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1. Bayer HealthCare’s commitment to New Jersey reaffirms Gov. Christie's policies
(Money/Economy)

... economic growth efforts. Officials maintain the move reinforces New Jersey’s place in the world as a center for pharmaceutical innovation and demonstrates the continuing growth of the state’s life sciences ...

2. Sell Johnson & Johnson, buy Becton Dickinson?
(Money/Economy)

... a meager three percent annually.” Why? The passage of health-care reform last year “has resulted in mandatory price concessions from both pharmaceutical and medical device companies. In addition, the ...

3. Director of North Jersey District Water Supply Commission resigns after pressure from Gov. Christie
(N.J./State)

... that water supply for the people of New Jersey and our businesses,” Tittel said. “The NJDWSC provides water to the state’s largest industries including pharmaceuticals and food processing. Budweiser Beer, ...

4. Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno vows to 'die trying to fix Atlantic City' and not allow Pa. casinos to pull ahead
(N.J./State)

... follows pharmaceuticals and chemicals in revenues. Last year, tourism rose 4.6 percent, totaling 67.8 million tourists, but still falls behind the pre-recession figures in 2007, when tourism hit $38 billion ...

5. The best places to invest your money right now
(Money/Economy)

... looks expensive. The downside risk scares me.” Asked about pharmaceuticals, he said, “It’s a tough environment. It’s very expensive to bring drugs to market.” Many big companies are letting the smaller ...

6. Social Security
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... written medical presciptions from Dr. Gary S. Friedman from Novartis Pharmaceuticals, who does not have a medical practice. It also amazes me that the Drug Enforcement Association allows Suman Wason, ...

7. Creating jobs, ‘winning the future’ requires investing in N.J. higher education
(Opinion/Commentary)

... New Jersey in pursuit of educated workers who could "win the future." From our growth as a major center of cutting-edge pharmaceutical research to our state's development as a national leader in solar ...

8. Ridiculous
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Of course, break this man down for marijuana use/cultivation then force him to take prescription medication...That's totally insane...yet big pharmaceutical companies line their pockets with another drop ...

9. Johnson & Johnson to donate $1 million to New Brunswick community
(N.J./State)

...  Johnson & Johnson is one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world with products sold in over 175 countries. The company’s $1 million donation is slated to go to Catholic Charities, ...

10. Health care costs.
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... are making a fortune from tax payers. Why are states especially NJ afraid to set their own contracts with the pharmaceutical companies for the millions of NJ citizens whom NJ pays for their meds either ...

11. Archimedes Pharma plans Bedminster expansion
(Money/Economy)

Plans to expand by 75 employees in next two years Archimedes Pharma, a British international pharmaceutical company, has finalized a Business Employment Incentive Program (BEIP) grant worth an estimated ...

12. State-guided environmental stewardship program grows to more than 500 participants
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

The state Department of Environmental Protection’s Environmental Stewardship Program, now entering its fourth year, has grown to more than 500 participants – manufacturers, chemical companies, pharmaceutical ...

13. @Dmitry
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... a popular but hard-to-get poison with little pharmaceutical application (for non-radioactive isotopes) did not raise a flag at BMS? No one checked to see what study Li was doing that required these odd ...

14. Legalization
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... that the government must include the pharmaceutical industry and insurance company in on the profits generated from the sale of marijuana is more complicit insider profiteering for those that seem to thrive ...

15. Bristol-Myers Squibb chemist Tianle Li accused of using thallium to kill husband
(N.J./State)

... with murder after an autopsy confirmed the presence of Thallium, a chemical element commonly used in the pharmaceutical and electronics industries as well as glass manufacturing. Thallium, considered highly ...

16. Bill introduced to repeal N.J. tax on cable TV operators
(N.J./State)

... one-half of 1 percent tax of cable company revenues — who passed the cost on to cable customers — and was designed to benefit 174,000 New Jerseyans enrolled in the Pharmaceutical Assistance to the Aged ...

17. Obama demonstrates his focus on small business expansion
(Money/Economy)

... they are good at doing. For instance, West Orange-based Vista Pharmaceuticals, founded by a group of doctors to manufacture and market bulk over-the-counter and prescription drugs and nutraceutical products, ...

18. nj compasionate use medical marijuana act
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Someone didn't do their homework: doctors are required to get addiction training and to wean patients off the drug? They don't need to do that for the thousands of pharmaceuticals they prescribe every ...

19. South Jersey Medical Education
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... in Newark never happened so it seems presumptuous to think it will in South Jersey. Now, if some or even one of the major pharmaceutical companies decided to invest or relocate operations to South Jersey, ...

20. Bikes
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... to deliver newspapers, pizza or pharmaceuticals to a house, will a CDL be required? 4) With regard to #3, will a back-up beeper be required? 5) Will a tax be included based on just the weight of ...