Finally, the weather appears to be getting a little nicer. After winter time, children just seem to relish in the sunshine and fresh air of the outdoors. Spring time is a great time to encourage your children to spend more time outdoors. Of course, you can do the obvious, bike…
Residing in what predominantly used to be an auto manufacturing state, I have had the luck of being exposed to international standardization and lean manufacturing. In my opinion six sigma in the business world kind of parallels what has been…
Original Source of Analyzing the Process Involved with Treating Back…
Sanofi-Aventis and its female sales reps in the U.S. have come to a deal. The drugmaker has agreed to pay $15.4 million to settle a class-action discrimination suit that alleges
It’s coming down to the wire: Ratiopharm bids are due Thursday, and Reuters sources say Pfizer will come to the party early. The world’s largest drugmaker is planning to submit its final bid for the company today, they say. The Merckle family put Ratiopharm up for sale to raise money…
Mangiare! Mangiare! Sei quello che mangi…… By Bob DeMarco Alzheimer’s Reading Room I advocate Alzheimer’s prevention. For me, this means eating things that lower cholesterol, keep my heart healthy, and in general help my body ward off heart disease, cancer and dementia. I now realize you need to have a…
You can’t accuse Astellas Pharma of timidity. Rejected by OSI Pharmaceuticals management, Astellas took a $52-a-share hostile bid directly to the shareholders. Now that OSI’s directors have scoffed at the offer–and advised shareholders not to participate–Astellas is now trying to take over the board. Astellas has nominated 10 independent directors…
“I keep getting into more and more debt, but I can’t seem to stop. I do great for a while, and then I just have to go shopping and buy stuff. This is going to ruin my life if I don’t stop, but how do I stop?” Mary Beth is…
Congratulations! Your quality products, savvy advertising and canny sales reps have put new prescriptions in patients’ hands. But what if those scrips never make it out of a pharmacy? That’s exactly what’s happening–more often than ever. According to a new report, the number of prescriptions never picked up from the…
Is it possible that Big Pharma isn’t moving fast enough into emerging markets? That’s the implication of a new report from IMS Health. According to the market research firm, 17 “pharmerging” markets will account for almost half of
“ You have been given the choice between war and dishonor. You have chosen dishonor, and you will have war! ” -Winston Churchill to the English Parliament, 1938 After the English Parliament’s 1938 appeasement in Czechoslovakia, Churchill saw the danger of choosing peace, when honor and common sense called for…