They call it the patent cliff. Brand-name drug makers have feared it for years. And now the makers of generic drugs fear it, too. This year, more than 40 brand-name drugs — valued at $35 billion in annual sales — lost their patent protection, meaning that generic companies were permitted to make their own lower-priced versions of well-known drugs like Plavix, Lexapro and Seroquel...
Public-private group wins bid for delinquent mortgages
Label: Business A homeowner with a delinquent mortgage speaks with a mortgage specialist at a JPMorgan Chase foreclosure consultation event...
Dec
03
Orange Bowl bid, new coach cap wild weekend for NIU
Label: World It was an incredible weekend for the Northern Illinois football program.A 44-37 double-overtime victory over Kent State in the...
Jackson’s ‘Bad’ jacket, costumes sold at auction
Label: LifestyleLOS ANGELES (AP) — Costumes worn by Michael Jackson commanded hundreds of thousands of dollars at auction, and Lady Gaga was among the collectors.Gaga tweeted Sunday that she bought 55 pieces in the sale administered by Julien’s Auctions and said she plans to keep the items “archived and expertly cared for in the spirit and love of Michael Jackson, his bravery and fans worldwide.”Auctioneer Darren...
Study Bolsters Link Between Routine Hits to Head and Long-Term Brain Disease
Label: HealthThe growing evidence of a link between head trauma and long-term, degenerative brain disease was amplified in an extensive study of athletes, military veterans and others who absorbed repeated hits to the head, according to new findings published in the scientific journal Brain. The study, which included brain samples taken posthumously from 85 people who had histories of repeated mild traumatic...
Heat is on Groupon's Andrew Mason
Label: Business In June 2011, Groupon Inc. Chief Executive Andrew Mason took the stage at a conference hosted by influential technology blog...
Dec
02
Kansas City Chiefs linebacker kills girlfriend, self
Label: WorldChiefs Player Involved in Murder-Suicide (Posted Dec. 1st, 2012)
Minutes after fatally shooting his girlfriend Saturday morning...
Judge who named Starr to probe Clinton to retire
Label: LifestyleWASHINGTON (Reuters) – The conservative U.S. federal judge who helped to appoint Kenneth Starr as an independent counsel to investigate President Bill Clinton, prompting first lady Hillary Clinton to complain of a “vast right-wing conspiracy,” is planning a partial retirement in February.The decision by Judge David Sentelle, an anchor of the conservative side of the federal judiciary, will open a...
Opinion: A Health Insurance Detective Story
Label: HealthI’VE had a long career as a business journalist, beginning at Forbes and including eight years as the editor of Money, a personal finance magazine. But I’ve never faced a more confounding reporting challenge than the one I’m engaged in now: What will I pay next year for the pill that controls my blood cancer? After making more than 70 phone calls to 16 organizations over the past few weeks,...
After a billion, what next for Facebook?
Label: Business MENLO PARK — In just eight years, Facebook signed up more than half the world's Internet population.Now it's going after the...
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