The Society for Clinical Research Sites, of Ellicott City, a global trade organization that represents over 1,500 research sites in 39 countries, announced that pharmaceutical giant Merck has become a global impact partner, the highest level of membership within SCRS, ...

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An international team of researchers, led by physician-scientists at Johns Hopkins, reports that a once-daily tablet containing a high dose of a key ragweed pollen protein effectively blocks the runny noses, sneezes, nasal congestion and itchy eyes experienced by ragweed allergy sufferers.

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Cerecor Inc., of Baltimore, a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing prescription drugs involving the human nervous system, said it has acquired from Merck & Co. the exclusive, worldwide rights to a drug called MK-0657, which it said has the potential to treat depression. Merck originally developed MK-0657 for treatment of Parkinson’s disease.

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Cerecor Inc., of Baltimore, a development-stage biotechnology company, said it has agreed to acquire potential treatments for Parkinson's disease and other central nervous system disorders from Merck & Co.

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NEW YORK — The Dow Jones industrial average is dumping Cool Whip for copays. The Dow, perhaps the most widely known barometer of the U.S. stock market, announced Friday that it would boot Kraft Foods to make room for UnitedHealth ...

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Saying he hopes to sharpen the city and region’s competitiveness, Brian C. Rogers, chairman and CIO of T. Rowe Price Group Inc., was named on Monday as the new chairman of the Greater Baltimore Committee. Rogers took over at the ...

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A half-million-dollar verdict from January was the most-viewed legal affairs story on The Daily Record’s website in 2011. Readers also flocked to stories about the legal troubles surrounding the Baltimore Grand Prix, personnel changes in the public defender’s office and ...

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NEW YORK — The U.S. Department of Justice said Tuesday that drug maker Merck will pay $950 million to resolve investigations into its marketing of the painkiller Vioxx. The agency said Merck will pay $321.6 million in criminal fines and ...

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The amount of money paid by pharmaceutical firms to physicians and other health professionals to speak about their products seems to be slowing, but a look at 12 companies that disclose those figures shows it still amounts to millions of ...

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FREDERICK — MedImmune says it will share its manufacturing space in Frederick with pharmaceutical giant Merck & Co. MedImmune said Wednesday the companies have reached a 15-year deal allowing Merck to use its 385,000-square-foot plant for bulk product manufacturing. MedImmune ...

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