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It is also the story of Alexander Masters' several attempts to capture that life on paper; attempts watched and commented on by Stuart himself who doesn't pull his pun...

... A:link { TEXT-DECORATION: none } A:visited { TEXT-DECORATION: none } A:hover { TEXT-DECORATION: underline } Drug Industry Flaw Seen in Settlement | INS News Drug Industry Flaw Seen in Settlement Mar 29, 09:25 PM By Karen Buckelew Maryland is among 49 states and the District of Columbia that will split a $14 million settlement with GlaxoSmithKline PLC over the British pharmaceutical company's alleged attempts to prolong patents on its blockbuster antidepressant Paxil.The state will receive about $260,000 in the settlement filed yesterday in federal court in Philadelphia yesterday, according to the office of Maryland Attorney General J.

Joseph Curran Jr.The funds from the settlement are intended to reimburse states for the higher prices they paid for Paxil under Medicaid and other prescription drug plans for the poor.

A similar suit in 2003 led to a $65 million settlement for private consumers and others who purchased the drug.Prices would have been lower, the states argued, had the company not filed what the suit called a false patent for paroxetine hydrochloride, known as Paxil, and used that patent to prosecute other firms attempting to produce lower-priced generic versions of the drug.The patent infringement lawsuits GlaxoSmithKline brought against the generic drugmakers triggered automatic extensions of the Paxil patent.Yesterday's settlement illuminates a key problem in the pharmaceutical industry.Though drug development often requires millions of dollars and takes deca...

...ba href=/drug abuse/a/b and HIV/AIDS here Tuesday.

The programme organized to mark the 60th Establishment Day of the United Nations and the UNESCO was participated in by the representatives of UNESCO Club of Nepal, Bangladesh and Ukraine.

Speaking on the occasion, Minister of State Dr.

Pokharel stated that although the government sector is yet to build any specialized hospital for the treatment of HIV/AIDS patients, Hospice Care of the Maiti Nepal is going to provide necessary treatment to the male patients suffering from HIV/AIDS as well.

She noted that there has been some success in spreading awareness programme regarding the consequences of ba href=/drug abuse/a/b and HIV/AIDS in rural areas in South Asia region, adding that the government is ready to work in collaboration with the organizations working in this sector.

Also speaking at the programme chaired by President of Joint School International Rejaur Rahaman were Prof.

Dambar Bir Thapa, former President of Nepal National Commission of UNESCO Khagendra Basnet, Aniosur Rahaman and Akram Belauhiddin of UNESCO Club, Chattgaun, Bangladesh who stressed on the need of school level education on HIV/AIDS and ba href=/drug abuse/a/b.

Meanwhil in Janakpurdham, a refresher training for the fifth level sub-Ayurvedic doctors has commenced here from Tuesday.

Inaugurating the training that will last till March 31, acting Chief District Officer Pralahad Pokharel stressed that the new treatment system needs to be analyzed in a different way.

Director of the ...