Pfizer 4Q net falls by half after generic Lipitor

Tuesday 31 January 2012 @ 10:03 am

Pfizer Inc.'s fourth-quarter results handily beat analysts' expectations on Tuesday, even though the drugmaker's profit fell by half because of one-time charges and a big drop in U.S. revenue lost to new generic competition for blockbuster cholesterol drug Lipitor.





Press Release

Tuesday 31 January 2012 @ 9:01 am

Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) today reported financial results for fourth-quarter and full-year 2011. Fourth-quarter 2011 revenues were $16.7 billion, a decrease of 4% compared with $17.4 billion in the year-ago quarter, which reflects an operational decline of $765 million, or 5%, and the favorable impact of foreign exchange of $157 million, or 1%. For fourth-quarter 2011, U.S. revenues were $6.3 …





Drug treatment facility for women to open in March

Tuesday 31 January 2012 @ 12:15 am

Expectant mothers in southern West Virginia with substance abuse problems will soon have a new resource. The brand new Turning Pointe facility in Beckley is slated to open in March, providing residential treatment and support services for pregnant and postpartum women struggling with addictions.





Cache County man sues pharmaceutical company, says painkiller killed wife

Monday 30 January 2012 @ 7:21 pm

SALT LAKE CITY — A Hyde Park, Cache County, man is suing the pharmaceutical company ALZA, saying his wife was killed…





Cache County man sues pharmaceutical company, says painkiller killed wife

Monday 30 January 2012 @ 7:16 pm

SALT LAKE CITY — A Hyde Park, Cache County, man is suing the pharmaceutical company ALZA, saying his wife was killed…





Alternative Treatments for Neck Pain Prove Better than Prescription Drugs

Monday 30 January 2012 @ 12:30 pm

Belltown Spine & Wellness Highlights Recent Studies Illustrating the Benefits of Chiropractic Care and Exercise for Neck Pain Treatment (PRWeb January 30, 2012) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/Chiropractic/BelltownSpineandWellness/prweb9145853.htm





HealthHelp Launches Emergency Medicine Program

Monday 30 January 2012 @ 9:50 am

Approximately one-third of all high-tech imaging performed in the United States proves medically unnecessary. Specialty benefits management provider HealthHelp announced today the launch of a new program designed to reduce unnecessary radiation exposure and to promote cost-effective treatment planning for the best possible outcome.





Biobanking for Medicine: Technology and Market 2012-2022

Monday 30 January 2012 @ 5:30 am

NEW YORK, Jan. 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Biobanking for Medicine: Technology and Market 2012-2022 http://www.reportlinker.com/p0765582/Biobanking-for-Medicine-Technology-and-Market-2012-2022.html#utm_source=prnewswire&utm_medium=pr&utm_campaign=Blood_Supply,_Tissue_Banking_and_TransplantationReport …





KITSAP CALENDAR: January 27 to February 2

Saturday 28 January 2012 @ 9:58 pm

Information about upcoming arts and entertainment events in and around Kitsap County can be submitted by e-mailing Michael C. Moore at mmoore@kitsapsun.com





Stamford Firm Offers New Help for Chronic Pain

Saturday 28 January 2012 @ 12:22 am

GREENWICH, Conn. — Dr. C. Evers Whyte, a Greenwich native, is drawing chronic pain sufferers from all over the country seeking relief with the help of a new device at his New England Center for Chronic Pain in Stamford. Whyte's facility is one of 10 in the country to have the new …





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