Healthcare Industry NewsHealthcare Industry news continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.Eli Lilly to buy SGX Pharmaceuticals- July 9, 2008 Eli Lilly and Company and SGX Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced that the companies have signed a definitive merger agreement providing for the acquisition of SGX in an all-cash transaction.http://www.topix.net/business/healthcare/2008/07/eli-lilly-to-buy-sgx-pharmaceuticals?from... Police: Polygamist Warren Jeffs hospitalized- July 9, 2008 Polygamist sect leader Warren Jeffs has been taken from jail to a Las Vegas hospital for an unspecified medical problem.http://www.topix.net/business/healthcare/2008/07/police-polygamist-warren-jeffs-hospitaliz... Bristol-Myers Settles Clean Air Violations- July 9, 2008 Pharmaceuticals maker Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. has agreed to spend $3.65 million to resolve federal Clean Air Act violations by eliminating ozone-depleting refrigerants at factories in six states and Puerto ...http://www.topix.net/business/healthcare/2008/07/bristol-myers-settles-clean-air-violation... N.J. drugmakers to cut more than 1,100 jobs- July 8, 2008 New Jersey drugmakers have notified the state they plan to cut more than 1,100 jobs.http://www.topix.net/business/healthcare/2008/07/n-j-drugmakers-to-cut-more-than-1-100-job... 10TV : Cardinal Health Cutting 600 Jobs- July 8, 2008 Health care products and services company Cardinal Health Inc. says it will cut 600 jobs as it streamlines its business into two primary segments.http://www.topix.net/business/healthcare/2008/07/10tv-cardinal-health-cutting-600-jobs?fro... Novartis closer to $38B Alcon takeover- July 8, 2008 Novartis AG said Tuesday it has completed the first stage of its $38 billion takeover of U.S. eye-care company Alcon Inc.http://www.topix.net/business/healthcare/2008/07/novartis-closer-to-38b-alcon-takeover?fro... InBev seeks ouster of Anheuser board- July 8, 2008 Brewer InBev turned up the heat in its hostile, $46 billion bid for Anheuser-Busch, announcing Monday that it will attempt to remove the company's entire board.An alternate board, which would include Adolphus ...http://www.topix.net/business/healthcare/2008/07/inbev-seeks-ouster-of-anheuser-board?from... Concerns about credit, housing wipe $1.3 trillion from S&x26;P...- July 8, 2008 NEW YORK : U.S. financial companies have lost more than $1 trillion in value this year, and yet another decline on Monday shows concerns aren't going away soon.http://www.topix.net/business/healthcare/2008/07/concerns-about-credit-housing-wipe-1-3-tr... Doctors Report Flood-Related Illnesses- July 8, 2008 Medical officials at a Waterloo hospital said Monday that they're seeing an increase in skin infections and respiratory illnesses linked to last month's record flooding.http://www.topix.net/business/healthcare/2008/07/doctors-report-flood-related-illnesses?fr... Ted Kennedy staying active despite fatigue, wife writes- July 7, 2008 BOSTON - Sen. Edward Kennedy, midway through six weeks of radiation and chemotherapy treatments for brain cancer, is doing well aside from some fatigue, his wife says.http://www.topix.net/business/healthcare/2008/07/ted-kennedy-staying-active-despite-fatigu... |