pfizer fell almost 3%. pain therapeutics shed more than 42%. the medicine uses technology from durect, which lost a third of its value. and that's tonight's market focus. >> tom: hewlett-packard hopes this time is the charm for its tablet computer business. h.p. takes another swing at apple's ipad and other touch- screen tablets next week when it releases its touch-pad. this device is bigger and cheaper than h.p.'s most recent tablet effort, the slate. the big difference: it's the first tablet to run hewlett packard's own operating system. h.p. inherited the web o.s. software when it bought palm last year. the touch pad enters a competitive market where apple has had a long lead, especially in terms of software applications or apps designed for tablets. apple's ipad dominates with more than 90,000. google's android system has about 100. the vice president of hewlett- packard's web o.s. developer relations business unit. richard kerris is confident in h.p.'s market position. >> applications are a key part as well as content. we have a lot of app

. >> tom: what about pfizer, that was you mentioned back on april 13. kind of a choppy chart, but it has been trending higher. do you still like it? >> yes, tom, that's a strategy that the c.e.o. will put in place, of unlocking value by spinning off different divisions of pfizer, including animal health, for example, as well as maybe the consumer products. so shareholders stand to make a lot of money over the next 12 to 18 months. >> tom: op tima received news last week that its drug for cdif got approved. do you still like it? >> yes. i like optimer, but i have an $18 target. so those that have may 60% on your money you might want to take it off your table. but it could be a buyout. the drug is expensive at $128 for a 10-day supply, but it a huge break through drug. >> tom: a quick e-mail from dennis, he writes please ask hillary for her current thoughts on bio scientists, this one you picked at 2.49 a share in early february, it's at 3.38 tonight. still own it? >> yes, and i'm waiting for them to present next week in chicago, and we could see some of

. >>> drug company pfizer is pulling a product that it manufactures for chicken feed, of all things, the market because of arsenic concerns. that announcement comes after an fda study shows chicken meat may contain small amounts of the chemical arsenic. it was found in chicken feed made by pfizer and experts say it may make its way into parts of the bird that are eaten. the fda is stressing the amount is tiny and really not dangerous to people who eat it but it's been banned anyway. >>> we all know dogs can become a part of our families, and that's what makes this next story so bothersome. experts say a new strain of heart worm is making some medicines less effective and putting your dog's life at risk. heart worms can grow up to 14 inches and invade a dog's heart. mosquitos can pass on the disease with a single bite. doctors say they're seeing more and more cases of this new strain. >> it's not really that the medications are not good, i think they're still doing what they're supposed to do for that particular strain. it's the new strains that are the problem. >> it can take up to s

>>pfizer has been campaigning against fake pharmaceuticals with hard hitting adverts highlighting the fact that they can contain pesticides, lead-based paint or floor wax. >>rat poison, just one of the dangerous ingredients that may be found in fake medicines purchased from illegal websites. >>ford: "we've found that spam you are generally not going to get authentic product. if it is too good to be true and you are receiving unsolicited email, they are not selling authentic product nine out of ten times and they don't care about your health." >>reporter: the scale of this takedown maybe unprecedented, clearing up the health of million's of people's computers across the world -- but according to experts more needs to be done by the public at large if they're to stop new botnets and the spread of spam. >>lanstein: "it is staying up-to-date with best practices; best practices include having a strong password, running some sort of software or hardware-based firewall; keeping your software up-to-date; keeping your anti-virus up-to-date and current; not clicking on things from people you do

no details of the settlement between pfizer and teva pharmaceuticals, but pfizer rallied 2.4%, up to a new 52- week high. it was the best-performing dow industrial component today. teva shares were up a fraction. also in the drug business, optimer pharmaceuticals is the first drug maker in a generation to get f.d.a. approval for a medicine to treat the intestinal infection known as c-diff. shares jumped almost 12% on almost 10 times its average volume. c.e.o. pedro lichtinger is waiting to see how big the market may be. >> there are 450,000 patients that are reported as having this disease. there are significant number of other patients that are not reported. so estimates take it as high as three million patients. >> tom: no pricing for that medicine announced yet. monday mergers were delayed because of memorial day. chemical company ashland will purchase international specialty products for $3.2 billion. shares jumped 11% to a new 52- week high. easily. we're seeing continued buyouts in utilities. the biggest electric utility in vermont-- central vermont-- will be bought by the cana

and health care and pfizer, for example k kind of level out that volatility. the benefit there is you get people more likely to stay fully invested for a longer period of time so that is more-- . >> tom: give me 20 seconds on qualcomm, one that is on perhaps the other side of the risk parameters. this can be a pretty volatile stock. >> it can be. very quickly, technology companies, like qualcomm, clean balance sheets, not a lot of debt. not really exposed as much to the u.s. consumer and the jobless numbers are you looking at and can take care of a lot of efficiencies. we like equities. we like u.s. equities and people are just going to have to get comfortable with riding out the volatility for a more disciplined long-term time horizon. >> tom: let's look at the scoreboard for you. october 15th, the last time you were with us. google since then down 13%. you also liked occidental petroleum, up 22.7%. and stanley black & decker the toolmaker has had a rally, up almost 11%. dow still like the trio? >> we still like that trio. stanley is a name still in our portf

the drug sold by pfizer called aromicin cuts the risk of developing breast cancer by more than half. for women past menopause the two drugs already available for preventing breast cancer have been unpopular because they can cause blood clots and uterine cancer. studies show aromicin did not have these side effects. >>> well, part of a mystery solved that involves an e. coli outbreak in germany that killed a dozen and sickened hundreds of others. the focus now is where this all started. >> reporter: 12-year-old joe hans luca had to fight for his life after falling critically ill with the e. coli bug. german doctors put him on a dialysis machine when his kidneys failed. i feel better now he says, but when i sit up, i get dizzy. the world health organization says german investigators are now certain contaminated cucumbers, toe may owes and/or lee -- tomatoes and/or lettuce are blamed for spreading the bacteria. they've yet to pinpoint where they came from. almost all the sufferers send time in northern germany in may including the four americans who recently returned home. suspicions ha

could come in pfizer subsequently dropped out and others nothing where those homes used to be but you know that's where when you say these are this is not the poor versus the rich or anything like that if these are just ordinary americans in their homes or not secure and even says it me this is a perfect going to be this one is going to be i think going to have some legs because the department of education who even knew that they had armed police forces at their disposal whether they're full time d.o.a. employees or whatever they turned out to be the stockton police in california have been trying to back away from this now say they only provided one officer and one squad car for this action so it could it could go anywhere they could find any gambling it could be prostitution sure and or we're just whatever i mean it could just be a guy in the street we just have thirty seconds here in miami a guy was shot in the street the guy filming it we only know about the film because he's stuck the memory card his mouth how long is this trending going on of these people filming. yeah what you w

. >> i am the secretary of the citizens of pfizer reborn -- citizens advisory board. i am here tonight as a member of the public who has had a firsthand opportunity to see exemplary action from the public about the level of detail and a lot more. and now i am not going to get into that right now. i have documents. i am here tonight to talk to you about arts. i will urge you to deny the appeal, but more importantly, let's talk about art. right now there is a 40-foot sculpture. there are hundreds if not thousands of people. this is just one taste of what is possible with redevelopment of the island. im brown said they are not allowing for an -- i am proud that they are supporting cultural involvement at that scale. a treasure island was still to be a showcase for art and culture, and this is your opportunity to get it back to what it should be. thanks for your time. >> good evening. im the share of the treasure island, uruguay 9 citizens advisory board. -- yerba buena citizens advisory board. and now this is a thorough and adequate legal document under the law. i am urg

pfizers a drug cut the risk of developing breast cancer by more than half who were past men pause. the drug did not cause many of the common side effects caused by other prevention drugs like blood clots. the results were discussed today at a cancer conference in chicago, and published in the new england journal of medicine. >> a change of plans for a new stadium for the 49ers. how the project is growing whopped the developer's expect stations. and how long will this soggy weather last? leigh glaser coming up with her forecast. as a buyer for t.j.maxx, i'm not just looking for deals, i'm looking for the hottest fashion. hot -- hot, hot. i get a lot of ideas just walking around the city, checking people out. it's like a fashion show out there. then, it's all about the deal. i negotiate directly with designers... so you get the savings. you know, the smartest fashionistas-- are really maxxinistas! t.j.maxx. let us make a maxxinista out of you. >> alan: build agnew stadium for the 49ers is going to cost more than $10 million over the original estimate. our media partners at the san jo

old days all resorts use guns or mortars to fight avalanches they would be brought to a slope and pfizer to designate a target nowadays they're gradually falling into disuse. we have resolved the problem by taking on purely ecological systems used elsewhere in the world. cup they don't damage the ground either in summer or in winter. they simply remove the snow whenever we want to get rid of it or get out on the other. a computer at the avalanche control service receive signals from automatic weather stations twenty four hours a day a respective of weather conditions the figures are then analyzed. if necessary the operator uses the same computer to set a small avalanche in motion which cannot do any harm. which as we say any slip can pose an avalanche has a. avalanches maker even in the most unlikely places. police skiing enthusiastic every possible precaution but they can never be fully guaranteed against being caught in an avalanche. of everything that is when you get on the fresh snow it's already under stress but you make things worse by adding your weight to it on top of that is you

a new study shows a drug sold by pfizer cuts the risk of developing breast cancer by more than half.women past menopause, the two drugs already available for preventing breast cancer have been unpopular because they cause blood clots and uterine cancer. the study shows this other drug didn't have these side effects. >>> the aids life cycle from -- the aids life cycle from san francisco to los angeles starts tomorrow. hopefully it will be dry tomorrow for the tenth annual 525-mile ride. thousands of people take part in the event, which raises money and awareness of for h.i.v. and aids services. >> stigma is still a very important part of this disease and the broader community at large still needs to be educated about hiv and aids so something like aids life cycle is a great way to build awareness and help people understand more about hiv aids 30 years after it started. >> the ride takes 7 days along some of the most scenic roads in california. the first day of the trip goes from san francisco to santa cruz along highway 1. >>> erika martin back with us. so is it going to be somewhat d

microcap biopharmaceutical company icagen more than doubled as drug giant pfizer considers a strategy transaction with it. and that's tonight's "market focus." >> tom: one of the most storied franchises playing america's pastime has a new chapter-- chapter 11. the los angeles dodgers baseball team is bankrupt. tonight's "beyond the scoreboard" begins with going bust in baseball. rick horrow is a sports business analyst and c.e.o. of horrow sports ventures. nice to see you, sir. >> nice to see you. >> the boys in blue are too much in the red here apparently i guess with the dodgers going bankrupt, wrapping up a messy divorce case is how this case has wound newspaper bankruptcy course. the dodgers have twice as many assets as liabilities so it's not like they owe the money they can't pay, it is that they are cash poor is this a significant business strategy. >> cash-flow issue, business strategy, to wrest control of the team from the commissioner. he is very powerful, best interest of the game clause motivates his behalfier. there was an issue about using a television contract with fox

do pfizer. need to go how much does college cost in poland college for free. any of this paid for it costs hundreds of thousands of dollars. the problem. the bottom line is that most employers still think a college education is important and ultimately it's their opinion right or wrong that man it. sort of personal data on the palm of your well that's what a smartphone is a common nowadays but all the private information kept in your high tech device can easily become public knowledge as your program has discovered. what does your i phone four know about you and who can access this information. even when i'm not making a phone call and just walking around with every step this won't track my paragraph at the location if i don't decide to connect at a. nearby cafe my phone records as well if i then decide to send an e-mail perhaps put on some private passwords all of that information is stored on a device itself and in fact this is a treasure trove of private data that's kept there for months and sometimes even years until now it could at least protect itself wi

the drug from pfizer blocks hormones without dangerous side effects of those medicines. >>> one of thest beloved residents of the central mark zoo has died. millions of visitors watched her play with her companion, gus. she had liver disease caused by cancer. she was 25 years old living longer than polar bears in the world. gus is still at the central park zoo. >>> the plane at the center of the miracle on the hudson is making its final journey. the body rolled out of a warehouse in new jersey bound for a museum in north carolina. it was more than two years ago that a flock of geese disabled the engines and captain sully landing the plane on the hudson. >>> when we come back, no hoax. the 9-year-old balloon boy soaring right before our eyes. an everyday moment can turn romantic anytime. and when it does, men with erectile dysfunction can be more confident in their ability to be ready with cialis for daily use. cialis for daily use is a clinically proven low-dose tablet you take every day so you can be ready anytime the moment's right. tell your doctor about your medical condition and a

pfizer the maker of viagra says it loses more than $2 billion a year because if.ers are including for cholesterol, arthritis, and aids. >> horrified for consumers. >> reporter: this doctor says there are serious risks for consumers who try to save a few bucks by buying discounted drugs online because they simply don't know what they are getting. >> untreated health conditions is probably the most serious thing that i would worry about, and interactions with medications. >> reporter: according to the world health organization more than 50% of counterfeit drugs don't include the proper ingredients, meaning they may not work and could cause serious side effects. and fake drugs are becoming more common as the w.h.o. estimates 10% of drugs worldwide may now be counterfeit. not surprising, when you look at the loads coming through just this one facility. >> for 2010, we seized over 3 million units. >> reporter: of counterfeit -- >> counterfeit prescription drugs. >> reporter: now, the best way to avoid counterfeit medications is to avoid websites that offer discounted d

from bill companies in as we're like pfizer all called a meeting with u.s. diplomats and talked about intervening and and talking with people in the ecuadorian government on changing the control of power. you can go through but i have to say i mean this sounds sure that sounds like a pretty bad deal for the ecuadorian people but an american who might be reading about this will say all right you know too bad for the ecuadorians but at least the very these diplomats aren't shilling on behalf of i don't know i'll be dobby or u.a.e. . corporations at least where we're helping him is not the do the job of government to promote american business in american interest at all because that's the problem is what we see media people use completion between us government us interests and corporate interests and those are not always the same. and we're also we're seeing that it's not our are intervening in sovereign countries to sabotage sabotage. policies that could help their people just a corporation making more money just because it's american corporation does not mean

six times the head of aetna insurance, six times the head of pfizer drug, have met with him in the white house. he's never called out to us. >> hinojosa: has he called out to you? >> never once. doesn't answer the letters. one of his best friends, dr. quentin young, 85 years old, in chicago, the leader of the single payer movement, wonderful doctor who he used to spend quite a bit of time with, he never invites him for consultation. the head of aetna, the source of the problems? he is conflict averse. >> hinojosa: so what do american citizens... what do we do, then? because, you know, there are a lot of people who are saying, "well, wait a second. we thought that change was on the way." obviously some people are saying, "wait a second. we don't see the change coming. now i feel entirely frustrated, and i feel so frustrated that i'm entirely apathetic, and i don't want to do anything." >> well, that's exactly what the power structure wants you to do. in other words, wants you to quit, to withdraw. and of course, that is not acceptable, right, if you care for your descendants and your chil

approved to distribute i grow so often xanax that's right pfizer pharmaceuticals selling you overpriced drugs that are bad for you and clint americans one great meal at a time all right i don't know if i can just. well i said so you know with a little more arsenic there yes delicious all right we've got we do have some serious news we'd like to cover tonight as nobel peace prize winner president barack obama is stepping up with the washington post editorial board has referred to as is pro democracy policy for the middle east chaos is breaking out in yemen president ali abdullah saleh has refused to step down after foreign on pro-democracy protesters and marcia spite pressure from saudi arabia and the united states three times presidents always agreed to step down and three times he has gone back on his offer and should know that the u.s. government is funded him and thought him very well for many years in the fight against big bad al qaeda. the problem with making nice with bullies is eventually they turn on you and more importantly once they're out of power people tend not to forget wh

pfizer. need to go how much does college cost in poland. any it costs hundreds of thousands of dollars. the bottom line is that most employers still think a college education is important and ultimately it's their opinion right or wrong that. all your personal data just one click away a smartphone may be the handiest way to store information from far the safest. discovering how the privacy of your phone can become public knowledge. of your i phone for you and who can access this information. even when i'm not making a phone call and just walking around with every step tracked my very graphical location if i don't decide to connect to the world. by cafe my phone records as well if i then decide to send an e-mail perhaps put on some private passwords all of that information. itself and in fact this is a treasure trove of private data. and sometimes even years until now you could at least protect yourself with passwords a little hard to crack but now companies had the defenses of the i phone four for several thousand dollars over. any device.

pfizer the maker of viagra says it loses more than $2 billion a year because of it.ers are including for cholesterol, arthritis, and aids. that has many doctors -- >> horrified for consumers. >> reporter: this doctor says there are serious risks for consumers who try to save a few bucks by buying discounted drugs online because they simply don't know what they are getting. >> untreated health conditions is probably the most serious thing that i would worry about, and interactions with medications. >> reporter: according to the world health organization more than 50% of counterfeit drugs don't include the proper ingredients, meaning they may not work and could cause serious side effects. and fake drugs are becoming more common as the w.h.o. estimates 10% of drugs worldwide may now be counterfeit. not surprising, when you look at the loads coming through just this one facility. >> for 2010, we seized over 3 million units. >> reporter: of counterfeit -- >> counterfeit prescription drugs. >> reporter: now, the best way to avoid counterfeit medications is to avoid website

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