International Business News - RX http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif IMS Health, provider of market intelligence in health care, on Thursday reported a 33 percent increase in third-quarter earnings as sales rose. The Norwalk, Conn.-based company earned $75.9 million, or 41 cents per share, in the quarter compared with $57.1 million, or 29 cents, a year earlier. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081023/ims-health-3q-profits-rise-33-percent.htm Thu, 23 Oct 2008 11:23:19 EDT When most patients go to the pharmacy to fill a new prescription, they don't think twice about turning over the note from their doctor. After all, how much could the scrawled handwriting on that tiny slip be worth? http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080819/states-fight-to-shield-docs-from-drug-data-mining.htm Tue, 19 Aug 2008 14:32:12 EDT With a national study calling West Virginia the most medicated state in the nation, some lawmakers are questioning the sale of information about state patients and doctors to the pharmaceutical industry. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080729/curbs-eyed-for-sales-of-w-va-info-to-drug-makers.htm Tue, 29 Jul 2008 17:15:51 EDT IMS Health, which provides market research to the pharmaceutical and health care industries, on Monday said second-quarter profit rose nearly 6 percent helped by strong results in its consulting and services business. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080721/ims-health-2nd-quarter-profit-up-nearly-6-percent.htm Mon, 21 Jul 2008 08:13:35 EDT Health care stocks wavered in Wednesday's trading, with several health insurers rising in spite of an outlook reduction by UnitedHealth Group Inc. UnitedHealth cut its 2008 outlook, and while its shares declined, the news lifted UnitedHealth's rivals because the company did not say medical costs have increased. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080702/closing-glance-health-stocks.htm Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:40:07 EDT Despite a decline in major indexes, health care providers and service companies finished higher on Friday. Major indexes lost ground Friday as oil prices set new records, and Moody's Investors Service said it is considering a downgrade of Morgan Stanley. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080627/closing-glance-health-care-stocks-rise.htm Fri, 27 Jun 2008 16:24:46 EDT Health care stocks fell in morning trading, as rising oil prices and financial sector concerns weighed on the markets. Major indexes skidded in morning trading, with the Dow Jones industrial average losing 166 points and falling under 12,000. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080620/opening-glance-health-care-stocks-sink.htm Fri, 20 Jun 2008 10:44:05 EDT Global sales of biotech drugs grew 12.5 percent in 2007 to greater than $75 billion, almost double the 6.4 percent growth in the overall pharmaceutical market, according to an IMS Health report. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080617/global-biotech-sales-grow-12-5-percent-in-2007.htm Tue, 17 Jun 2008 13:04:01 EDT Health care providers and service companies moved up with the market Thursday, with an analyst's upgrade giving a boost to hospital operator Tenet Healthcare Corp. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080612/opening-glance-health-care-stocks-rise.htm Thu, 12 Jun 2008 10:38:01 EDT Shares of health care providers and service companies dropped Friday morning as a surprisingly negative employment report pushed stocks down. The Labor Department reported the unemployment rate jumped to 5.5 percent in May from 5 percent in April, surprising Wall Street, and the Dow Jones industrial average fell 234 points. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080606/opening-glance-health-care-stocks-decline.htm Fri, 06 Jun 2008 10:19:27 EDT Shares of health care providers and service companies ended mixed Tuesday, after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said the economy will rebound during the second half. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080603/closing-glance-health-stocks-mixed.htm Tue, 03 Jun 2008 16:25:57 EDT Shares of health care providers and service companies traded lower Monday morning as stocks declined following a report on construction in May. The Institute for Supply Management reported that construction activity rose slightly in May, but the sector still shrank by a small amount. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080602/opening-glance-health-care-stocks-decline.htm Mon, 02 Jun 2008 10:40:50 EDT Shares of health care providers and service companies declined with the market Friday morning as the broader markets slumped. Stocks retreated Friday after a National Association of Realtors report that sales of existing homes fell in April, with the backlog of unsold single-family homes hitting a 23-year high. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080523/opening-glance-health-care-shares-fall.htm Fri, 23 May 2008 10:43:04 EDT Health care stocks wobbled in Tuesday trading as some stocks in the sector resisted a sweeping decline in the market. Oil prices and a modest rise in inflation knocked the Dow Jones industrial average down more than 200 points, and the Nasdaq composite index and Standard & Poor's 500 also fell. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080520/closing-glance-health-stocks-waver.htm Tue, 20 May 2008 16:09:53 EDT Shares of health care providers and service companies gained ground with the market Wednesday as major indexes advanced on a better-than-expected consumer inflation report. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080514/closing-glance-health-care-companies-end-higher.htm Wed, 14 May 2008 16:19:39 EDT Health care providers and service companies wavered in Monday trading, with insurer Aetna Inc. advancing and Cigna Corp. sliding. Daily results in the sector included: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080505/closing-glance-health-care-stocks.htm Mon, 05 May 2008 16:12:02 EDT