In a surprise move, Shire Pharmaceuticals has ended its bid for FDA approval for its Replagal biologic for treating Fabry disease, a rare, but life-threatening genetic disorder. The move comes less than two months after the FDA approved a manufacturing plant operated by Genzyme, which experienced shortages of its own medication for the past two years and is now trying to restoring regular supplies.

pubblicato il: 15/03/2012 - 13:23

With substantially fewer than half of meteorologists very worried about global warming or expecting substantial harm during the next 100 years, one has to wonder why environmental activist groups are sowing the seeds of global warming panic.

pubblicato il: 14/03/2012 - 17:25

In his fight for re-election this fall, President Barack Obama will have support from the unlikeliest of quarters: Karl Rove, former top aide to George W. Bush. Writing on the op-ed page of The Wall Street Journal today, Rove, normally a staunch partisan and Republican loyalist, declared, "Mr. Obama deserves re-election for restoring America to prosperity after a recession." Further enumerating his accomplishments, Rove added, "Mr. Obama ended the Iraq War and...Osama bin Laden was killed on his watch." It was the surprise of the political season, but maybe it shouldn't have been.

pubblicato il: 22/03/2012 - 20:25

? When film cameras first arrived, people weren't sure what to do with them. It was obvious that these devices could be used for entertainment, but early directors didn't have any precedent to work off of. The best thing they could think of was to film plays - after all, they were already there. In ...

pubblicato il: 16/03/2012 - 21:24

Management at Safeway recently initiated its guidance for 2012 above consensus, prompting analysts to revise their estimates significantly higher.

pubblicato il: 14/03/2012 - 22:55

Looking to invest in a grocery stock? Skip the big box stores and pick up this grocery chain instead.

pubblicato il: 16/03/2012 - 22:24

This story accompanies a profile of the French exploit-selling firm Vupen in the April 9th issue of Forbes magazine. A clever hacker today has to make tough choices. Find a previously unknown method for dismantling the defenses of a device like an iPhone or iPad, for instance, and you can report it to present it ...

pubblicato il: 23/03/2012 - 14:56

Many families teach children about money management and responsibility by offering them an allowance but what about adults, should they have one too? An allowance (for those of privilege reading) is not an imaginary thing but rather a pre-set small sum of money a child receives regularly to spend on new toys, clothes, books or ...

pubblicato il: 26/03/2012 - 09:56

This article is by Peter Daboll, CEO of Ace Metrix. At the most fundamental level, television advertisers are faced with a simple objective: Make an impression on viewers that distinguishes the brand. In a media environment where viewers are bombarded with countless messages on a daily basis, this goal can prove challenging.?? Whether a brand ...

pubblicato il: 13/03/2012 - 14:51

Now here?s a chance to get riled up ahead of the Final Four. In the Insight section of Sunday?s San Francisco Chronicle (note the text of the piece isn?t yet available to non-subscribers to the Chron until early Monday morning), Nicholas Fram and Thomas Frampton, a pair of UC-Berkeley third-year law students, float the idea ...

pubblicato il: 26/03/2012 - 02:25