Healthcare Business

Are Allergan Shareholders Getting Enough in the AbbVie Acquisition?

Posted: June 25, 2019 at 11:45 am

Allergan PLC (NYSE: AGN) shares jumped on Tuesday after the company announced that it would be acquired by AbbVie Inc. (NYSE: ABBV) in a cash and stock transaction. The transaction ...
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Why Akorn Is in Trouble With the FDA Again

Posted: June 25, 2019 at 9:55 am

Akorn Inc. (NASDAQ: AKRX) shares dipped on Tuesday after the firm announced that it received a warning letter from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Specifically, this letter is ...
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Many Pregnant Women Get Too Much Folic Acid, New Study Finds

Posted: June 24, 2019 at 10:30 am

One piece of nutritional advice unfailingly drummed into the heads of women who are pregnant or trying to become pregnant is: Take plenty of folic acid. In a new study ...
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How Minerva Neursciences Is Outsmarting Insomia

Posted: June 24, 2019 at 9:35 am

Minerva Neurosciences Inc. (NASDAQ: NERV) saw its shares jump on Monday after the firm announced results from a trial related to an insomnia treatment. Specifically, the results came from the ...
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New Study Links Irregular Heartbeat and Dementia

Posted: June 21, 2019 at 10:39 am

A new large-scale study conducted by Korean researchers, the results of which were just published in the European Heart Journal, has established a significant link between the common cardiac arrhythmia ...
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FDA Ignites Ocular Inflammation Treatment Dextenza in Most Recent Approval

Posted: June 21, 2019 at 10:08 am

Ocular Therapeutix, Inc. (NASDAQ: OCUL) shares jumped on Friday after the firm announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a Supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) for Dextenza ...
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Study Shows How Pomegranates May Help Keep Us Younger

Posted: June 19, 2019 at 9:50 am

Swiss researchers have established that tannins found in pomegranates are converted in the digestive system into a compound that appears to slow down mitochondrial aging -- a natural process that ...
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Why This FDA Approval for Pneumonia Treatment Is So Huge

Posted: June 19, 2019 at 9:23 am

This story has been updated for share price impact. Melinta Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: MLNT) shares nearly doubled early on Wednesday after the firm announced that the U.S. Food and Drug ...
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One Firm Sees Up to 45% Upside in Top Companies in Life Sciences Tools

Posted: June 19, 2019 at 8:53 am

Investing in the life sciences tool sector can be tricky, but according to the financial services firm Janney, the investing gain will be a result of finding the right secular ...
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Two Very Speculative Biotechs With Promising Alzheimer’s Treatment Hopefuls

Posted: June 18, 2019 at 2:03 pm

The biotechnology sector is generally considered the most volatile and riskiest sector within all of healthcare. Some companies have created massive wealth in this sector. And some companies have produced ...
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Tuesday’s Top BioPharma Movers Deviating from the Market

Posted: June 18, 2019 at 11:57 am

Tuesday was a breakout day for a few biotech companies, and that was the case even before news broke that the U.S. and China would be meeting at the G20 ...
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How PhaseBio Pharma Could Change the Game in Antiplatelet Therapy

Posted: June 18, 2019 at 10:22 am

Shares of PhaseBio Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: PHAS) jumped on Tuesday after the firm announced preliminary results from its mid-stage trial for dual antiplatelet therapy of the blood thinner ticagrelor and ...
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How Aclaris Is On Track to Treat Baldness

Posted: June 17, 2019 at 1:05 pm

Baldness and hair thinning is something that many men and women fear as they age, and understandably so. But Aclaris Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: ACRS) may have found an answer to ...
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Can This Pill Stave Off Alzheimer’s While Lowering Blood Pressure?

Posted: June 17, 2019 at 12:12 pm

A blood pressure medication widely used in Europe and Japan might have potential to slow down the progress of Alzheimer’s disease, according to a new study appearing in Hypertension, a ...
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How Much Is Pfizer Overpaying For Array Bio?

Posted: June 17, 2019 at 11:56 am

Array BioPharma Inc. (NASDAQ: ARRY) shares shot up on Monday after the firm announced that it would be acquired by Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) in an all cash transaction. The ...
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