> In another sign that drugmakers want to reduce their exposure to payola allegations, GlaxoSmithKline has announced that it will stop funding commercial continuing medical education programs. FiercePharma [1]
> Working with the UK's Wellcome Trust, Merck is funding a $150 million non-profit vaccine developer focused on inexpensive shots for developing countries. FierceVaccines [2]
> Could Hispanics be the next big market for mobile healthcare innovation? Some experts--including former Al Gore spokesman Jonathan Spalter--say there's a big opportunity here to improve this population's health. FierceMobileHealthcare [3]
> A group of UCLA researchers seem to have found a way to make paralyzed rates capable of walking again, using drugs, electrical stimulation and regular exercise. FierceBiotechResearch [4]
And Finally... Hey, buddy, why didn't you just subscribe to Netflix yourself, for heaven's sake? Article [5]
Links:
[1] http://www.fiercepharma.com/story/glaxo-stop-funding-commercial-cme/2009-09-22
[2] http://www.fiercevaccines.com/story/merck-helps-fund-new-150m-non-profit-vax-developer/2009-09-17
[3] http://www.fiercemobilehealthcare.com/story/hispanics-represent-ripe-market-mobile-healthcare/2009-09-22
[4] http://www.fiercebiotechresearch.com/story/paralyzed-rats-learn-how-walk-again/2009-09-22
[5] http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090922/ap_on_bi_ge/us_postal_worker_theft;_ylt=AiTaIGnLIrLhHU2LqRs8rSXtiBIF;_ylu=X3oDMTJubDdsZDZjBGFzc2V0A2FwLzIwMDkwOTIyL3VzX3Bvc3RhbF93b3JrZXJfdGhlZnQEY3BvcwMxBHBvcwMxBHNlYwN5bl90b3Bfc3RvcnkEc2xrA21hc3Nwb3N0YWx3bw--