MedWorm.com provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest items from the 'FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare' source. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:31:31 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5669285&cid=s_22563_34_f&fid=22563&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2Fde349f96-5254-11e1-a155-00144feabdc0.html%3Fftcamp%3Drss Settlement brings to an end a decade-long legal dispute over rights to the blockbuster blood thinner Plavix, which generated €7bn in sales in 2011 (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare) FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5669285 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:15:11 +0100 5669285 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5669286&cid=s_22563_34_f&fid=22563&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2F2439a63c-5280-11e1-ae2c-00144feabdc0.html%3Fftcamp%3Drss Appointment raises questions why post was left vacant while concern rose over quality of breast implants (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare) FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5669286 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:13:51 +0100 5669286 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5669288&cid=s_22563_34_f&fid=22563&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2F5d55f9c4-5187-11e1-a9d7-00144feabdc0.html%3Fftcamp%3Drss UK's largest care-home operator wants to raise up to £230m from shareholders and buy-out groups in attempt to meet September deadline (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare) FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5669288 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:04:41 +0100 5669288 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5669287&cid=s_22563_34_f&fid=22563&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2Fb21e6cb4-51d9-11e1-a99d-00144feabdc0.html%3Fftcamp%3Drss The US diagnostics group has called the Swiss pharmaceuticals company's $5.7bn hostile takeover bid 'grossly inadequate' (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare) FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5669287 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 23:16:09 +0100 5669287 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5669289&cid=s_22563_34_f&fid=22563&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2F16d95f68-5187-11e1-a99d-00144feabdc0.html%3Fftcamp%3Drss Tories fear controversial bill could harm their election chances, fuelling predictions the health secretary will be demoted in next reshuffle (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare) FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5669289 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:42:44 +0100 5669289 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5669290&cid=s_22563_34_f&fid=22563&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2F93d8a098-50e0-11e1-939d-00144feabdc0.html%3Fftcamp%3Drss Unlike the global ambitions of its peers, the Japanese drugmaker will concentrate investment closer to home in a sign of renewed confidence in the region (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare) FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5669290 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:33:17 +0100 5669290 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5669291&cid=s_22563_34_f&fid=22563&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F3%2Ff2659946-519d-11e1-a99d-00144feabdc0.html%3Fftcamp%3Drss GSX is in decent shape. But as it further expands abroad, investors should watch not only the underlying numbers, but the headline ones too (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare) FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5669291 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:25:17 +0100 5669291 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5669292&cid=s_22563_34_f&fid=22563&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2F63b85f70-51ad-11e1-a30c-00144feabdc0.html%3Fftcamp%3Drss Top health officials' plea adds to pressure for a regulatory overhaul following concern at substandard breast implants (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare) FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5669292 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:08:48 +0100 5669292 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5669293&cid=s_22563_34_f&fid=22563&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2F053d905c-51a6-11e1-a99d-00144feabdc0.html%3Fftcamp%3Drss Team tasked by the party to look into the merits of state ownership had concluded it was 'not a viable policy for South Africa' but proposed higher taxes for the sector (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare) FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5669293 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:16:32 +0100 5669293 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5669294&cid=s_22563_34_f&fid=22563&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2Fa4bee07a-519e-11e1-a9d7-00144feabdc0.html%3Fftcamp%3Drss UK pharmaceutical group conducts 'daily sweep' to remove all cash from most eurozone countries (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare) FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5669294 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:33:36 +0100 5669294 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5661287&cid=s_22563_34_f&fid=22563&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2F3c4f9698-4293-11e1-97b1-00144feab49a.html%3Fftcamp%3Drss Head of Anglian Community Enterprise says roster of contracts already won highlights a cultural shift and underpins government's big idea (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare) FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5661287 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 17:22:44 +0100 5661287 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5661288&cid=s_22563_34_f&fid=22563&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2Faa124a02-4ffb-11e1-a3ac-00144feabdc0.html%3Fftcamp%3Drss With Greece and Spain owing billions of euros to pharmaceutical groups and arrears slipping again, larger groups are taking remedial measures (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare) FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5661288 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 16:05:26 +0100 5661288 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5661289&cid=s_22563_34_f&fid=22563&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2F8da3e558-4ffe-11e1-a3ac-00144feabdc0.html%3Fftcamp%3Drss An African National Congress appeals committee upholds a five-year suspension against youth league leader Julius Malema (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare) FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5661289 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 14:18:38 +0100 5661289 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5661290&cid=s_22563_34_f&fid=22563&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2F3fa29e22-4e8b-11e1-8670-00144feabdc0.html%3Fftcamp%3Drss A new study says the disease kills 1.2m people a year, but leading researchers have questioned both its stridency and methods (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare) FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5661290 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:37:06 +0100 5661290 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5651342&cid=s_22563_34_f&fid=22563&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2F24241136-4db3-11e1-b96c-00144feabdc0.html%3Fftcamp%3Drss Louis Schweitzer will stand again after the group's failure to find a successor (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare) FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5651342 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 04:44:16 +0100 5651342 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5651341&cid=s_22563_34_f&fid=22563&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2F19c27124-4dbd-11e1-b96c-00144feabdc0.html%3Fftcamp%3Drss The US maker of Botox is betting that its European business will see a lift as plastic surgeons shift away from lower cost breast implants (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare) FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5651341 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 04:44:16 +0100 5651341 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5651343&cid=s_22563_34_f&fid=22563&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2F6e7470ae-4cfb-11e1-8741-00144feabdc0.html%3Fftcamp%3Drss European Commission is to toughen regulation of medical devices as a result of concerns over PIP products despite scientific review (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare) FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5651343 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:47:02 +0100 5651343 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5651344&cid=s_22563_34_f&fid=22563&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2F7e5d142a-4d74-11e1-b96c-00144feabdc0.html%3Fftcamp%3Drss Anglo-Swedish drugs group, which pledged a $4.5bn share buy-back, reports 2% fall in revenues as competition from generics bites (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare) FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5651344 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:43:47 +0100 5651344 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5651345&cid=s_22563_34_f&fid=22563&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F3%2F6a0fee92-4d9d-11e1-b96c-00144feabdc0.html%3Fftcamp%3Drss If British drugmaker's share buy-backs continue while cutting back its workforce, investors should be worried (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare) FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5651345 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:41:03 +0100 5651345 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5651346&cid=s_22563_34_f&fid=22563&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2Fab0df154-4d7b-11e1-b96c-00144feabdc0.html%3Fftcamp%3Drss Up to 7% of medical device maker's workforce to go in strategy to cut $150m and relieve pressure on margins (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare) FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5651346 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:38:09 +0100 5651346 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5651347&cid=s_22563_34_f&fid=22563&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2F482279aa-4d23-11e1-bdd1-00144feabdc0.html%3Fftcamp%3Drss An internal investigation found faults in the packaging of some pills that could potentially lead to unwanted pregnancies (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare) FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5651347 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 23:50:49 +0100 5651347 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5651348&cid=s_22563_34_f&fid=22563&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2F778dcbde-4b27-11e1-88a3-00144feabdc0.html%3Fftcamp%3Drss A Cambridgeshire hospital is testing the politically toxic issue of private sector involvement (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare) FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5651348 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:25:00 +0100 5651348 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5651349&cid=s_22563_34_f&fid=22563&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2F6cc4451a-4cc7-11e1-8741-00144feabdc0.html%3Fftcamp%3Drss Nearly 8,000 employees apply for early retirement scheme that is latest phase of a reform programme designed to cut public sector numbers (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare) FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5651349 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 12:51:22 +0100 5651349 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5651350&cid=s_22563_34_f&fid=22563&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2Fed5915a0-4ca1-11e1-8b08-00144feabdc0.html%3Fftcamp%3Drss Swiss drugs group proposes new board members at US manufacturer of genetic testing equipment who, if selected, will tip balance in its favour (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare) FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5651350 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 08:05:19 +0100 5651350 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5639920&cid=s_22563_34_f&fid=22563&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2F10721664-4aa3-11e1-8110-00144feabdc0.html%3Fftcamp%3Drss Circle's takeover of Hinchingbrooke stops short of full privatisation but is seen as a test case that could pave way for other cash-strapped NHS hospitals (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare) FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5639920 Sun, 29 Jan 2012 22:02:22 +0100 5639920 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5639919&cid=s_22563_34_f&fid=22563&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2F2e066c38-4a9f-11e1-8110-00144feabdc0.html%3Fftcamp%3Drss Surgeons warned the medical products watchdog about PIP breast implants in early 2010 and Nuffield Health made an unheeded request on data collection (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare) FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5639919 Sun, 29 Jan 2012 22:02:22 +0100 5639919 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5639921&cid=s_22563_34_f&fid=22563&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2Fa405a9de-4a7d-11e1-8110-00144feabdc0.html%3Fftcamp%3Drss History suggests that any greater involvement for the private sector, contained in reform plans, would happen less quickly than imagined (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare) FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5639921 Sun, 29 Jan 2012 17:59:54 +0100 5639921 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5639922&cid=s_22563_34_f&fid=22563&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F2%2F7c544eaa-4a77-11e1-8110-00144feabdc0.html%3Fftcamp%3Drss Private equity group seeks buyer for talent measurement specialist as it looks to cash in on growing demand for psychometric testing (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare) FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5639922 Sun, 29 Jan 2012 16:54:34 +0100 5639922 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5639923&cid=s_22563_34_f&fid=22563&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2F2e9a5d54-48fa-11e1-974a-00144feabdc0.html%3Fftcamp%3Drss Illumina's shares rise following $5.7bn hostile takeover bid by the Swiss pharmaceutical company this week (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare) FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5639923 Sat, 28 Jan 2012 00:09:30 +0100 5639923 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5639924&cid=s_22563_34_f&fid=22563&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2F4e90da98-490e-11e1-88f0-00144feabdc0.html%3Fftcamp%3Drss The US pharmaceutical company has agreed to maintain 650 employees on its flagship centre which has been operating since the 1950s (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare) FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5639924 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 23:53:36 +0100 5639924 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5639925&cid=s_22563_34_f&fid=22563&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F3%2F01b8548a-48f5-11e1-954a-00144feabdc0.html%3Fftcamp%3Drss Rivals are unlikely to enter a hostile bidding war, so Roche should have plenty of time to convince enough of Illumina's shareholders to sell (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare) FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5639925 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:15:29 +0100 5639925 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5631049&cid=s_22563_34_f&fid=22563&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2Fb7a923b4-481e-11e1-b1b4-00144feabdc0.html%3Fftcamp%3Drss Health secretary close to admitting failure to make compelling case for changes and talks of need for simple language (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare) FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5631049 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 22:11:17 +0100 5631049 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5631052&cid=s_22563_34_f&fid=22563&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2F053bf7d4-47a0-11e1-9a92-00144feabdc0.html%3Fftcamp%3Drss Sir David stresses need to concentrate NHS services in fewer centres rather than hospitals cutting corners trying to deliver a full service on smaller budget (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare) FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5631052 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 21:42:12 +0100 5631052 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5631050&cid=s_22563_34_f&fid=22563&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2F4e00519c-483e-11e1-a4e5-00144feabdc0.html%3Fftcamp%3Drss Diagnostics group's move against hostile takeover bid by swiss pharmaceuticals company will force up cost of any acquisition (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare) FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5631050 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 18:09:39 +0100 5631050 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5631051&cid=s_22563_34_f&fid=22563&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2Faf9b5fce-480b-11e1-b1b4-00144feabdc0.html%3Fftcamp%3Drss Microsoft chairman's foundation will provide a guarantee against its balance sheet to allow immediate disbursement of funds (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare) FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5631051 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:06:27 +0100 5631051 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5631053&cid=s_22563_34_f&fid=22563&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2F4fb76ebc-4776-11e1-b646-00144feabdc0.html%3Fftcamp%3Drss WellPoint shares fell by nearly 6 per cent as the company's earnings were hit by high medical costs for older customers. (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare) FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5631053 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 23:49:46 +0100 5631053 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5631054&cid=s_22563_34_f&fid=22563&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F2%2F743814d6-4770-11e1-b646-00144feabdc0.html%3Fftcamp%3Drss Even as the Swiss drugmaker Roche announced its $5.7bn hostile bid for Illumina, other companies are poised to launch new gene sequencers (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare) FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5631054 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 18:33:37 +0100 5631054 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5631055&cid=s_22563_34_f&fid=22563&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2F8de14eb4-474a-11e1-b847-00144feabdc0.html%3Fftcamp%3Drss The specialist pharmaceutical group said that it expected annual US sales of the drug Voraxaze to reach $15m (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare) FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5631055 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 18:16:18 +0100 5631055 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5631056&cid=s_22563_34_f&fid=22563&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2F9f2a7a42-4777-11e1-b646-00144feabdc0.html%3Fftcamp%3Drss The $5.7bn hostile bid by the Swiss group Roche for Illumina signals a continued appetite in the healthcare sector for targeted acquisitions (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare) FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5631056 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 18:14:46 +0100 5631056 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5631057&cid=s_22563_34_f&fid=22563&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2Fdbdfdb78-472a-11e1-b847-00144feabdc0.html%3Fftcamp%3Drss Swiss pharma group stands to lose $2.5bn in annual revenues from generic competition with the loss of its patent on its biggest-selling drug (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare) FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5631057 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 17:13:24 +0100 5631057 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5631058&cid=s_22563_34_f&fid=22563&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2Ff3be53cc-476c-11e1-b847-00144feabdc0.html%3Fftcamp%3Drss The life sciences group is replacing Stefan Borgas because although he was able to reposition the company, it now needs a boss with stronger operational skills (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare) FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5631058 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:49:22 +0100 5631058 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5621637&cid=s_22563_34_f&fid=22563&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2Fe8329c3c-45ed-11e1-acc9-00144feabdc0.html%3Fftcamp%3Drss British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons calls for an end to consumer advertising and tougher scrutiny of practitioners (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare) FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5621637 Mon, 23 Jan 2012 19:07:18 +0100 5621637 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5621638&cid=s_22563_34_f&fid=22563&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F2%2F811961fa-45bd-11e1-acc9-00144feabdc0.html%3Fftcamp%3Drss Bar owner has 50,000 retinal cells – derived from embryonic stem cells – injected into eye in hour-long operation at Moorfields Eye Hospital (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare) FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5621638 Mon, 23 Jan 2012 17:27:26 +0100 5621638 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5621639&cid=s_22563_34_f&fid=22563&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2Fb0d4c338-450b-11e1-a719-00144feabdc0.html%3Fftcamp%3Drss Duncan Smith promises children will not be made homeless as government braces for bruising week over coalition's reforms (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare) FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5621639 Mon, 23 Jan 2012 09:17:04 +0100 5621639 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5621640&cid=s_22563_34_f&fid=22563&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2Fd130b104-3de6-11e1-91f3-00144feabdc0.html%3Fftcamp%3Drss Peers' demands for amendments that the government cannot afford could scupper the coalition's health and welfare reform bills (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare) FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5621640 Sun, 22 Jan 2012 23:43:33 +0100 5621640 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5621641&cid=s_22563_34_f&fid=22563&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2Fd8438cde-43a2-11e1-9f28-00144feab49a.html%3Fftcamp%3Drss Lansley's regulator will be responsible for foundation trusts, helping set the prices they get and deciding how much competition they face (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare) FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5621641 Sun, 22 Jan 2012 20:39:31 +0100 5621641 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5621642&cid=s_22563_34_f&fid=22563&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2F25a5716c-428c-11e1-97b1-00144feab49a.html%3Fftcamp%3Drss Medical groups are concerned that they are being unfairly pursued by multiple investigators regarding alleged bribery and aggressive marketing practices (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare) FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5621642 Sun, 22 Jan 2012 16:06:40 +0100 5621642 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5621643&cid=s_22563_34_f&fid=22563&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2F566c19da-42fb-11e1-93ea-00144feab49a.html%3Fftcamp%3Drss Adverts intended to frighten people about obesity are drawing fire from beverage and restaurant groups (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare) FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5621643 Sun, 22 Jan 2012 16:04:55 +0100 5621643 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5621644&cid=s_22563_34_f&fid=22563&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2Fc9da7e18-450b-11e1-a719-00144feabdc0.html%3Fftcamp%3Drss Two academic groups agreed a halt for 60 days on further work ahead of international debate on ethical and practical issues (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare) FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5621644 Sun, 22 Jan 2012 15:40:40 +0100 5621644 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5612102&cid=s_22563_34_f&fid=22563&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2Fb0b17f42-42e3-11e1-93ea-00144feab49a.html%3Fftcamp%3Drss Healthcare group to pay $158m in antipsychotic drug case over claims that the group's Janssen unit overplayed the effectiveness of the product (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare) FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5612102 Thu, 19 Jan 2012 22:53:06 +0100 5612102 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5612103&cid=s_22563_34_f&fid=22563&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F2%2F679c9b24-42a3-11e1-97b1-00144feab49a.html%3Fftcamp%3Drss Controversial research by Newcastle University into mitochondrial DNA transfer is aimed at curing a group of inherited diseases (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare) FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5612103 Thu, 19 Jan 2012 18:05:56 +0100 5612103 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5612104&cid=s_22563_34_f&fid=22563&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2F00dcbdaa-41ff-11e1-9506-00144feab49a.html%3Fftcamp%3Drss Almost two-thirds of British Medical Association members were prepared to take industrial action over the government's planned changes (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare) FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5612104 Thu, 19 Jan 2012 08:55:03 +0100 5612104 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5612105&cid=s_22563_34_f&fid=22563&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2F152f3814-41d2-11e1-a1bf-00144feab49a.html%3Fftcamp%3Drss Japanese drug company Takeda to close sites and cut 2,800 jobs in Europe and North America as part of five-year Y70bn restructuring plan (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare) FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5612105 Wed, 18 Jan 2012 15:17:11 +0100 5612105 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5600031&cid=s_22563_34_f&fid=22563&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F3%2F7266d06e-407e-11e1-8fcd-00144feab49a.html%3Fftcamp%3Drss It is crucial the company steps up international sales for, if growth slows, the market will perform a very invasive procedure on its stock (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare) FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5600031 Mon, 16 Jan 2012 23:20:57 +0100 5600031 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5600032&cid=s_22563_34_f&fid=22563&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F3%2F272867a6-3e2c-11e1-ac9b-00144feabdc0.html%3Fftcamp%3Drss There are still significant risks for the world's largest biotech. But, for the first time in a long time, the company has undeniable momentum (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare) FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5600032 Mon, 16 Jan 2012 20:31:08 +0100 5600032 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5600033&cid=s_22563_34_f&fid=22563&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2Febe31fac-3e11-11e1-ac9b-00144feabdc0.html%3Fftcamp%3Drss Leading high street chains to offer customers microchip pills that will allow them to better follow doctors' orders and monitor their health (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare) FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5600033 Sun, 15 Jan 2012 20:38:10 +0100 5600033 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5600034&cid=s_22563_34_f&fid=22563&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2F4d2617e4-3e10-11e1-ac9b-00144feabdc0.html%3Fftcamp%3Drss Distressed debt investors are eyeing the UK private hospital operator, which some have described as 'incredibly leveraged and troubled' (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare) FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5600034 Sun, 15 Jan 2012 17:23:26 +0100 5600034 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5600035&cid=s_22563_34_f&fid=22563&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2F8f6efbd6-3df0-11e1-91f3-00144feabdc0.html%3Fftcamp%3Drss Burdened with a £1.65bn gross debt at its property arm, General Healthcare Group is also missing income from Bupa, the UK's biggest health insurer (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare) FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5600035 Sun, 15 Jan 2012 16:54:38 +0100 5600035 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5600036&cid=s_22563_34_f&fid=22563&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2F976977d8-3f78-11e1-ad6a-00144feab49a.html%3Fftcamp%3Drss Drug companies forced to find ways to reduce costs as they brace for one of the largest annual 'patent cliffs' of expiring exclusivity (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare) FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5600036 Sun, 15 Jan 2012 16:31:36 +0100 5600036 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5585951&cid=s_22563_34_f&fid=22563&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2F1f54ea00-3e12-11e1-ac9b-00144feabdc0.html%3Fftcamp%3Drss Shares in the retailer plunged 51.5 per cent on the back of its Christmas trading update which revealed a profit warning (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare) FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5585951 Fri, 13 Jan 2012 20:42:17 +0100 5585951 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5585952&cid=s_22563_34_f&fid=22563&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2Fc6839ece-3df0-11e1-91f3-00144feabdc0.html%3Fftcamp%3Drss The leading Swiss pharmaceuticals group says it will take more than $1bn in one-off charges on its fourth-quarter accounts (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare) FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5585952 Fri, 13 Jan 2012 15:13:12 +0100 5585952 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5585953&cid=s_22563_34_f&fid=22563&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2F13c0eae6-3c7c-11e1-9bcc-00144feabdc0.html%3Fftcamp%3Drss Health secretary Andrew Lansley expects Harley Medical Group and Transform to follow NHS and offer free consultations and removal (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare) FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5585953 Wed, 11 Jan 2012 19:26:36 +0100 5585953 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5585954&cid=s_22563_34_f&fid=22563&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2Fc59bdebc-3b99-11e1-bb39-00144feabdc0.html%3Fftcamp%3Drss MIT students have designed the Leveraged Freedom Chair to be operated by levers for both rough terrain and indoors, writes Clare Dowdy (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare) FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5585954 Wed, 11 Jan 2012 18:58:58 +0100 5585954 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5585955&cid=s_22563_34_f&fid=22563&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F2%2F870b4f08-3c4c-11e1-8d38-00144feabdc0.html%3Fftcamp%3Drss Investigations have so far provided little comfort for the shrinking group of executives still running the Japanese camera maker (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare) FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5585955 Wed, 11 Jan 2012 17:02:37 +0100 5585955 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5585956&cid=s_22563_34_f&fid=22563&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2F1774608e-3a09-11e1-8707-00144feabdc0.html%3Fftcamp%3Drss Cash-strapped hospitals that merged with others saw their finances worsen and waiting times rise, according to research that casts doubt on government policy (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare) FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5585956 Wed, 11 Jan 2012 00:02:10 +0100 5585956 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5585957&cid=s_22563_34_f&fid=22563&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2Fb3e19bc8-3ba6-11e1-bb39-00144feabdc0.html%3Fftcamp%3Drss US online health information company plunges by 28% after its chief steps down and it offers an unexpectedly weak earnings outlook (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare) FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5585957 Tue, 10 Jan 2012 22:30:26 +0100 5585957 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5585958&cid=s_22563_34_f&fid=22563&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2Fecb8441e-3ae9-11e1-be4b-00144feabdc0.html%3Fftcamp%3Drss Many people believe recycled cabin air makes them sick on flights. But is this really the case? And what can you do about it, asks Rhymer Rigby (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare) FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5585958 Tue, 10 Jan 2012 19:37:16 +0100 5585958 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5585959&cid=s_22563_34_f&fid=22563&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2F27400d8e-3b93-11e1-a09a-00144feabdc0.html%3Fftcamp%3Drss Fears increased that the eurozone's problems are hurting industry after Philips warned on profits and Siemens said targets were harder to achieve (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare) FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5585959 Tue, 10 Jan 2012 17:22:57 +0100 5585959 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5585960&cid=s_22563_34_f&fid=22563&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2F9c89a928-3b71-11e1-a09a-00144feabdc0.html%3Fftcamp%3Drss The Dutch electronics manufacturer warned that the worsening economy in Europe would drag down fourth quarter profits (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare) FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5585960 Tue, 10 Jan 2012 11:25:28 +0100 5585960 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5573480&cid=s_22563_34_f&fid=22563&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2Fc8c27064-3a19-11e1-a8dc-00144feabdc0.html%3Fftcamp%3Drss South Africa's president vows to take steps to restore core values and stamp out factionalism as the party celebrates its 100th anniversary (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare) FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5573480 Sun, 08 Jan 2012 20:24:34 +0100 5573480 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5573481&cid=s_22563_34_f&fid=22563&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2F0f709468-39fd-11e1-8707-00144feabdc0.html%3Fftcamp%3Drss Previous decisions have drawn the ire of the pharmaceutical industry, which responded in earlier times by lining up with patient groups and the tabloid press, to launch legal challenges against Nice's rulings (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare) FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5573481 Sun, 08 Jan 2012 19:17:29 +0100 5573481 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5573482&cid=s_22563_34_f&fid=22563&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2F0c650982-387e-11e1-9f07-00144feabdc0.html%3Fftcamp%3Drss Demand for cosmetic surgery rises 5 per cent with a possible explanation being the need to lift spirits amid the gloom (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare) FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5573482 Fri, 06 Jan 2012 21:10:18 +0100 5573482 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5573483&cid=s_22563_34_f&fid=22563&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2Fec4bad3c-3872-11e1-9f07-00144feabdc0.html%3Fftcamp%3Drss Manufacturer warns that 2011 revenues would be 'significantly below expectations' due to delays to a large order to supply breath tubes to a US group (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare) FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5573483 Fri, 06 Jan 2012 17:18:57 +0100 5573483 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5562798&cid=s_22563_34_f&fid=22563&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2Fca032a3e-37c3-11e1-9fb0-00144feabdc0.html%3Fftcamp%3Drss US drugmaker's 2012 earnings trailed expectations of Wall Street analysts because of the expiring patents of some of its profitable medicines (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare) FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5562798 Thu, 05 Jan 2012 23:00:55 +0100 5562798 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5562799&cid=s_22563_34_f&fid=22563&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2F7c3f8032-35f6-11e1-9f98-00144feabdc0.html%3Fftcamp%3Drss An NGO fighting the transmission of Aids shows some people are readier to listen to peers than to authority figures, writes Michael Skapinker (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare) FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5562799 Wed, 04 Jan 2012 21:00:27 +0100 5562799 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5562800&cid=s_22563_34_f&fid=22563&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2F381e38fe-36db-11e1-9ca3-00144feabdc0.html%3Fftcamp%3Drss British maker of artificial hips and knees is to spin off its biological therapies unit into deal with US-based Essex Woodlands (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare) FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5562800 Wed, 04 Jan 2012 20:29:52 +0100 5562800 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5562801&cid=s_22563_34_f&fid=22563&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F3%2F41df65b2-36d5-11e1-b741-00144feabdc0.html%3Fftcamp%3Drss The UK medical devices maker is preparing for a double-dip recession (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare) FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5562801 Wed, 04 Jan 2012 14:48:18 +0100 5562801 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5562802&cid=s_22563_34_f&fid=22563&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F3%2F725d0e14-3631-11e1-a3fa-00144feabdc0.html%3Fftcamp%3Drss The new chief executive is well qualified to help sort out the Israeli drug company's long-term strategy following falls in the share price (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare) FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5562802 Tue, 03 Jan 2012 19:52:12 +0100 5562802 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5562803&cid=s_22563_34_f&fid=22563&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2F0af07680-3631-11e1-9f98-00144feabdc0.html%3Fftcamp%3Drss Transform, a leading high street provider of aesthetic surgery, said just seven of its clients over the past six years had reported ruptures of breast devices (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare) FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5562803 Tue, 03 Jan 2012 19:41:43 +0100 5562803 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5562804&cid=s_22563_34_f&fid=22563&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2F5232dc9c-3567-11e1-84b9-00144feabdc0.html%3Fftcamp%3Drss Chief executive to retire after 'disappointing' share review (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare) FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5562804 Mon, 02 Jan 2012 18:47:25 +0100 5562804 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5553938&cid=s_22563_34_f&fid=22563&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2F55641abc-33db-11e1-baef-00144feabdc0.html%3Fftcamp%3Drss Safety concerns over French-made implants prompts UK to review the cosmetic surgery industry (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare) FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5553938 Sat, 31 Dec 2011 18:30:57 +0100 5553938 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5553939&cid=s_22563_34_f&fid=22563&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2F06709b84-33a8-11e1-baef-00144feabdc0.html%3Fftcamp%3Drss Man in China dies of avian flu just days after Hong Kong slaughters thousands of chickens (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare) FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5553939 Sat, 31 Dec 2011 12:39:57 +0100 5553939 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5553941&cid=s_22563_34_f&fid=22563&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2F3115b13e-32f0-11e1-8e0d-00144feabdc0.html%3Fftcamp%3Drss GSK chief has driven growth in emerging markets and provided a greater focus on price discounts for the poor (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare) FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5553941 Sat, 31 Dec 2011 00:01:49 +0100 5553941 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5553940&cid=s_22563_34_f&fid=22563&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2Fc787d81c-32fb-11e1-8e0d-00144feabdc0.html%3Fftcamp%3Drss Controversial hedge fund founder and a property tycoon, who was jailed after the Guinness insider trading scandal, are among those recognised (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare) FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5553940 Sat, 31 Dec 2011 00:01:49 +0100 5553940 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5553942&cid=s_22563_34_f&fid=22563&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2Fd1576126-3203-11e1-9be2-00144feabdc0.html%3Fftcamp%3Drss A groundbreaking information system could radically improve understanding and treatment of mental health problems (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare) FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5553942 Thu, 29 Dec 2011 17:19:36 +0100 5553942 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5553943&cid=s_22563_34_f&fid=22563&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2F250a6566-2d63-11e1-b985-00144feabdc0.html%3Fftcamp%3Drss Health chief says ministers should have the courage to make case for controversial hospital closures (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare) FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5553943 Thu, 29 Dec 2011 00:00:22 +0100 5553943 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5553944&cid=s_22563_34_f&fid=22563&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2Fb2eb049e-315f-11e1-aeec-00144feabdc0.html%3Fftcamp%3Drss Health chief says there is 'worrying evidence' some hospitals and organisations are 'close to financial edge' (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare) FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5553944 Wed, 28 Dec 2011 23:59:18 +0100 5553944 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5546206&cid=s_22563_34_f&fid=22563&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2F299baa7e-27df-11e1-9433-00144feabdc0.html%3Fftcamp%3Drss Aim-listed drugs maker believes that active ingredients found in plant can be used to treat conditions such as diabetes, high cholesterol and liver problems (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare) FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5546206 Wed, 28 Dec 2011 17:35:48 +0100 5546206 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5546207&cid=s_22563_34_f&fid=22563&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2F80762bb6-2cc2-11e1-b485-00144feabdc0.html%3Fftcamp%3Drss Pharmaceutical group's split into two companies is designed to enhance two separate valuations while retaining a 'joint heritage' (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare) FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5546207 Wed, 28 Dec 2011 12:48:35 +0100 5546207 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5546208&cid=s_22563_34_f&fid=22563&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2F315945be-2a55-11e1-b7f2-00144feabdc0.html%3Fftcamp%3Drss UK group says pressure on healthcare budgets will force pharmaceutical companies to improve how they demonstrate value for money to policymakers (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare) FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5546208 Tue, 27 Dec 2011 20:12:20 +0100 5546208 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5546209&cid=s_22563_34_f&fid=22563&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2F1975942a-30a4-11e1-9436-00144feabdc0.html%3Fftcamp%3Drss US company could lose more than $1.5bn after fresh government effort to staunch further costs to the taxpayer (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare) FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5546209 Tue, 27 Dec 2011 19:17:13 +0100 5546209 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5546210&cid=s_22563_34_f&fid=22563&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2F6fa506e2-2ca2-11e1-aaf5-00144feabdc0.html%3Fftcamp%3Drss Share repurchases have been favoured as a flexible way of returning cash to investors (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare) FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5546210 Tue, 27 Dec 2011 17:53:57 +0100 5546210 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5546211&cid=s_22563_34_f&fid=22563&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F2%2F07bdeeb4-3075-11e1-b96f-00144feabdc0.html%3Fftcamp%3Drss FT seasonal appeal: Roy Vagelos, the former chief executive of Merck, describes his decision to give away a medicine for river blindness (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare) FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5546211 Tue, 27 Dec 2011 16:41:04 +0100 5546211 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5539820&cid=s_22563_34_f&fid=22563&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2F1fc01cb2-2d87-11e1-b985-00144feabdc0.html%3Fftcamp%3Drss Malaysian wealth fund and its IHH arm buy Abraaj Capital's 50 per cent stake in Acibadem Saglik Yatirimlari along with shares from the Aydinlar family (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare) FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5539820 Fri, 23 Dec 2011 19:12:34 +0100 5539820 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5539821&cid=s_22563_34_f&fid=22563&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2Fd6ca3afa-2cbf-11e1-b485-00144feabdc0.html%3Fftcamp%3Drss Health activists denounce the US pharmaceuticals group's 'wilful decision to turn its back on people living with HIV' by denying easier access (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare) FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5539821 Fri, 23 Dec 2011 17:37:57 +0100 5539821 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5539822&cid=s_22563_34_f&fid=22563&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2F21532c08-2d6f-11e1-b5bf-00144feabdc0.html%3Fftcamp%3Drss French decision highlights growing controversy about whether tougher regulation is needed of medical devices across Europe (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare) FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5539822 Fri, 23 Dec 2011 14:17:55 +0100 5539822 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5539823&cid=s_22563_34_f&fid=22563&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2F9b2923d6-2d45-11e1-b5bf-00144feabdc0.html%3Fftcamp%3Drss Health minister recommends that women with the implants made by the now defunct French company Poly Implant Prothese ought to have them removed at government expense (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare) FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5539823 Fri, 23 Dec 2011 13:13:34 +0100 5539823 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5539824&cid=s_22563_34_f&fid=22563&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2F2e44fa54-2ccf-11e1-b485-00144feabdc0.html%3Fftcamp%3Drss More than 3,000 Walmart stores pull batch of infant formula off shelves following death linked to Cronobacter bacteria (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare) FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5539824 Thu, 22 Dec 2011 23:02:35 +0100 5539824 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5539825&cid=s_22563_34_f&fid=22563&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2F1b28c694-2cc0-11e1-b485-00144feabdc0.html%3Fftcamp%3Drss The Canadian-controlled group said global economic conditions had become 'more challenging' since it started the auction process (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare) FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5539825 Thu, 22 Dec 2011 20:19:19 +0100 5539825 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5527771&cid=s_22563_34_f&fid=22563&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F3%2Fcd53f19a-2bb7-11e1-98bc-00144feabdc0.html%3Fftcamp%3Drss Directors of Japan's fourth-largest drugmaker have agreed to swallow a bitter pill after the disastrous acquisition of Ranbaxy (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare) FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5527771 Wed, 21 Dec 2011 23:17:23 +0100 5527771 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5527772&cid=s_22563_34_f&fid=22563&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2F451b649a-2bfb-11e1-b194-00144feabdc0.html%3Fftcamp%3Drss European export ban constricts supplies for lethal injections after an anti-death penalty campaign by human rights groups (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare) FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5527772 Wed, 21 Dec 2011 19:35:26 +0100 5527772 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5527773&cid=s_22563_34_f&fid=22563&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2Fb41535fe-2bb7-11e1-b194-00144feabdc0.html%3Fftcamp%3Drss Board members at parent Daiichi Sankyo to take pay cut to signal responsibility for the reduced forecast (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare) FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5527773 Wed, 21 Dec 2011 15:00:49 +0100 5527773 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5527774&cid=s_22563_34_f&fid=22563&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2F048829ee-2b34-11e1-9fd0-00144feabdc0.html%3Fftcamp%3Drss GlaxoSmithKline has concluded a partial sale of consumer products to Prestige Brands in the US for ₤426m (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare) FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5527774 Tue, 20 Dec 2011 18:44:10 +0100 5527774 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5527775&cid=s_22563_34_f&fid=22563&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F3%2F862d42c2-2b1b-11e1-a9e4-00144feabdc0.html%3Fftcamp%3Drss As long as it maintains its R&D budget, investors who are interested in making a long term bet on the development of the next potential blockbuster drug should stay put (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare) FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5527775 Tue, 20 Dec 2011 16:38:15 +0100 5527775 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5527776&cid=s_22563_34_f&fid=22563&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2F8e5640ae-2ae2-11e1-8a38-00144feabdc0.html%3Fftcamp%3Drss Drugmaker hit by $382m fourth quarter charge after disappointments with planned treatments for overian cancer and depression (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare) FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5527776 Tue, 20 Dec 2011 15:17:27 +0100 5527776 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5527777&cid=s_22563_34_f&fid=22563&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2F1bf9e4a4-2af4-11e1-a9e4-00144feabdc0.html%3Fftcamp%3Drss The Prudential man's retirement has been announced in a delayed reaction to a row with investors (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare) FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5527777 Tue, 20 Dec 2011 10:39:49 +0100 5527777 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5527778&cid=s_22563_34_f&fid=22563&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2Fb6c99886-2a58-11e1-8f04-00144feabdc0.html%3Fftcamp%3Drss Left-wing PCS said it had rejected 'the government's latest attempt to force public servants to pay more and work longer for less' (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare) FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5527778 Mon, 19 Dec 2011 22:59:38 +0100 5527778 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5516793&cid=s_22563_34_f&fid=22563&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2Fb6c99886-2a58-11e1-8f04-00144feabdc0.html%3Fftcamp%3Drss Health unions to consider an outline agreement on pensions in the first sign of a breakthrough in the UK public sector stand-off (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare) FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5516793 Mon, 19 Dec 2011 16:58:24 +0100 5516793 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5516794&cid=s_22563_34_f&fid=22563&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2F1f40c3b0-2808-11e1-91c7-00144feabdc0.html%3Fftcamp%3Drss California-based pharmaceutical group Gilead applies to Food and Drug Administration over once-daily Truvada treatment (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare) FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5516794 Fri, 16 Dec 2011 20:29:35 +0100 5516794 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5507405&cid=s_22563_34_f&fid=22563&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2F1f40c3b0-2808-11e1-91c7-00144feabdc0.html%3Fftcamp%3Drss US pharma group applies to FDA over once-daily Truvada treatment (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare) FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5507405 Fri, 16 Dec 2011 18:11:42 +0100 5507405 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5507404&cid=s_22563_34_f&fid=22563&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2Fe5766e7c-2740-11e1-b7ec-00144feabdc0.html%3Fftcamp%3Drss US group, a leading producer of diagnostic equipment, to focus on medical devices (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare) FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5507404 Fri, 16 Dec 2011 18:11:42 +0100 5507404 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5516795&cid=s_22563_34_f&fid=22563&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2F65826db0-1cdc-11e1-a134-00144feabdc0.html%3Fftcamp%3Drss Sir Stephen Bubb says ministers did not sell the concept effectively and as an idea it has been 'irreparably damaged' by the coalition's spending cuts (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare) FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5516795 Fri, 16 Dec 2011 17:19:32 +0100 5516795 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5507406&cid=s_22563_34_f&fid=22563&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2F65826db0-1cdc-11e1-a134-00144feabdc0.html%3Fftcamp%3Drss Sir Stephen Bubb says ministers did not sell the concept effectively and as an idea it has been 'irreparably damaged' by the coalition's spending cuts (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare) FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5507406 Fri, 16 Dec 2011 17:19:32 +0100 5507406 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5507407&cid=s_22563_34_f&fid=22563&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2F49a8d692-27fe-11e1-a4c4-00144feabdc0.html%3Fftcamp%3Drss US companies and private equity groups strike deals in sectors ranging from industrial rentals to communications equipment (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare) FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5507407 Fri, 16 Dec 2011 16:52:31 +0100 5507407 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5507408&cid=s_22563_34_f&fid=22563&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2F5b988c22-2771-11e1-864f-00144feabdc0.html%3Fftcamp%3Drss Robert Bradway, currently the company's chief operating officer and president, will replace Kevin Sharer in May (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare) FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5507408 Thu, 15 Dec 2011 23:25:24 +0100 5507408 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5507409&cid=s_22563_34_f&fid=22563&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2F624369b0-2736-11e1-b7ec-00144feabdc0.html%3Fftcamp%3Drss Shares in the fluid technology group have slumped from about 500p since the start of the year, triggering speculation it might become vulnerable to predators (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare) FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5507409 Thu, 15 Dec 2011 20:47:41 +0100 5507409 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5507410&cid=s_22563_34_f&fid=22563&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2F6f4b6230-2672-11e1-91cd-00144feabdc0.html%3Fftcamp%3Drss The government announced a rise of just 0.1 per cent in real terms to the bodies that buy treatment on behalf of patients (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare) FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5507410 Wed, 14 Dec 2011 23:30:50 +0100 5507410 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5507411&cid=s_22563_34_f&fid=22563&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2F28b7f780-2676-11e1-9ed3-00144feabdc0.html%3Fftcamp%3Drss New operators to take over 752 residential care properties for the elderly as it leaves the sector (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare) FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5507411 Wed, 14 Dec 2011 20:45:49 +0100 5507411 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5507412&cid=s_22563_34_f&fid=22563&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2Fefb0c7b6-2673-11e1-91cd-00144feabdc0.html%3Fftcamp%3Drss The company is forming an alliance with engineers M + W Group to build factories in developing countries for vaccines and other drugs (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare) FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5507412 Wed, 14 Dec 2011 19:58:32 +0100 5507412 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5507413&cid=s_22563_34_f&fid=22563&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2Fff9f476c-25a4-11e1-856e-00144feabdc0.html%3Fftcamp%3Drss Cold calling and scam email among practices used to extract money, according to the Alzheimer's Society, which calls for tighter controls (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare) FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5507413 Tue, 13 Dec 2011 23:45:31 +0100 5507413 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5496914&cid=s_22563_34_f&fid=22563&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2F8c88c310-24e7-11e1-8bf9-00144feabdc0.html%3Fftcamp%3Drss The agency alleges Stiefel Laboratories and its former chief executive bought back shares from employees and shareholders at undervalued prices (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare) FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5496914 Mon, 12 Dec 2011 19:46:13 +0100 5496914 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5496915&cid=s_22563_34_f&fid=22563&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2F77f241e6-2371-11e1-af98-00144feabdc0.html%3Fftcamp%3Drss A mere one in four adults now believes it 'wrong' to be able to buy better healthcare, writes Nicholas Timmins (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare) FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5496915 Sun, 11 Dec 2011 18:08:01 +0100 5496915 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5496916&cid=s_22563_34_f&fid=22563&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2F39634b40-23f4-11e1-a4b7-00144feabdc0.html%3Fftcamp%3Drss Finance director draws up plans to centralise back office functions and lower global tax payments to enhance the pharmaceutical group's cash flow (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare) FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5496916 Sun, 11 Dec 2011 16:44:47 +0100 5496916 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5496917&cid=s_22563_34_f&fid=22563&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2Ff4683bd0-2296-11e1-8404-00144feabdc0.html%3Fftcamp%3Drss Emerging market group's private equity fund aims to invest in health services for the continent's low income population (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare) FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5496917 Sun, 11 Dec 2011 16:25:01 +0100 5496917 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5496918&cid=s_22563_34_f&fid=22563&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2F2bda068a-210b-11e1-8a43-00144feabdc0.html%3Fftcamp%3Drss Rakesh Kapoor discovers how tough it is to step into the shoes of a chief executive who hardly put a step wrong (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare) FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5496918 Sun, 11 Dec 2011 16:15:55 +0100 5496918 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5489059&cid=s_22563_34_f&fid=22563&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2Fa357a0f0-21b0-11e1-a19f-00144feabdc0.html%3Fftcamp%3Drss India, a country of 1.2bn people and the world's largest consumer of sugar, has the biggest concentration of diabetes sufferers in the world (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare) FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5489059 Fri, 09 Dec 2011 07:15:32 +0100 5489059 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5489060&cid=s_22563_34_f&fid=22563&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2F56e33b04-21b4-11e1-a1d8-00144feabdc0.html%3Fftcamp%3Drss Findings from the Office of Fair Trading suggest that trust in the private healthcare system may be misplaced due to a network of questionable alliances and incentives (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare) FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5489060 Thu, 08 Dec 2011 23:22:08 +0100 5489060 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5489061&cid=s_22563_34_f&fid=22563&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2Fa8cbc64e-21b3-11e1-a19f-00144feabdc0.html%3Fftcamp%3Drss The Office of Fair Trading finds evidence of a shortage of "accessible, standardised and comparable" guidance to patients (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare) FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5489061 Thu, 08 Dec 2011 22:19:26 +0100 5489061 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5489062&cid=s_22563_34_f&fid=22563&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2F5d63dafa-21c4-11e1-a19f-00144feabdc0.html%3Fftcamp%3Drss Potential new treatments and vaccines for diseases including malaria and tuberculosis may never reach patients because of a downturn in international funding for research into 'neglected' diseases (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare) FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5489062 Thu, 08 Dec 2011 20:35:41 +0100 5489062 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5489063&cid=s_22563_34_f&fid=22563&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2F07ece250-21b1-11e1-a1d8-00144feabdc0.html%3Fftcamp%3Drss Scar gel purchase from Advanced Bio-Technologies boosts share price (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare) FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5489063 Thu, 08 Dec 2011 16:36:34 +0100 5489063 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5489064&cid=s_22563_34_f&fid=22563&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2Fb2284260-2197-11e1-a1d8-00144feabdc0.html%3Fftcamp%3Drss Unions warn that plan for more workers to be spared rise in contributions next year not enough to resolve UK public sector dispute (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare) FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5489064 Thu, 08 Dec 2011 13:55:02 +0100 5489064 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5489065&cid=s_22563_34_f&fid=22563&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2Fbc0a495e-216f-11e1-a19f-00144feabdc0.html%3Fftcamp%3Drss The £5bn-a-year private healthcare market is set to be investigated by competition authorities after the first review of the industry since 1999 (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare) FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5489065 Thu, 08 Dec 2011 11:37:17 +0100 5489065 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5489066&cid=s_22563_34_f&fid=22563&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2F43d6e746-1cf9-11e1-8daf-00144feabdc0.html%3Fftcamp%3Drss Awards ceremony shows there are plenty of talented youngsters (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare) FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5489066 Thu, 08 Dec 2011 10:16:00 +0100 5489066 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5489068&cid=s_22563_34_f&fid=22563&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2F454f3420-20ff-11e1-8a43-00144feabdc0.html%3Fftcamp%3Drss The UK-based pharmaceutical company will cut nearly a quarter of its US sales force as it looks to reduce costs ahead of expiring patents (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare) FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5489068 Wed, 07 Dec 2011 22:06:37 +0100 5489068 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5489067&cid=s_22563_34_f&fid=22563&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2F39278634-211d-11e1-8a43-00144feabdc0.html%3Fftcamp%3Drss Obama administration overrules a FDA recommendation on concerns that young women might misunderstand the drug's proper use (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare) FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5489067 Wed, 07 Dec 2011 22:06:37 +0100 5489067 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5478856&cid=s_22563_34_f&fid=22563&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2Fab77bcc4-20d5-11e1-816d-00144feabdc0.html%3Fftcamp%3Drss The health secretary has evoked TripAdvisor as a model for improving patient choice, but has raised fears of more pressure on a stretched service (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare) FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5478856 Wed, 07 Dec 2011 17:58:07 +0100 5478856 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5478857&cid=s_22563_34_f&fid=22563&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F2%2F99ad2d34-2004-11e1-8462-00144feabdc0.html%3Fftcamp%3Drss First embryonic stem cells made for use in the clinic rather than for laboratory research have been deposited in the UK bank (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare) FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5478857 Tue, 06 Dec 2011 13:58:41 +0100 5478857 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5478858&cid=s_22563_34_f&fid=22563&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F3%2F7e1a4178-1f74-11e1-9916-00144feabdc0.html%3Fftcamp%3Drss The device companies will only suffer in the long term if the procedures are currently being performed on many patients who won't benefit significantly from them (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare) FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5478858 Mon, 05 Dec 2011 20:51:20 +0100 5478858 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5478859&cid=s_22563_34_f&fid=22563&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2F7938c788-1f6a-11e1-9916-00144feabdc0.html%3Fftcamp%3Drss Concern that government providers will limit expensive heart, spine and orthopaedic treatments from the start of next year (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare) FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5478859 Mon, 05 Dec 2011 19:22:54 +0100 5478859 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5478860&cid=s_22563_34_f&fid=22563&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2F756c26c0-1f26-11e1-90aa-00144feabdc0.html%3Fftcamp%3Drss In the Nigerian village of Galadi, a grass-roots distribution system developed by Sightsavers has been expanded to treat other diseases (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare) FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5478860 Mon, 05 Dec 2011 17:27:33 +0100 5478860 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5478861&cid=s_22563_34_f&fid=22563&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2F7219cb50-1d3f-11e1-a134-00144feabdc0.html%3Fftcamp%3Drss The controversial tactics that Pfizer is using to protect revenues from sales of Lipitor could become a model for the pharmaceutical industry (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare) FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5478861 Mon, 05 Dec 2011 16:58:03 +0100 5478861 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5478862&cid=s_22563_34_f&fid=22563&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2F706c4adc-1f40-11e1-90aa-00144feabdc0.html%3Fftcamp%3Drss The products HSBC has been criticised for selling have gained in popularity as the range of financial plans available to elderly has shrunk (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare) FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5478862 Mon, 05 Dec 2011 16:47:24 +0100 5478862 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5478863&cid=s_22563_34_f&fid=22563&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2F24c053dc-1e80-11e1-bae4-00144feabdc0.html%3Fftcamp%3Drss Anglo-Swedish pharmaceutical group offers academics full access to more than 20 experimental drugs on which it has ceased research (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare) FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5478863 Mon, 05 Dec 2011 00:04:52 +0100 5478863 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5478864&cid=s_22563_34_f&fid=22563&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2F18bc8ca2-1e9b-11e1-bae4-00144feabdc0.html%3Fftcamp%3Drss Regional differences in the lists of medicines approved for use by health service will be over-ridden by new centralised 'technology appraisals' (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare) FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5478864 Sun, 04 Dec 2011 22:25:05 +0100 5478864 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5478865&cid=s_22563_34_f&fid=22563&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2Fa27b5b5c-1bfe-11e1-af09-00144feabdc0.html%3Fftcamp%3Drss The UK sector's global appeal is in decline and fresh policy is imminent to help biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare) FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5478865 Sun, 04 Dec 2011 22:11:26 +0100 5478865 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5470627&cid=s_22563_34_f&fid=22563&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2F15345c1e-1d0a-11e1-a26a-00144feabdc0.html%3Fftcamp%3Drss After this week's public sector strike, officials have made clear they are prepared to make concessions over the rights of outsourced staff (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare) FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5470627 Fri, 02 Dec 2011 21:14:28 +0100 5470627 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5470628&cid=s_22563_34_f&fid=22563&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2Fb71d4814-1cde-11e1-8daf-00144feabdc0.html%3Fftcamp%3Drss Aim-traded medical technology company looks to expand its geographic reach and product range (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare) FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5470628 Fri, 02 Dec 2011 16:41:50 +0100 5470628 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5470629&cid=s_22563_34_f&fid=22563&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2F098024d2-1c30-11e1-af09-00144feabdc0.html%3Fftcamp%3Drss The Care Quality Commission completed fewer than half its planned inspections in the six months to April amid staff shortages and low morale (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare) FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5470629 Fri, 02 Dec 2011 00:04:18 +0100 5470629 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5470630&cid=s_22563_34_f&fid=22563&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2Feaada288-1c2e-11e1-9631-00144feabdc0.html%3Fftcamp%3Drss Sightsavers provided Ibad ur-Rehman with a life-changing eye operation to correct a muscle weakness that caused his eyelids to droop (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare) FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5470630 Thu, 01 Dec 2011 17:33:41 +0100 5470630 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5460542&cid=s_22563_34_f&fid=22563&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2Feaada288-1c2e-11e1-9631-00144feabdc0.html%3Fftcamp%3Drss Sightsavers provided Ibad ur-Rehman with a life-changing eye operation to correct a muscle weakness that caused his eyelids to droop (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare) FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5460542 Thu, 01 Dec 2011 17:33:41 +0100 5460542