3M’s Pharma Unit for Sale

Posted by Administrator on April 12th, 2006 — in Aldara Top News

On a highly positive (Post-it) note, Wall Street analysts have cheered 3M’s (NYSE: MMM) decision to seek a buyer for its branded-pharmaceuticals business following a period of sluggish sales.
Major analysts such as Morgan Stanley had questioned whether pharma made strategic sense for 3M. The manufacturer has now hired Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) to explore “strategic […]

Skin cream may save skin cancer patients from surgery

Posted by Administrator on April 12th, 2006 — in Aldara Top News

According to Moffitt Cancer Center Vernon Sondak, M.D., surgical oncologist, Imiqimod, known as Aldara, a cream once used to treat genital warts, may work against basal cell skin cancer and save patients from surgery. Basal cell cancer accounts for 80 percent of all skin cancers. Of course, the skin cancer must be caught in its […]