Track-It Pharmaceuticals

Nov. 7--As time goes by, it becomes easier for me to believe that we'll always have "the best government that money can buy." I am speaking mostly about the national level where lobbying has run amuck. According to Lou Dobbs, in his book "War on the... Read more

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. — Threshold Pharmaceuticals Inc., a development-stage biotechnology company, said late Thursday its third-quarter loss widened on higher research, development, and interest expenses. Read more

MILWAUKEE — Milwaukee police have arrested a man accused of stealing a truck carrying 900 doses of swine flu vaccine. Read more

Nov. 6--Think being a teenager is difficult? Try being a teen or tween with Type 1 diabetes.

Roughly 2.3 million Americans live with Type 1 diabetes, a chronic disease in which the Read more

MILWAUKEE — Police and health officials say a refrigerated truck carrying H1N1 vaccine has been recovered after being stolen from outside a swine flu clinic in Milwaukee. Read more

Nov. 6--After ducking the nation's health care crisis for many years, Congress finally stands on the verge of passing comprehensive health reform. Each of several bills on the table would build on our existing public-private system to bring us much... Read more

Nov. 6--Nine local nonprofit organizations have each been awarded $40,000 GlaxoSmithKline IMPACT grants to further their work providing access to health care in the Triangle. Read more

WASHINGTON -- In an effort to reduce the annual toll of deaths and serious problems caused by mistakes and misuse of prescription drugs and over-the-counter medications, the Food and Drug Administration is launching an effort to identify the... Read more

BRISTOL, Tenn. — Drug developer King Pharmaceuticals said Thursday its third-quarter profit was cut in half by charges for related to its $1.6 billion buyout of rival Alpharma Inc. Read more

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — BioCryst Pharmaceuticals Inc. said Thursday it will receive $22.5 million as part of a new contract with the Department of Health and Human Services over the intravenous flu treatment peramivir. Read more