UnitedHealthcare is the first national health plan to partner with the California Regional Health Information Organization and agree to pay for electronic health information services statewide.

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Dr. Nicole Onetto will step down as senior vice president and chief medical officer of ZymoGenetics Inc., the biotech company said Thursday in a regulatory filing. (ZGEN)

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Initial results from three pivotal phase III trials show the Novartis investigational bronchodilator QAB149 (indacaterol) could deliver clinically relevant* lung function improvements, within five minutes of the first dose, lasting for 24 hours in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)[3],[4],[5].
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Novartis has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the specialty generic injectables business of EBEWE Pharma, providing Sandoz - the Group’s generic pharmaceuticals division - an opportunity to create a strong global platform for future growth while improving access for patients worldwide to many generic oncology medicines.
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Novartis has assumed exclusive worldwide rights to develop and commercialize QMF149, a fixed-combination of its investigational QAB149 (indacaterol) with Schering-Plough Corporation’s inhaled corticosteroid mometasone, in changes announced today to the companies’ collaboration to develop fixed-dose combination respiratory therapies.
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ISO 9001:2008 Successful Certification process coincides with HP Mile’s expanding customer base and new facility.
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Florida Sen. Michael Bennett is requesting the ouster of Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty in a letter sent to Gov. Charlie Crist Thursday.

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Genzyme Corp. announced Thursday that it has addressed regulatory concerns holding up its ability to ramp up production of its Pompe disease drug Lumizyme.

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A Buffalo drug development company has signed a new joint venture to develop compounds for cancer applications. (CBLI)

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The legislative budget conference committee has earmarked $16 million in the state’s preliminary budget to help the continued expansion of the Texas A&M Health Sciences Center campus in Round Rock.

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