Business

• Hoping for a Reprise by DANIEL S. LEVINE
  The team behind Pharmion raise $145 million for a new venture.
• The Clean Team by MARIE DAGHLIAN
  Advanced biofuel company LS9 partners with consumer products bigwig Procter and Gamble to advance its technology.
• Living to Fight Another Day by DANIEL S. LEVINE
  At a time when young biotechs face a hard time raising money, having a revenue-generating business can give them longevity.

Health

• Building A Bigger Brain
  Study shows that meditation may increase gray matter.
• Just Say “No”
  Critics of widespread practice say providing free drug samples to patients risks harm to public health.
• Phoning It In
  New reports suggest using videoconferencing to evaluate stroke patients can be just as effective as a bedside exam.

Magazine

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  August/September 2008
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  June/July 2008 edition

Policy / Law

• Comparing the Comparers
  Podcast: May 22, 2009
• A Taxing Healthcare Problem by PETER J. PITTS and ROB DHOBLE
  If you want create tax incentives to get and keep people healthy, target individuals instead of businesses.
• Eighty-Sixing Free Speech by PETER J. PITTS
  European Court of Justice ruling will having chilling effect on providing information about pharmaceuticals.

Society

• Underfunded, Understaffed, and No Oversight
  “Badly fragmented” forensic science system needs overhaul.
• Protecting Historic Treasures
  Scientists team with curators to stem decay of world's art, cultural heritage.
• Race Matters
  Study finds African-Americans more distrusting of research than whites.

Tech/Innovation

• Ten Technologies to Watch by DANIEL S. LEVINE
  Here are some of the key areas that will change biotechnology.
• Predicting Alzheimer’s
  A 15-point risk index can help predict likelihood of an elderly person developing the neurodegenerative disease.
• Too Close for Comfort
  Review finds conflicts of interest in many cancer studies.