd_ibd/20091120health ibd/20091120/20091120health Investor's Business Daily business Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:18:06 GMT Investor's Business Daily - Whoever says you can't throw money at problems hasn't spent much time following the Big Pharma sector this year. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/healthcare/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091120/ap_on_bi_ge/us_biocryst_pharmaceuticals_offering ap/20091120/us_biocryst_pharmaceuticals_offering AP business Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:17:51 GMT AP - Flu drug developer BioCryst Pharmaceuticals Inc. priced its 5 million common stock share offering at $9.75 per share. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/healthcare/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ibd/20091119/bs_ibd_ibd/20091119newamer ibd/20091119/20091119newamer Investor's Business Daily business Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:13:28 GMT Investor's Business Daily - Pharmacy benefit management is a controversial industry. Yes, the industry saves health insurers on drug costs. But the giant pharmacy benefit managers, called PBMs, have also been the targets of multiple lawsuits claiming these middlemen earn outsize profits through opaque business practices. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/healthcare/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091119/ap_on_bi_ge/us_fda_illegal_pharmaceutical_sales ap/20091119/us_fda_illegal_pharmaceutical_sales AP business Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:36:25 GMT AP - The Food and Drug Administration said Thursday it issued 22 warning letters to Web site operators over alleged illegal sales of unapproved or misbranded drugs. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/healthcare/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091119/ap_on_bi_ge/us_momenta_pharma_mover ap/20091119/us_momenta_pharma_mover AP business Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:31:04 GMT AP - Shares of Momenta Pharmaceuticals Inc. rose Thursday after an analyst upgraded the stock, saying Momenta will soon receive marketing approval for its version of the anti-clotting drug Lovenox. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/healthcare/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091119/ap_on_bi_ge/us_pharma_ratings ap/20091119/us_pharma_ratings AP business Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:30:38 GMT AP - Moody's Investors Service issued a negative opinion on the pharmaceutical industry Thursday, saying drugmaker credit ratings will be under pressure until early 2012 because they won't be able to fully replace revenue from best-sellers that go off-patent. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/healthcare/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091119/ap_on_bi_ge/us_ligand_pharmaceuticals_contract ap/20091119/us_ligand_pharmaceuticals_contract AP business Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:23:22 GMT AP - Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc. said Thursday it received a $2 million milestone payment from Merck & Co. as part of a research collaboration.