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The Motley Fool August 3, 2006 S.J. Caplan	AstraZeneca's Path to Avoid Pain The pharmaceutical giant partners with Pozen to co-develop a drug. Take heart, AstraZeneca shareholders! No queasy stomachs are expected in your future.
Pharmaceutical Executive August 1, 2006 Patrick Clinton	From the Editor: Take Your Seat There's a lot to accomplish in the pharmaceutical industry. But considering what the industry has done in 25 years, it's not impossible.
Pharmaceutical Executive August 1, 2006	Back Page: While You Were Working Do you remember where you were when Mevacor was approved? OK, what was on the radio at the time?
The Motley Fool August 2, 2006 Brian Gorman	Albany Molecular Bouncing Back The small drug development services firm continues to progress with its turnaround. Investors, take note.
BusinessWeek August 7, 2006 Arlene Weintraub	McKesson's Booster Shot McKesson Corp. holds the unenviable distinction of being one of the world's biggest yet least profitable companies. The problem: huge sales, tiny profits. High-margin tech products could help.
The Motley Fool July 31, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Kinetic Concepts Approaches a Binary Outcome The resolution of a patent infringement trial means far more than one quarter's results for this med-tech company. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool July 31, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	More Plavix Headaches for Bristol-Myers Problems with a Plavix settlement put a large chunk of earnings at risk. Investors, take note.
Managed Care July 2006 Lola Butcher	Oncologic PET Study Seeks Basis for Coverage Decisions The launch of a new registry that will significantly expand Medicare's coverage of positron emission tomography may bring new clarity on appropriate uses for this technology -- and even more pressure on commercial health plans to cover the high-cost scans.
Managed Care July 2006 Ed Silverman	Managed Care Prepares For the Worst To cope with the possibility of an avian flu pandemic, health plans are devising ways to function even when their providers are being overrun and the insurers themselves face a vastly depleted workforce.
Managed Care July 2006 Michael Levin-Epstein	High-Tech Imaging Full of Kickback Dangers Health plans and their members could save billions of dollars a year if radiology costs could be contained. Some managed care companies begin to take a hard look at what's behind the explosion in costs for radiological services.
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