@FiercePharma: Two killed in Dr Reddy's plant accident. Article | Follow @FiercePharma
> Gardasil, the vaccine that can prevent most cases of cervical cancer in girls, has won the FDA's blessing as a vaccine to prevent anal cancer, a rare but growing diagnosis in the U.S. News
> U.S. health officials are taking a closer look at recombinant human growth hormone products made by Pfizer, Novartis and other drugmakers to see whether they increase the risk of death. Item
> Novartis said the FDA approved Amturnide, a high blood pressure combination pill that includes Novartis' drug Tekturna. News
> Jazz Pharmaceuticals won a new patent for sleep-disorder treatment Xyrem, its marquee drug, as a narcolepsy solution. Report
> Cumberland Pharmaceuticals said FDA did not approve the use of its liver drug Acetadote for an additional indication, sending its shares down as much as 16 percent. Report
> The FDA announced that it is working with Abbott Diabetes Care to recall 359 different lots of glucose test strips. FDA release
> The U.K. National Health Service is cutting back on so-called "low priority" procedures and looking to increase generic prescribing in order to make major savings. Story
> The head of Italy's biggest pharma company has been asked to pay more than €3 billion ($3.9 billion) as part of a tax inquiry into his business, ANSA news agency reported. Article
Biotech News
@FierceBiotech: Vertex trims a telaprevir study from its slate of hep C work. News | Follow @FierceBiotech
> The R&D revolution-Phase II. Story
> Partnering takes on fresh urgency. Item
> The little IPO engines that usually couldn't. Report
> The (government) check is in the mail. Report
> The FDA gets tougher on safety. Article
Manufacturing News
> Recall-o-rama further dents pharma's image. News
> Brazen cargo thieves meet determined pharma. Story
> Pharma ops jobs enter long, dark tunnel. Story
> Emboldened FDA struts before pharma. Item
> Counterfeits fight heats up worldwide. Article
Vaccine News
> Anal cancer vax gets FDA green light. Report
> Motavizumab failure shifts spotlight to RSV vaccines. News
> Novartis blueprints $36M vaccine research lab in NC. Article
> Novartis files for Bexsero OK. Story
> Pfizer hops on board Phylogica's vax discovery platform. News
And Finally... The placebo effect, an improvement in health that occurs when a clinical trial patient is given a dummy pill, works even when the patient knows the medicine is fake, according to a Harvard study. Report