Soda Loses Its U.S. Crown: Americans Now Drink More Bottled Water
Americans now officially drink more bottled water than soda. It ’s a shift that decades ago might have seemed unthinkable—that consumers would buy a packaged version of something that was free from a tap. (Source: WSJ.com: Health)
Source: WSJ.com: Health - March 10, 2017 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: PAID Source Type: news
Alliance of Companies Unveil First Steps to Cutting Health-Care Costs
A U.S. alliance formed last year by more than three dozen companies, including American Express Co., Johnson& Johnson and Macy ’s Inc., is announcing its first plans aimed at lowering the companies’ health-care spending. (Source: WSJ.com: Health)
Source: WSJ.com: Health - March 8, 2017 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: FREE Source Type: news
GOP's Health Plan Draws Skepticism on Capitol Hill
President Donald Trump on Tuesday backed House Republicans ’ proposal to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, but emerging conservative opposition threatened to derail the contentious plan. (Source: WSJ.com: Health)
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Health-Care Companies See Big Risks in Plan to Replace Obamacare
Though they are applauding the elimination of some taxes, insurers foresee problems from the cancellation of penalties for going without health coverage. (Source: WSJ.com: Health)
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Lawmaker Tries to Steer Through Tricky Terrain on ACA
As Republicans dive into their politically risky push to undo the Affordable Care Act, Rep. Greg Walden is emerging as a key figure in the party ’s attempt to rally around a new health-insurance system. (Source: WSJ.com: Health)
Source: WSJ.com: Health - March 7, 2017 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: PAID Source Type: news
House Republicans Release Plan to Replace Obamacare
House Republicans released a detailed proposal that marks their first attempt in the new Congress to unite GOP members behind a plan to replace the Affordable Care Act and deliver on a central campaign promise. (Source: WSJ.com: Health)
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Bird Flu Found at Farm Affiliated With Tyson
The first case of highly pathogenic avian influenza to strike a commercial poultry flock in more than a year has been found on a Tennessee chicken farm affiliated with Tyson Foods. (Source: WSJ.com: Health)
Source: WSJ.com: Health - March 6, 2017 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: PAID Source Type: news
Race Tightens for Next Wave of Cancer Drugs
Incyte, which operates out of an old department store in Delaware, is one of the closest to market with a new class of immunotherapies. (Source: WSJ.com: Health)
Source: WSJ.com: Health - March 6, 2017 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: FREE Source Type: news
Marathon Faces Scrutiny for Price of Muscular Dystrophy Drug
A group of U.S. senators is examining Marathon Pharmaceuticals LLC ’s decision to charge $89,000 in the U.S. for an old steroidal drug that costs a fraction of that overseas, the latest sign of growing scrutiny of the company. (Source: WSJ.com: Health)
Source: WSJ.com: Health - March 6, 2017 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: FREE Source Type: news
New Jersey Complex Finds New Life as a Home for Several Firms
A 110-acre research complex in Bridgewater, N.J., seemed poised a few years ago to join the growing ranks of suburban office campuses left for dead, but a joint venture of investors is breathing life into the property. (Source: WSJ.com: Health)
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Actelion's Founding Couple Starts New Biotech, With J & J's Backing
The founders of Swiss biotech company Actelion, which has been sold to J&J, are starting over again —creating a new biotech player with nearly $1 billion in capital, a deep-pocketed partner in J&J and soon, a stock listing in Zurich. (Source: WSJ.com: Health)
Source: WSJ.com: Health - March 3, 2017 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: PAID Source Type: news
Roche Shares Boosted by Cancer Drug Trial Success
Roche shares rose sharply after the company reported a clinical trial success that could help cushion it against looming competition for Herceptin and boost sales for its newer Perjeta drug. (Source: WSJ.com: Health)
Source: WSJ.com: Health - March 2, 2017 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: FREE Source Type: news
Drug Companies Block Shareholders' Voting on Price Transparency
Several major U.S. drug companies, including Pfizer and Merck, have squelched an investor campaign aimed at forcing companies to disclose more information about when and why they raise prices. (Source: WSJ.com: Health)
Source: WSJ.com: Health - March 2, 2017 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: FREE Source Type: news
Valeant's Revenue Falls 13%
Valeant Pharmaceuticals said its revenue fell 13% in the fourth quarter, hurt by the performance of the stomach-drug business it tried to sell late last year as well as lower drug prices. (Source: WSJ.com: Health)
Source: WSJ.com: Health - March 1, 2017 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: PAID Source Type: news
Johnson & Johnson Prescription Unit List Prices Rose 8.5% Last Year
Johnson& Johnson said it raised the list price of its prescription medicines by an average of 8.5% last year —and 3.5% after discounts—in the health-products company’s first effort to address criticism about the high cost of medicines by opening up about its drug-pricing practices. (Source: WSJ.com: Health)
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