http://www.execdigital.com/Healthcare/ Healthcare news for executives in the USA. Covering issues in pharmaceuticals, research and development, staffing, patient care, litigation. David Beier, Amgen Senior Vice President has joined the Board of ARYx Therapeutics Inc, the Fremont biotechnology company announced today, August 29 http://www.execdigital.com/Healthcare/ARYx-Therapeutics-appoints-Amgen-Executive-to-board_7372.aspx http://www.execdigital.com/Healthcare/ARYx-Therapeutics-appoints-Amgen-Executive-to-board_7372.aspx Fri, 29 Aug 2008 08:34:00 GMT Healthcare Digital US Drug developer Replidyne Inc said that the restructuring of its operation will reduce its headcount by about 80 percent to five employees http://www.execdigital.com/Healthcare/Replidyne-to-restructure-operations_7344.aspx http://www.execdigital.com/Healthcare/Replidyne-to-restructure-operations_7344.aspx Thu, 28 Aug 2008 05:04:27 GMT Healthcare Digital US Cell Genesys Inc shares crashed 70 percent before the bell on August 26, after 20 more deaths were reported following a late-stage trial of its prostate cancer therapy http://www.execdigital.com/Healthcare/Cell-Genesys-shares-plummet-on-patient-deaths_7330.aspx http://www.execdigital.com/Healthcare/Cell-Genesys-shares-plummet-on-patient-deaths_7330.aspx Wed, 27 Aug 2008 09:15:25 GMT Healthcare Digital US Canadian 3PL provider Kenco Logistic Services LLC has been awarded management of a 1 6 million square foot Whirlpool Distribution Center in Columbus, Ohio http://www.execdigital.com/Healthcare/Kenco-Logistic-awarded-Whirlpool-contract_7327.aspx http://www.execdigital.com/Healthcare/Kenco-Logistic-awarded-Whirlpool-contract_7327.aspx Wed, 27 Aug 2008 08:45:10 GMT Healthcare Digital US Healthways Inc dropped the most in six months on the Nasdaq on August 25, after its earnings forecast missed analysts' estimates by as much as 13 cents a share http://www.execdigital.com/Healthcare/Healthways-shares-fall-after-disappointing-forecast_7293.aspx http://www.execdigital.com/Healthcare/Healthways-shares-fall-after-disappointing-forecast_7293.aspx Tue, 26 Aug 2008 08:56:18 GMT Healthcare Digital US Pharmaceutical giant submits US$1 4 billion offer for the specialty pharmaceutical company http://www.execdigital.com/Healthcare/King-makes-bid-for-Alpharma_7277.aspx http://www.execdigital.com/Healthcare/King-makes-bid-for-Alpharma_7277.aspx Fri, 22 Aug 2008 11:07:36 GMT Healthcare Digital US Canada’s biggest publicly traded drugmaker Biovail Corp, on 21 August, named Peggy Mulligan as its new Chief Financial Officer, effective September 3 http://www.execdigital.com/Healthcare/Biovail-names-new-CFO_7243.aspx http://www.execdigital.com/Healthcare/Biovail-names-new-CFO_7243.aspx Thu, 21 Aug 2008 09:34:27 GMT Healthcare Digital US According to reports, Abbott Laboratories may pay as much as US$27million to settle claims it overcharged patients for HIV medicine http://www.execdigital.com/Healthcare/Judge-approves-Abbott-Settlement-in-Norvir-Lawsuit_7222.aspx http://www.execdigital.com/Healthcare/Judge-approves-Abbott-Settlement-in-Norvir-Lawsuit_7222.aspx Wed, 20 Aug 2008 07:36:41 GMT Healthcare Digital US Dyax Corp has said that its drug for the treatment of hereditary angioedema, or DX-88, met its goals in a late stage clinical trial, shares in the drugmaker soared http://www.execdigital.com/Healthcare/Dyax-genetic-disease-drug-effective_7205.aspx http://www.execdigital.com/Healthcare/Dyax-genetic-disease-drug-effective_7205.aspx Mon, 18 Aug 2008 12:16:18 GMT Healthcare Digital US CVS Caremark Corp is to buy its West Coast rival Longs Drugs Stores Corp in a US$2 54 billion deal which will broaden the reach of its prescription services http://www.execdigital.com/Healthcare/CVS-to-acquire-rival-Longs-Drugs-Stores_7184.aspx http://www.execdigital.com/Healthcare/CVS-to-acquire-rival-Longs-Drugs-Stores_7184.aspx Fri, 15 Aug 2008 10:46:18 GMT Healthcare Digital US Genentech rejected an unsolicited US$43 7 billion takeover bid from its majority owner Roche Holding AG on August 13, but suggested it would consider a higher offer http://www.execdigital.com/Healthcare/Genentech-rejects-US-44bn-Roche-offer_7151.aspx http://www.execdigital.com/Healthcare/Genentech-rejects-US-44bn-Roche-offer_7151.aspx Thu, 14 Aug 2008 05:55:46 GMT Healthcare Digital US Australian healthcare company CSL Ltd announced today, August 13, it has agreed to buy Talecris Biotherapeutics Holding Corp for US$3 1 billion cash http://www.execdigital.com/Healthcare/CSL-to-buy-Talecris-for-US-3-1bn_7100.aspx http://www.execdigital.com/Healthcare/CSL-to-buy-Talecris-for-US-3-1bn_7100.aspx Wed, 13 Aug 2008 08:33:29 GMT Healthcare Digital US Billionaire investor Carl Icahn has boosted his stake in biotechnology company Biogen Idec to 6 03 percent http://www.execdigital.com/Healthcare/Icahn-boosts-stake-in-Biogen-Idec-_7083.aspx http://www.execdigital.com/Healthcare/Icahn-boosts-stake-in-Biogen-Idec-_7083.aspx Tue, 12 Aug 2008 07:15:25 GMT Healthcare Digital US Enzon Pharmaceuticals Inc said that it would explore strategic options for its specialty pharmaceuticals business, including a possible sale of the business http://www.execdigital.com/Healthcare/Enzon-may-sell-pharmaceuticals-unit-_7071.aspx http://www.execdigital.com/Healthcare/Enzon-may-sell-pharmaceuticals-unit-_7071.aspx Mon, 11 Aug 2008 11:31:24 GMT Healthcare Digital US Drug wholesaler Cardinal Health Inc will consider spinning off medical-equipment units in an effort to maximize their worth to investors http://www.execdigital.com/Healthcare/Cardinal-Health-may-spin-off-units-_7047.aspx http://www.execdigital.com/Healthcare/Cardinal-Health-may-spin-off-units-_7047.aspx Fri, 08 Aug 2008 07:14:03 GMT Healthcare Digital US King Pharmaceuticals Inc said second quarter profit fell short of Wall Street estimates as generic competition eroded sales of its blood pressure drug Altace http://www.execdigital.com/Healthcare/King-Pharma-Q2-profit-below-forecast_7025.aspx http://www.execdigital.com/Healthcare/King-Pharma-Q2-profit-below-forecast_7025.aspx Thu, 07 Aug 2008 08:36:30 GMT Healthcare Digital US Mylan Inc posted quarterly profit ahead of estimates on August 6, helped by the purchase of Merck Generics, but also dragging net results into negative territory http://www.execdigital.com/Healthcare/Merck-Generics-acquisition-drags-down-Mylan-_7010.aspx http://www.execdigital.com/Healthcare/Merck-Generics-acquisition-drags-down-Mylan-_7010.aspx Wed, 06 Aug 2008 11:55:51 GMT Healthcare Digital US Over 250 physicians in Massachusetts have signed an open letter in which they claim the states healthcare programme is, “already proving fiscally unsustainable ” http://www.execdigital.com/Healthcare/Landmark-health-program--unsustainable-_6986.aspx http://www.execdigital.com/Healthcare/Landmark-health-program--unsustainable-_6986.aspx Tue, 05 Aug 2008 14:56:29 GMT Healthcare Digital US Every single possible combination of the children’s meals at KFC, Taco Bell, Sonic, Jack in the Box and Chick-fil-A is too high in calories, according to a study released today by the nonprofit Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) and the California Center for Public Health Advocacy (CCPHA) http://www.execdigital.com/Healthcare/New-study-shows-that-93-percent-of-kids--meals-provide-children-with-calorie-overdose_6981.aspx http://www.execdigital.com/Healthcare/New-study-shows-that-93-percent-of-kids--meals-provide-children-with-calorie-overdose_6981.aspx Tue, 05 Aug 2008 11:18:46 GMT Healthcare Digital US