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Largest shareholder urges Valeant to pay down debt

(Reuters) – Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc’s largest shareholder, Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb Inc, has urged the company to consider paying down debt. The investment firm, in a letter to shareholders on Wednesday, also came to Valeant’s defense, saying allegations against it are false. (http://bit.ly/1SbKI51) Valeant’s stock has taken a beating since short-seller Citron Research said last week that the company was using its drug distributor, Philidor, to inflate revenue numbers.

Largest shareholder urges Valeant to pay down debt

(Reuters) – Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc’s largest shareholder, Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb Inc, has urged the company to consider paying down debt. The investment firm, in a letter to shareholders on Wednesday, also came to Valeant’s defense, saying allegations against it are false. (http://bit.ly/1SbKI51) Valeant’s stock has taken a beating since short-seller Citron Research said last week that the company was using its drug distributor, Philidor, to inflate revenue numbers.

Popular cholesterol drugs may make flu vaccine less effective

By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – Millions of people who take statins to lower cholesterol may not get maximum protection from flu vaccines, two new studies suggest. Both studies looked at the effectiveness of flu vaccines in people who were or were not using statins. Taken together, the results connect statins to a dampened immune response to flu vaccines and greater odds of respiratory infections during flu season.

Popular cholesterol drugs may make flu vaccine less effective

By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – Millions of people who take statins to lower cholesterol may not get maximum protection from flu vaccines, two new studies suggest. Both studies looked at the effectiveness of flu vaccines in people who were or were not using statins. Taken together, the results connect statins to a dampened immune response to flu vaccines and greater odds of respiratory infections during flu season.

Surgeons' leadership skills may matter for team performance

By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – When it comes to leadership skills, some surgeons may be better at coordinating specific tasks than at sharing information and encouraging cooperation, a small analysis suggests. This distinction between what’s known as transactional, or task-focused, leadership versus the type known as transformational, or team-focused, may make the difference between achieving minimum standards and inspiring performances that exceed expectations, according to the study in the

Surgeons' leadership skills may matter for team performance

By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – When it comes to leadership skills, some surgeons may be better at coordinating specific tasks than at sharing information and encouraging cooperation, a small analysis suggests. This distinction between what’s known as transactional, or task-focused, leadership versus the type known as transformational, or team-focused, may make the difference between achieving minimum standards and inspiring performances that exceed expectations, according to the study in the

Three arrested for massive oxycodone scheme at New York pharmacies

Three people have been arrested on charges that they engaged in what court papers describe as one of the largest schemes ever uncovered to divert oxycodone pills involving pharmacies in New York City, U.S. prosecutors said Thursday. Lilian Jakacki, who owns two pharmacies in the boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens, was arrested in Greenwich, Connecticut late Wednesday along with her husband, Marcin Jakacki, for illegally distributing 500,000 pills of the

Three arrested for massive oxycodone scheme at New York pharmacies

Three people have been arrested on charges that they engaged in what court papers describe as one of the largest schemes ever uncovered to divert oxycodone pills involving pharmacies in New York City, U.S. prosecutors said Thursday. Lilian Jakacki, who owns two pharmacies in the boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens, was arrested in Greenwich, Connecticut late Wednesday along with her husband, Marcin Jakacki, for illegally distributing 500,000 pills of the