@FiercePharma: Check out Argentina for pharma market growth: New research forecasts $15b by 2020, up from $5.6b last year. More | Follow @FiercePharma
@EricPFierce: Government-funded vaccine plant in Thailand draws the attention of corruption investigators. Report | Follow @EricPFierce
> The U.K.'s cost-effectiveness agency decided to open up use of Bristol-Myers Squibb's ($BMY) rheumatoid arthritis drug Orencia after the company offered a new discount. Report
> Shire ($SHPG) settled a patent fight with Actavis, allowing the generics maker to sell a copy of the ADHD drug Intuniv beginning Dec. 1, 2014; Actavis will pay a 25% royalty during its 180-day market exclusivity period. Report
> Novo Nordisk ($NVO) launched its new diabetes-treatment advertising campaign featuring race car driver Charlie Kimball, who is diabetic. Report
> Argentina's drug market is expected to grow to $15 billion by 2020, from $5.6 billion in 2012, a study found. Report
@FierceMedDev: Missouri Sen. accuses medical equipment companies of wasteful billing. Item | Follow @FierceMedDev
@MarkHFierce: Today's DxExtra: a look at a UK effort to develop an early pancreatic cancer Dx tool. Article | Follow @MarkHFierce
@DamianFierce: Mounting recall charges ate away Stryker's modest revenue growth in Q1. Report | Follow @DamianFierce
> CardioDx reaches to India with Core partnership. News
> Cook recalls Zilver PTX over delivery problem. Story
> Boston Scientific loses $354M in Q1. Article
Biotech News
@FierceBiotech: Still trending: Merck scores 'breakthrough' status from FDA for immunotherapy against melanoma. Report | Follow @FierceBiotech
@JohnCFierce: Lotso chatter about tivozanib this morning. Personally, I suspect the FDA will give it an OK, then Aveo will face a kickback in commercial. | Follow @JohnCFierce
@RyanMFierce: Treato scores $14.5M VC round, tackles social media analytics for pharma. Release | Follow @RyanMFierce
> Radius nabs $43M round for PhIII bone-building drug. Item
> Eli Lilly slugs it out with J&J on Alzheimer's drug patent claim. Report
> Experienced biotech team snags $33M for promising PhII cholesterol drug. More
> Acumen Pharma reveals A round closing to fund Alzheimer's drug research. News
Vaccines News
> Possible measles-related death in Wales as outbreak spreads. Item
> Novartis expands cell culture site to bolster biodefense. News
> China's response to H7N9 earns WHO praise. Story
> No link between vaccines and Guillain-Barré in big study. Article
> Panacea Biotec accused of selling expired vaccines. More
Pharma Manufacturing News
> FDA gets Corning to refine agency-designed counterfeit drug scanner. Item
> Eisai building plant in China to manufacture parenteral products. Story
> AstraZeneca hears from prosecutor, not FDA, about cGMPs at U.K. plant. Report
> BD quickly rolling out second drug from new injectables plant. Article
And Finally... One can of sugary soda a day could boost one's risk of Type 2 diabetes by 22%, study finds. Report