Articles by SHIRLEY S. WANGhttp://labs.daylife.com/journalist/shirley_s._wangArticles by SHIRLEY S. WANG, aggregated by daylife.comen-usTue, 24 Nov 2009 15:07:19 GMTTue, 24 Nov 2009 15:07:19 GMTDaylife Betaken@daylife.comken@daylife.comAntipsychotics Raise Death Risk for Alzheimer’s Patientshttp://feeds.wsjonline.com/~r/wsj/health/feed/~3/-ACj9vJIfH8/A study showing that potent antipsychotic drugs raise the risk of death in Alzheimer’s disease heightens worries about their use in managing dementia. The findings, based on a look at 165 patients, aren’t a bolt out of the blue. There have long been ...Fri, 09 Jan 2009 19:30:42 GMThttp://feeds.wsjonline.com/~r/wsj/health/feed/~3/-ACj9vJIfH8/J&J’s Poon to Head Ohio State Business Schoolhttp://feeds.wsjonline.com/~r/wsj/health/feed/~3/hdrco6Jxoss/WSJ’s blog on health and the business of health. “Chriss vast, global experience, demonstrated business acumen, and a deep commitment to innovation and scientific research and development will be invaluable assets for our faculty, students, staff ...Fri, 09 Jan 2009 14:40:03 GMThttp://feeds.wsjonline.com/~r/wsj/health/feed/~3/hdrco6Jxoss/Wall Street JournalPsychiatrists Bash Back at Critics of Diagnostic Manual Revisionhttp://feeds.wsjonline.com/~r/wsj/health/feed/~3/RgyNoy4WYfA/The American Psychiatric Association is striking back at critics over complaints about secrecy in the work on a new version of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. Known as the DSM, the tome is the definitive resource for the ...Thu, 08 Jan 2009 22:09:52 GMThttp://feeds.wsjonline.com/~r/wsj/health/feed/~3/RgyNoy4WYfA/Alzheimer’s Groups Disagree on Screening for Memory Problemshttp://feeds.wsjonline.com/~r/wsj/health/feed/~3/WM83mjj8qzU/Is widespread screening of the elderly for Alzheimer’s disease and other problems of memory a good idea? Why screen? People with memory problems can be referred for a complete evaluation and identified earlier in the disease process, perhaps prompting ...Wed, 10 Dec 2008 18:13:03 GMThttp://feeds.wsjonline.com/~r/wsj/health/feed/~3/WM83mjj8qzU/Richard PowersFDA Blow to Basilea Leads to Deal Talkhttp://feeds.wsjonline.com/~r/wsj/health/feed/~3/nkJ54v9H6fo/WSJ’s blog on health and the business of health. “This might be an interesting entry point for a new investor, possibly Basilea’s partner for ceftobiprole, Johnson & Johnson,” Birgit Kulhoff, an analyst at private bank Rahn & Bodmer in Zurich, told ...Wed, 26 Nov 2008 20:31:36 GMThttp://feeds.wsjonline.com/~r/wsj/health/feed/~3/nkJ54v9H6fo/Food and Drug AdministrationJohnson & JohnsonDow JonesCitigroupWall Street JournalScientists Pinpoint Research Priorities for 14 Drugs Used ‘Off-Label’http://feeds.wsjonline.com/~r/wsj/health/feed/~3/39ssxYz1EwQ/Psychiatric meds and the widely prescribed blood thinner Coumadin are among the drugs most frequently prescribed outside their FDA-approved instructions and for which there are safety concerns, say researchers at Stanford. The findings, published in ...Mon, 24 Nov 2008 22:48:06 GMThttp://feeds.wsjonline.com/~r/wsj/health/feed/~3/39ssxYz1EwQ/Stanford UniversityFood and Drug AdministrationJoshua CohenWyeth Names Kamarck to Run Factorieshttp://feeds.wsjonline.com/~r/wsj/health/feed/~3/vZHUAfzfiaw/WSJ’s blog on health and the business of health. When Wyeth named Michael Kamarck as its new head of manufacturing this week, we asked, “Who is that guy?” Wyeth indulged us. And we found out Kamarck, 57, was trained as a biochemist, and that he’s ...Fri, 21 Nov 2008 21:31:43 GMThttp://feeds.wsjonline.com/~r/wsj/health/feed/~3/vZHUAfzfiaw/BayerWall Street JournalJ&J Gets Caught in a Sling Over Internet Motrin Adhttp://feeds.wsjonline.com/~r/wsj/health/feed/~3/2WNAHEkBH4s/Johnson & Johnson, the maker of Baby Powder and Band-aids, has masterfully linked its corporate image to babies for decades. So it is especially interesting that a misstep in the baby space sparked an uproar in the Internet’s social networking space ...Mon, 17 Nov 2008 23:54:06 GMThttp://feeds.wsjonline.com/~r/wsj/health/feed/~3/2WNAHEkBH4s/Johnson & JohnsonTwitter IncFacebook Inc.FDA Delays Take Toll on Neuroscience Drug Developmenthttp://feeds.wsjonline.com/~r/wsj/health/feed/~3/5tKEOPjOKEY/The FDA has even the neuroscience crowd scratching their heads. Some folks from the Neurotechnology Industry Organization, a trade group for neuroscience companies, and three of its members stopped by Health Blog HQ today. Our chat really heated up ...Mon, 10 Nov 2008 21:16:16 GMThttp://feeds.wsjonline.com/~r/wsj/health/feed/~3/5tKEOPjOKEY/Food and Drug AdministrationWyeth Joins R&D Restructuring Paradehttp://feeds.wsjonline.com/~r/wsj/health/feed/~3/GB8JnU7tjiE/Wyeth is overhauling its early-stage research by slashing in half the number of therapeutic areas and diseases for which it will pursue new medicines. The idea is to concentrate on more innovative products and get them to market faster. Wyeth’s ...Tue, 28 Oct 2008 19:47:12 GMThttp://feeds.wsjonline.com/~r/wsj/health/feed/~3/GB8JnU7tjiE/Bristol-Myers SquibbPfizer Inc.