Highlights
A collection of news and information related to Merck & Company Incorporated published by this site and its partners.
Displaying items 1-12 of 576
» View baltimoresun.com items only
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11-48
•
Next >
-
Boy Scouts of America votes to end ban on gay scouts
ReutersGRAPEVINE, Texas (Reuters) - The Boy Scouts of America voted on Thursday to lift a century-old ban on openly gay scouts in a major victory for gay rights activists, but the decision means a sea of change for an organization that depends heavily on faith-...Tags: Minority Groups, Clubs and Associations, Boy Scouts of America, Gays and Lesbians, Gay Rights
-
Merck halts development of experimental Parkinson's drug
ReutersMay 23 (Reuters) - Merck & Co has ended development of preladenant, an experimental drug for Parkinson's disease, after initial data from three late-stage trials proved disappointing. New Jersey-based Merck said the decision to discontinue the studies...Tags: Medical Research, Parkinson's Disease, Diseases and Illnesses
-
UCF trustees approve $1.4 billion operating budget that includes no tuition increase
Sentinel School ZoneTrustees at the University of Central Florida this afternoon approved a $1.4 billion operating budget for the coming school year that includes no tuition increase. But Chief Financial Officer Bill Merck explained that base undergraduate tuition for...Tags: Rick Scott, University of Central Florida, Colleges and Universities, Budgets and Budgeting
-
EUROPE RESEARCH ROUNDUP: ARM Holdings, Anglo American, Statoil, Bayer
ReutersMay 23 (Reuters) - Securities analysts revised their ratings and price targets on several European companies, including Anglo American, Bayer and Thomas Cook Group, on Thursday. HIGHLIGHTS * ARM Holdings PLC : Exane BNP Paribas cuts to neutral from...Tags: Air France-KLM, Citigroup Incorporated, Rio Tinto Plc, Weight, ARM Holdings Plc
-
FEATURE-Pfizer takes its shot at a vaccine for evasive superbug
ReutersBy Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO, May 23 (Reuters) - Kathrin Jansen is a microbiologist with at least two breakthrough vaccines to her name: she brought the cervical cancer vaccine Gardasil to market for Merck and helped develop the $4 billion a year...Tags: GlaxoSmithKline PLC, Nabi, Wyeth, Disease Prevention, Health and Safety at School
-
Indian stocks to watch-May 23
ReutersMay 23 (Reuters) - GLOBAL MARKETS ROUNDUP * Nifty futures on the Singapore Exchange are 0.5 percent down and the MSCI-Asia Pacific index excluding Japan is 1.5 percent lower. * Japanese government bond prices dived and 10-year JGB futures tumbled a full...Tags: Tokyo Stock Exchange, Petroleum Industry, Federal Reserve, S&P 500, Stock Market
-
FDA panel backs a new sleep drug
An advisory panel to the Food & Drug Administration has recommended approval of a new sleep drug that targets the brain's wakefulness centers, but suggested the agency should consider a dose of the drug, called suvorexant, lower than that proposed by...
Tags: Insomnia, Food and Drug Administration, Trials, Pharmaceuticals, Elections
-
Merck's insomnia drug moves a step closer to U.S. approval
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Merck & Co's experimental insomnia drug moved a step closer to U.S. approval on Wednesday after a panel of medical experts said it is effective and safe at lower doses. The advisory panel was convened to help the U.S. Food and Drug...Tags: Ambien (drug), Insomnia, Food and Drug Administration, Stanford University, Drugs and Medicines
-
FDA panel: Merck's insomnia drug effective, safe at low doses
ReutersWASHINGTON, May 22 (Reuters) - Merck & Co's experimental insomnia drug is safe and effective at the lower of two doses studied but not at the higher, a panel of medical experts said on Wednesday. The panel, which advises the U.S. Food and Drug...Tags: Insomnia, Food and Drug Administration
-
ACTUALIZA 1-Merck anuncia acuerdo de recompra acciones por 5.000 mln dlrs con Goldman Sachs
Reuters(Actualiza con información) 21 mayo (Reuters) - Merck & Co Inc dijo que entró en un acuerdo de recompra de acciones por 5.000 millones de dólares con Goldman Sachs Group Inc, en momentos en que el gigante farmacéutico busca apuntalar el valor de...Tags: Singulair (drug), Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
-
Inmunoterapia contra el cáncer podrÃa ser un mercado de 35.000 mln dlrs anuales
ReutersPor Ben Hirschler LONDRES, 22 may (Reuters) - Una nueva ola de medicinas que emplea el poder del sistema inmunológico para luchar contra el cáncer podrÃa convertirse en el mayor grupo de medicamentos de la historia, con ventas potenciales de 35.000...Tags: Citigroup Incorporated, GlaxoSmithKline PLC, Amgen Inc., AstraZeneca Plc, Bristol Myers Squibb Company
-
Swiss billionaires buy Merck Serono HQ for biotech campus
ReutersZURICH (Reuters) - Swiss billionaire Ernesto Bertarelli has bought back the Geneva headquarters of his former biotech firm Serono, hoping to establish a biotech research campus. After selling the family business to German drugmaker Merck KGaA for $13.3...Tags: Ernesto Bertarelli , Geneva (Swiss Confederation), Johnson & Johnson Inc., Science, Swiss Confederation
May 24, 2013
|Story| Reuters
May 23, 2013
|Story| Reuters
May 23, 2013
| Orlando Sentinel
May 23, 2013
|Story| Reuters
May 23, 2013
|Story| Reuters
May 22, 2013
|Story| Reuters
May 22, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
May 22, 2013
|Story| Reuters
May 22, 2013
|Story| Reuters
May 22, 2013
|Story| Reuters
May 22, 2013
|Story| Reuters
May 22, 2013
|Story| Reuters
Original site for Merck & Company Incorporated topic gallery.
