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Mile High Warnings of Counterfeit Drugs »
Posted by: 5 months, 2 weeks ago in Health & Fitness
There is documented proof that counterfeit drugs are a global problem that affects consumers in the United States. The Partnership for Safe Medicines (www.safemedicines ...
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Partnership for Prescription Assistance Adds New CHIP, Medicaid Feature on Web Site »
Posted by: 5 months, 2 weeks ago in Health & Fitness
Recognizing that many uninsured Americans may have difficulty accessing information about CHIP and Medicaid programs, PHRMA unveils the new Partnership for Prescription Assistance (PPA) website ...
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Safeguarding against substandard, counterfeit drugs »
Posted by: 5 months, 2 weeks ago in Health & Fitness
A paper by Albert I. Wertheimer and Jeremiah Norris from Temple University’s School of Pharmacy describes the nature and impact of counterfeiting and substandard ...
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Beckwood Delivers Advanced Hydraulic Press to Orange County Choppers »
Posted by: 5 months, 3 weeks ago in Science & Technology
Beckwood Press Company recently delivered a technologically advanced deep draw hydraulic press to Orange County Choppers' (OCC) new facility in Newburgh, NY. The Beckwood Hydraulic ...
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NAMI Magazine Cover Features President Obama »
Posted by: 6 months, 1 week ago in Health & Fitness
The 2009 spring issue of the NAMI Advocate Magazine features a cover story about two conversations Matt Kunz of the National Alliance on Mental Illness ...
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Public Debate over Intellectual Property Fails to Highlight Benefits »
Posted by: 10 months, 4 weeks ago in Health & Fitness
Public debate over intellectual property protection does little to highlight their importance. Intellectual property protection benefits everyone by spurring new innovations in healthcare but the ...
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Drug Patents Foster Innovation »
Posted by: 10 months, 4 weeks ago in Health & Fitness
Drug patents help foster new drug development and calls for reducing these patenting laws, such as the ones voiced by Doctors Without Borders and former ...
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Brazilian Scientists Urge Government to Modify Biopiracy Laws »
Posted by: 10 months, 4 weeks ago in Health & Fitness
Brazilian scientists urge e government to modify laws that have been introduced to reduce biopiracy, in order to give them more freedom to collect and ...
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American Council on Science and Health Letter-to-Editor »
Posted by: 10 months, 4 weeks ago in Health & Fitness
Todd Seavey, Director of Publications for American Council on Science and Health, posts a letter-to-the-editor in the Wall Street Journal criticizing Thailand’s government for ...
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Ropes & Gray: Patents Important to New Drug Development »
Posted by: 10 months, 4 weeks ago in Health & Fitness
Ropes & Gray law firm highlights the importance of drug patent protection, contending it is the foundation of pharmaceutical innovation and without strong, effective patents, pharmaceutical ...
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Compulsory Licensing Promotes Safety, Fosters New Drug Development »
Posted by: 10 months, 4 weeks ago in Health & Fitness
Ignoring compulsory licensing laws poses harm in the long and short term to citizens in foreign countries, such as Thailand, because it stunts new drug ...
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Meeting Basic Hygiene Needs Priority Over Weakening Drug Patent Laws »
Posted by: 10 months, 4 weeks ago in Health & Fitness
Contrary to many healthcare analysts, weakening pharmaceutical patents and compulsory licensing rules will not ensure poorer countries access to medicines. Rather, more investment must be ...
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Healthcare Infrastructure Biggest Obstacle to Access to Medicine »
Posted by: 10 months, 4 weeks ago in Health & Fitness
The reason why Africa’s citizens do not have access to medicine is due to its lack of healthcare infrastructure. Even if medicines were free ...
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Thailand’s Decision to Approve Generic Drugs Costly to Citizens’ Health »
Posted by: 10 months, 4 weeks ago in Health & Fitness
The decision by Thailand's government to allow the manufacture or importation of generic versions of Abbott’s HIV treatment Kaletra and Sanofi-Aventis' blood clot ...
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Lack of Proper Health Infrastructure Cites as Main Obstacle to Healthcare in Poor Countries »
Posted by: 10 months, 4 weeks ago in Health & Fitness
Though many cite intellectual property rights as main obstacle to bringing medicine to the world’s poorest and sickest citizens, studies have found lack of ...
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