Track-It Pharmaceuticals

HANOI, Vietnam — Babies squirmed and wailed as needles plunged into their chubby thighs at a public health clinic on the outskirts of Hanoi on Friday. Like little ones everywhere, the reaction to the sting was never pretty. Read more

Nov. 20--Wyeth, a US-based health-care company specialising in child nutrition, is on course to increase its sales revenue in Thailand by double digits this year despite the expected flat volume growth of baby formula. Read more

ATLANTA — When the nation's swine flu vaccination program began in early October, health officials predicted it was going to be "messy." They were right. Read more

SAN DIEGO — Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc. said Thursday it received a $2 million milestone payment from Merck & Co. as part of a research collaboration. Read more

Nov. 19--GLENNALLEN -- Alaska State Troopers have broken up two commercial marijuana growing operations with more than 100 plants in the Glennallen area during raids in recent days. Read more

Nov. 19--In October, Goldman Sachs -- remember that name? -- did an analysis of health-care legislation. The conclusion was that the best scenario for stockholders and insurance companies was for health-care reform to fail. Read more

Nov. 19--One isn't sure whether tragedy or justice has come to New London, Conn. Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer has announced it will close the $300 million research and development facility it built there only a decade ago. Read more

The following editorial appeared in the San Jose Mercury News on Tuesday, Nov. 17:

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You have to admire the cunning of the pharmaceutical industry. Read more

BETHESDA, Md. — Federal health experts said Wednesday an updated version of Pfizer's best-selling anti-infection vaccine is safe and effective for infants and toddlers, despite company studies that failed to meet certain goals. Read more

WASHINGTON -- The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday warned consumers not to take popular heartburn medications Nexium or Prilosec if they use Plavix, a widely prescribed blood thinner that guards against heart attack and stroke. Read more