Healthcare

PRESS DIGEST - Financial Times =3 11:11pm EDT

A survey by Marketing magazine has found Tesco , Manchester United, British Airways , and The Sun newspaper to be the most loved and most hated brands in their respective sectors. Virgin Media's climb from last year's 140th most-loved internet service provider to this year's sixth was attributed by the magazine to a strong disapproval rating for AOL and British Sky Broadcasting , the company's main competitors. The survey also revealed a negative reaction Full Article

South Korea culls all domestic fowl in Seoul 9:24pm EDT

SEOUL, May 13 (Reuters) - South Korea has culled all domestic fowl in the Seoul area in a bid to contain a second outbreak of bird flu to hit the capital in less than a week. Full Article

UPDATE 1-Japan's Eisai to hike div by 10 yen in 08/09-media 7:58pm EDT

TOKYO, May 13 (Reuters) - Eisai Co , Japan's fourth-largest drugmaker, will likely hike its annual dividend by 10 yen to 140 yen this business year as it swings back to profit, the Nikkei business daily reported on Tuesday. Full Article

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Japan's Eisai to hike div by 10 yen in 08/09-media 7:39pm EDT

TOKYO, May 13 (Reuters) - Eisai Co , Japan's fourth-largest drugmaker, will hike its annual dividend by 10 yen to 140 yen this business year as it swings back to profit, the Nikkei business daily reported on Tuesday. Full Article

Austrian vaccine maker Intercell buys Iomai 6:54pm EDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Austrian vaccine maker Intercell said on Monday it was acquiring Maryland- based Iomai Corp , a small biotechnology company trying to develop needle-free vaccines. Full Article

Study finds risks for beta blockers with surgery 6:44pm EDT

CHICAGO (Reuters) - People given a blood pressure drug known as a beta blocker to reduce heart risks before surgery were one-third more likely to die within a month and had double the risk of stroke compared with those given a dummy pill, Canadian researchers said on Monday. Full Article

Viagra may help heart in muscular dystrophy: study 6:16pm EDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Canadian study involving mice shows that anti-impotence pills might protect the hearts of people with a common form of muscular dystrophy, researchers said on Monday. Full Article

UPDATE 1-Alexza Pharma posts wider Q1 net loss 5:34pm EDT

May 12 (Reuters) - Medical device developer Alexza Pharmaceuticals Inc posted a wider first-quarter net loss, hurt by increased research and development expenses. Full Article

PRESS DIGEST-Australian Business News - May 13 5:02pm EDT

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Anti-inflammatories did not ward off dementia: study 4:10pm EDT

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Giving elderly people either Aleve or Celebrex, two anti-inflammatory painkilling drugs, did nothing to ward off the mental decline associated with the onset of Alzheimer's disease, researchers said on Monday. Full Article

Market Update

Exchanges and Trading Summit

Execs defend humans in high-tech markets Friday, 9 May 2008 08:04pm EDT

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The heads of the world's biggest stock exchanges agree there is still room for the "human element" in a high-speed trading environment that has aggressively gone electronic. Full Article

NASDAQ OMX backs Paulson rules blueprint

New trading platforms challenge LSE