Pharma Mergers - 2009 review - 2010 predictions

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Continuing the thread of the pharma year in review, and what 2010 might look like. Here's a Motley Fool look at 2009 and 2010 from the perspective of pharmaceutical mergers and acquisitions, 2009: The Year Pharma Learned to Love Itself. In a nutshell:

1. 2009 ushered in a number of consolidations
2. Consolidations might not work well or scale well due to the challenges of integration
3. The author, Brian Orelli predicts for 2010, "While anything is possible, I wouldn't expect much more consolidation of major drugmakers."

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FDA Posts Current Flu Info and Resources

The FDA is doing its best to provide current information and resources about the 2009 H1N1 (Swine) Flu Virus. The following are 2 of their information-packed and massive link collections to find just about anything you can think of related to the swine flu. FDA - 2009 H1N1 (Swine) Flu Virus FDA - Influenza (Flu) Antiviral Drugs and Related Information 

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The Medical Device Safety Act of 2009

It's a firestorm! The FDA announced that makers of certain older and risky medical devices will have to prove that their products are safe and effective according to the New York Times. This is a very hot issue. Related to this, I just read an editorial published by NEJM (the New England Journal of Medicine): The Medical Device Safety Act of 2009. Who's side are you on? The patient? Industry? Litigation attorneys? Others? 

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2009 Pharmaceutical Trends

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IMS Health Forecasts 4.5% To 5.5% Growth For Global Pharmaceutical Market in 2009, Exceeding $820 Billion - Pharmaceutical Online

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Wishing all of you a Happy New Year! If you're starting to look ahead to the new year, read this analysis of the economic forecast for pharma in this MSN Money post, "IMS Health Forecasts 4.5 - 5.5 Percent Growth for Global Pharmaceutical Market in 2009, Exceeding $820 Billion." In this 2009 forecast, IMS identifies the following key market dynamics . . .

• Slowing Growth in Mature Markets
• Rapid Expansion of “Pharmerging” Markets
• An Emphasis on Specialist-Driven Markets
• Fewer Products Winning Regulatory Approval
• An Economic Slowdown, Most Pronounced in the US
• Generics Market Continues to Evolve
• Intensified Involvement of Payers and Health Technology Assessors

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Get In Shape - Trying one of these 20 fitness trends?

Updated June 4, 2025

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The holidays are almost over. Are you going to try and follow one of these top fitness trends in 2009, reported by MedicineNet, "American College of Sports Medicine Survey Predicts Next Year's Fitness Trends." Here's the what the professionals think will be hot in the coming year . . .

1. Educated and experienced fitness professionals
2. Children and obesity
3. Personal training
4. Strength training
5. Core training
6. Special fitness programs for older adults
7. Pilates
8. Stability ball
9. Sport-specific training
10. Balance training
11. Functional fitness
12. Comprehensive health programming at work
13. Wellness coaching
14. Worker incentive programs
15. Outcome measurements
16. Spinning (indoor cycling)
17. Physician referrals
18. Exercise and weight loss
19. Group personal training
20. Reaching new markets

Do you have a workout plan for 2009?

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Top 10 Medical Technologies To Watch For In 2009

I love these kind of lists. Trying to peer into the crystal ball is always a most interesting exercise. Here's what the Cleveland Clinic says will shape 2009, as reported in this Chicago Tribune news article, "10 medical technologies to watch in 2009." I give you the list, and you'll want to read the full article to get a better understanding of what this means to our health and our lives. And your top ten are . . .

1. Circulating Tumor Cell Technology
2. Warm Organ Perfusion Device
3. Diaphragm Pacing System
4. Multi-Spectral Imaging Systems
5. Percutaneous Mitral Valve Regurgitation Repair
6. New Strategies for Creating Vaccines for Avian Flu
7. LESS and NOTES Applications: LESS (laparoendoscopic single-site surgery) takes laparoscopic surgery to a new level by reducing the process to a small cut in the belly button. NOTES (natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery) bypasses normal incisions
8. Integration of Diffusion Tensor Imaging
9. Doppler-Guided Uterine Artery Occlusion
10. Private Sector National Health Information Exchange

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CA Gov Delays e-Pedigree Mandate to 2015

Here's the latest update on the CA e-Pedigree situation, as reported in this The MQN Weekly Bulletin news brief, "Schwarzenegger Terminates 2009 ePedigree Deadline." Here are the main points . . .

• Under the new law, a manufacturer must have an epedigree by 2015 for 50 percent of its drugs sold in California. Unit volumes, SKUs or drug product families may define the 50 percent figure.
• California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has signed legislation that delays the state’s 2009 electronic pedigree mandate for prescription drugs until 2015.

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