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Pharma continues Democratic shift
Want to know why Big Pharma is trending Democratic in this election cycle? Well, it's not just a feud with Republican nominee John McCain, who's called drugmakers "big bad guys." And it's not only in... Read more...
Pharma money on display for Dems
Big Pharma has ponied up big bucks to help finance the Democratic National Convention--and the companies have sent their CEOs to Denver to put their mouths where their money is. The list of... Read more...
Big pharma political spending gets results
Is it better to spend another couple hundred million on R&D or use it to make sure you have friends in high places? Ask Big Pharma, which spent a record-breaking chunk of change on political... Read more...
Dems still in the pharma-contribution lead
More evidence that pharma is swinging blue--and that Republicans could have a tough time this election year. Drug and medical device companies, who once contributed to the GOP three-to-one over... Read more...
Stupak: FDA needs subpoena power
Rep. Bart Stupak might be a severe FDA critic, but he's also shaping up to be the agency's dearest friend. Chief of the House Energy and Commerce committee's oversight-and-investigations group,
... Read more...FDA policing researchers enough?
Not to be outdone by Democrats calling for pharma-related investigations by the Government Accountability Office, two Republican Congressmen are asking the GAO to probe the FDA's methods for... Read more...
Republicans scold Leavitt for stonewalling
When HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt first refused to give a Congressional committee some requested documents, the Democrats on that committee raised Cain. Now, the Republicans are hopping mad, too. They... Read more...
Dems 'hit nerve' with pharma probes
It's not personal, it's political. When the Republicans were in charge on Capitol Hill, drugmakers were in favor--or so it appeared to the minority party. "There was the perception that certain... Read more...
Medicare boosted 2006 drug spending
Thank you, Medicare. Prescription drug spending surged in 2006 as the government's benefits for the elderly kicked in, according to a federal study. Some $216 billion was spent on prescriptions in... Read more...
Drug makers give big to candidates
Drug makers already are forking over the bucks for the 2008 election. According to the Center for Responsive Politics, of the top 10 health-sector contributors to presidential candidates, Pfizer is... Read more...
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