Read more pharmaceutical industry stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/18380/pharmaceutical-industry.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 14:07:05 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74122/drugmakers-hike-prices-ahead-of-reform.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBracing for health care reform, drug companies have been raising prices at the fastest rate in almost 20 years—even as they pledge to support Washington's goal of cutting the nation's drug bill. The pharmaceutical industry is scrambling to get the price base as high as possible before legislation to...http://www.newser.com/story/74122/drugmakers-hike-prices-ahead-of-reform.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 16 Nov 2009 7:08:02 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74059/big-pharma-lobbyists-put-words-into-reps-mouths.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagYep, that's an echo you hear in the House chamber. The New York Times has obtained emails showing that language drafted by lobbyists working for biotech giant Genentech made it almost unchanged into statements and speeches made on health care—by Democrats and Republicans alike. A Genentech lawyer told staffers,...http://www.newser.com/story/74059/big-pharma-lobbyists-put-words-into-reps-mouths.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 15 Nov 2009 8:37:09 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72045/health-industry-shakedown-imperils-reform.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIn dealing with pharmaceutical companies, insurers, and the AMA, President Obama should take a page from David Letterman's book and not fall prey to blackmail, writes former Labor Secretary Robert Reich. Promises the administration made to those three constituencies in exchange for staying neutral or positive about health care reform...http://www.newser.com/story/72045/health-industry-shakedown-imperils-reform.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 19 Oct 2009 15:32:40 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68374/drug-giants-target-cancer.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMajor drug companies are tying their fortunes to cancer like never before, the New York Times reports. The firms—inspired by advancements in science as well as the high prices cancer drugs command—are pouring unprecedented resources into the search for new cancer drugs. The drug giants hope cancer treatments...http://www.newser.com/story/68374/drug-giants-target-cancer.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 02 Sep 2009 2:16:47 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67343/poor-nations-pick-up-tab-as-obama-woos-big-pharma.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Obama administration is thwarting poor countries' access to affordable drugs in order to win Big Pharma's support for health care reform, according to Doctors Without Borders and other NGOs. As the Los Angeles Times reports, governments from Asia to Latin America are feeling pressure from Washington on their use...http://www.newser.com/story/67343/poor-nations-pick-up-tab-as-obama-woos-big-pharma.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 20 Aug 2009 8:15:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66533/docs-debate-male-menopause.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIf you’re a guy in your late 40s or 50s, and you’ve been feeling unusually grumpy, borderline impotent, and all around miserable lately, you might just have male menopause, ABC News reports. Many physicians believe men experience a drop in testosterone as they get older, which can result in something...http://www.newser.com/story/66533/docs-debate-male-menopause.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 10 Aug 2009 8:38:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66443/pharma-to-push-obama-plan-in-150m-ad-blitz.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagDrug companies have authorized their lobbyists to spend up to $150 million on TV ads supporting Barack Obama's health care reform plan—a surprisingly large sum that suggests the industry still has a deal with the White House on capping pharma's costs, reports the New York Times . A few spots...http://www.newser.com/story/66443/pharma-to-push-obama-plan-in-150m-ad-blitz.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 09 Aug 2009 6:12:12 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66062/number-of-us-antidepressant-users-doubles.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe number of Americans on antidepressants doubled from 1996 to 2005, a new study finds, but fewer are seeing psychiatrists, and most aren’t using the drugs to affect their mood. As of 2005, the last year for which data were available, 27 million Americans—roughly 10% of the population—were...http://www.newser.com/story/66062/number-of-us-antidepressant-users-doubles.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 04 Aug 2009 13:00:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64917/docs-weigh-longer-chemo-in-cancer-battle.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagInstead of waiting for cancer to return, some doctors are keeping up patients’ chemotherapy even when the threat has lessened, the New York Times reports. With maintenance therapy, some in the medical and drug industries say, it may be possible to treat cancer as a chronic disease, with tumors kept...http://www.newser.com/story/64917/docs-weigh-longer-chemo-in-cancer-battle.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 21 Jul 2009 10:11:00 CDT