Novartis 3Q Profit Drops Slightly; Sales Down on Pressure on Generics

Novartis 3Q Profit Drops Slightly; Sales Down on Pressure on Generics

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Novartis kept its 2012 full-year outlook unchanged for net sales in line with 2011 and core operating income margin in constant currencies to be slightly below 2011. "While net sales were … Novartis's second-biggest selling drug, Gleevec–used to …
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Celgene Drug Improves PFS in Phase III Melanoma Study

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Celgene separately today reported its results for the third quarter of 2012, which included global Abraxane sales of $ 106 million, down 6% on the same period in 2011. U.S. sales of Abraxane, at $ 81 million, were down 14%. International of the drug were …
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Woman battles exercise addiction for nearly 20 years

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David J. Linden, a neuroscientist at Johns Hopkins University medical school, told the New York Times in October 2011 that exercise addicts can also feel tolerance, cravings and withdrawal. There are three types of addiction – chemical, process and …
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