Why Drugmakers Don't Twitter - BusinessWeek
The pharmaceutical industry spent $4 billion on direct-to-consumer advertising in 2008, but only 4% of that amount flowed to the Web—a tiny percentage compared with other huge advertisers, such as auto companies. Drug companies did test the waters...

Some doctors say no more free lunches
Great article on how pharma industry continues to lose access to physicians

Anti-Smoking Vaccine Is Nearing the Market
eldavojohn writes "Almost 6 years ago we discussed a vaccine to help people quit smoking as it entered human clinical trials. Now it looks like the finishing touches have been put on a deal that will go into effect once phase III testing of the drug now...

Living the Biotech Funding Nightmare
Martin Sabarsky is living this harsh life. The chief operating officer of the 5-year-old HR BioPetroleum -- an algae biofuel start-up with operations in both Hawaii and San Diego -- is the epitome of today's early-stage biotech executive.

鳄鱼祖先如狗一般行走
ScienceNOW报道，芝加哥大学古生物学家Paul Sereno和加拿大蒙特利尔McGill大学古生物学家Hans...

食人部落或能帮助对抗疯牛病
《每日电讯报》报道，英国伦敦大学的研究人员发现巴布亚纽几内亚食脑部落的居民已经进化出对抗疯牛病的基因。 巴布亚纽几内亚东高地（Eastern...

Anti-Smoking Vaccine Is Nearing the Market
eldavojohn writes "Almost 6 years ago we discussed a vaccine to help people quit smoking as it entered human clinical trials. Now it looks like the finishing touches have been put on a deal that will go into effect once phase III testing of the drug now...

Intel Says Brain Implants Could Control Computers By 2020
Lucas123 writes "Scientists at Intel are working on developing sensors that would be implanted in a person's head in order to harness brain waves that could then be used to control computers, televisions, cell phones and other electronic equipment....

Drug Makers Raising Prices Before Reform - NYTimes.com
In the last year, the industry has raised the wholesale prices of brand-name prescription drugs by about 9 percent, according to industry analysts. That will add more than $10 billion to the nation’s drug bill, which is on track to exceed $300 billion...

New Dating Sites Match People Through DNA Tests
The Installer writes with this excerpt from an Associated Press report: "A couple of genetic testing companies are promising to match couples based on DNA testing, touting the benefits of biological compatibility. The companies claim that a better...

Top 10 Cyborg Videos
With each passing year, the boundary between man and machine gets slimmer. Bionic ears have become commonplace, motorized prosthetics allow wounded soldiers to care for themselves, and electronic eyes are just over the horizon. Neuroscientists have...

New Dating Sites Match People Through DNA Tests
The Installer writes with this excerpt from an Associated Press report: "A couple of genetic testing companies are promising to match couples based on DNA testing, touting the benefits of biological compatibility. The companies claim that a better...

The Mass Production of Living Tissue
An anonymous reader sends in this moderately disturbing quote from Gizmodo: "I'm touching a wet slab of protein, what feels like a paper-thin slice of bologna. It's supple, slimy, but unlike meat, if you were to slice it down the center...

PhRMA Proposes FDA-Approved Logo for Social-Media Marketing - Advertising Age - News
NEW YORK (AdAge.com) -- PhRMA is advocating for a universal safety symbol -- either the FDA logo itself or an FDA-approved symbol -- to indicate that a Twitter or Facebook mention links to a page that contains the pharmaceutical company's...

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