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MedImmune creating drug pipeline for AstraZeneca
When Gail Folena-Wasserman joined Gaithersburg biotechnology startup MedImmune in 1991, she was its first employee in research and development, and dreamed of what the company might be "when it grew up."
Two decades later, the senior vice president for...Tags: Food and Drug Administration, NYSE Euronext, Inc., FluMist (vaccine), Flu Vaccine, Asthma
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Wedded: Thomas Roberts and Patrick Abner
Wedding day: Sept. 29, 2012 Thomas' story: Thomas Roberts, 40, grew up in Towson and is a news anchor for MSNBC. His mother, Michelle Roberts, is retired and worked in the finance department for Sheppard Pratt Health System. His father, Albert "Rob"...
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Towson native, MSNBC anchor Thomas Roberts marries longtime partner
The Baltimore SunThomas Roberts, a news anchor for MSNBC who grew up in Towson, is marrying Patrick D. Abner, his partner of 12 years, at a ceremony today in New York City. Roberts, who is 39, is a graduate of Calvert Hall College High School and McDaniel College in...Tags: Anderson Cooper 360 (tv program), MSNBC (tv network), NBC (tv network), HLN (tv network), CNN (tv network)
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Some belated praise for CNN's debate partnership with Tea Party
The Baltimore SunI am only about 2,000 news cycles behind with this post. But I was working on another project since Monday and did not have time to write about the GOP candidates debate hosted by CNN and the Tea Party Express. I thought I would get over it, but I...Tags: File Sharing, The New York Times, Mass Media, Primaries, Satellite and Cable Service
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Parents have good reason to distrust childhood vaccines
Steven L. Salzberg's response to Margaret Dunkle's vaccination op-ed is itself a study in fear-mongering and ignorance ("Sun prints dangerous anti-vaccination op-ed," July 14). It is precisely because of the condescending and uninformed views of Dr....Tags: Vaccines, National Institutes of Health, Behavioral Conditions, Annapolis, Preventative Medicine
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Wealthy nations must follow through on disease fight
In 1980, I moved my family from Maryland to the White Mountain Apache Reservation in Arizona to work on an issue most people are not comfortable talking about — diarrhea. At the time, diarrhea, which is preventable and treatable, was rampantly...Tags: Vaccines, Native Americans, Maryland, Gabriela Mistral, Diarrhea
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Biotech watched for signs of maturity
Sun StaffThe biotechnology industry raked in billions of dollars from investors last year as it basked in the spotlight of one of science's great achievements, the sequencing of the human genome. This year, investors will expect the industry to show what can be...Tags: Qiagen NV, Human Genome Sciences Inc., Celera Genomics Group, Brain, GenVec Incorporated
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Respected doctors confront a tragedy
Sun StaffDr. Solbert Permutt is a giant in the world of lung research, a gregarious, outspoken 76-year- old professor with the enthusiasm of a teen-ager, a flamboyant taste for large bow ties and a history of teaching generations of doctors at Johns Hopkins...Tags: University of Virginia, The New York Times, Justice System, Defense, Asthma
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Critical stage for biotechs
Sun StaffA number of Maryland's biotechnology companies will have prospective new drugs in their final round of clinical testing this year, a key stage for some in their efforts to fully evolve from research organizations into market-driven businesses....Tags: Colonoscopy, FluMist (vaccine), United Therapeutics Corp., Brain, Fox Broadcasting Company
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Md. bill targets gifts to doctors
Sun StaffMaryland lawmakers are considering clamping down on the fancy meals, theater tickets and expensive trips lavished on doctors by pharmaceutical companies trying to persuade health care professionals to prescribe their medications. "The system bothers me,"...Tags: Schering Plough Corporation, Dan K Morhaim, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Tiger Woods, Marketing
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A legend in his own town
Sun StaffAmid the quiet elegance of McCafferty's restaurant in Mount Washington, near the baby grand piano polished to a high gloss, they have built a shrine to Johnny Unitas. Hanging on the wall is the Hall of Fame quarterback's autographed Colts jersey, an...Tags: Baltimore Ravens, Cleveland Browns, Folklore and Mythology, Prostate, Forehead
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