US news in brief August 13, 2008 13-Aug-2008 Communications and marketing news Massachusetts bill under fire Covance buys Lilly lab Centocor drug delayed J&J anti-steroid campaign WS offering for CCOs Seidler Bernstein win GolinHarris win Waggener Edstrom wins People news Novis marketing EVP PRSA leadership nominations Diary news Stem cell summit Generic drugs conference Read more... FDA revamps advisory committee policies 13-Aug-2008 The US Food and Drug Administration has announced changes to the way it handles its advisory committees Read more... Cohn & Wolfe acquires GCI 09-Jul-2008 Cohn & Wolfe has acquired GCI Group, merging the two firms into a global organization that will operate under the Cohn & Wolfe name Read more... US news in brief July 8, 2008 09-Jul-2008 Communcations & marketing news New Omnicom consultancy Burson crisis group Publicis buys Kekst People news MWW hire Edelman senior appointments AP Pharma CEO PhRMA aids flood victims Bioscience industry grows Breast cancer test approved Generic Risperdal approved GSK clinical hold lifted Cubist, AstraZeneca deal Read more... Medicare row continues 02-Jul-2008 In the midst of a storm of controversy surrounding scheduled cuts to payments to doctors under the Medicare program, The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has taken a step designed to give the Senate a chance to rethink the much-criticized cut Read more... US news is brief July 1, 2008 02-Jul-2008 Communications & marketing news Myriad scraps Alzheimer’s drug Schering and Merck end venture New heart resources J&J’s Concerta approved for adults People news New leader for brain tumor org Lilly diabetes spokesman   MedImmune leadership Diary news Obama v. McCain on healthcare Hyde Park win New compliance resource Read more... FDA launches large-scale drug safety program 28-May-2008 The US Food and Drug Administration has announced a new public-private program designed to help the agency monitor drugs’ side effects Read more... US news in brief May 28, 2008 28-May-2008 Diary news FDA drug names meeting FDA diabetes meeting FAA Chantix ban Gout education Behring awareness campaign Pivot business win New healthcare agency Schwartz search-marketing service People news Endo corporate communications VP HealthSTAR VP Aetna public affairs VP  MS&L managing director PR research award NIH research program J&J ad criticized Read more...