Two of its molecules had negative results in clinical trials, including one licenced to Forest Laboratories.
Government vets warned that it would be another four days before the negative results could be confirmed.
The few compounds that have been tried in big clinical trials have produced equivocal or negative results.
But those reporting negative results saw a decrease of 4.5 percent in share price, which was statistically significant.
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Meanwhile, no one will hear about the negative results in Geophysical Research Letters.
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About 120 women were given false negative results which meant some of them would have benefited from treatment different to what they were given.
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That may be the case, although because of the nature of scientific publication, we may not know about negative results researchers have already found.
So the commentator is well served by making a recommendation that under a closer examination is nonsensical and likely to have negative results, if followed.
For the phoenix is also a good metaphor for the attitude of those who seek extraterrestrial life: a fire of optimism unquenchable by negative results.
At least 120 women were given false negative results which meant some of them would have benefited from treatment different to the one they were given.
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The study's authors suggest women who have had negative results over years of negative tests are at little chance of developing the disease after the menopause.
If you put another way, pharma stocks tend to rise during the run up to reporting positive trial results, but they fall when negative results are reported.
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In contrast, the negative results for Vioxx and Celebrex showed a doubling or tripling of risk--about the same increase in cardiovascular risk as with obesity or smoking.
False-negative results, which are rarer, also present a quandary for women and doctors who may not find out until much later that a fetus has an abnormality.
Studies with negative results can help us avoid wasteful efforts.
Sometimes, and arguably far more frequently, they have negative results.
At specialty outlets, "The West had the most negative results, we believe this will move toward other parts of the United States, " says independent retail analyst Jennifer Black, who covers specialty apparel chains.
"A host of negative results have come together in a short space of time, " Madrid sporting director Jorge Valdano told Canal Plus television after his side's first home league defeat in 11 months.
We all agree however that both such schemas are much preferable to the shareholder value theory, which is both practically and theoretically unsound, and which leads to so many negative results in so many different areas.
Getting over the lack of confidence which comes with a few negative results is the most difficult thing a manager faces, and if someone had a magic formula to combat it he would be a millionaire overnight.
The SEC said in its complaint that Sidney Gillman, a doctor who moonlighted as a medical consultant, tipped CR Intrinsic portfolio manager Mathew Martoma with safety data and eventually negative results in the trial of the drug made by drug firms Elan Corp. and Wyeth two weeks before they were made public in 2008.
Earnings are also a focus so far today as both Wal-Mart (positive) and Hewlett-Packard (negative) results have crossed the tape.
Not only does this provide one-stop shopping for scientists, but also provides them with information they might not easily find elsewhere, such as negative trial results.
They analyzed each closing stock price before and after the date of a public announcement and found that the average stock price 120 days before a phase III clinical trial announcement showed an increase of 13.7 percent for companies that reported positive trials and a 0.7 percent drop for those reporting negative trial results ( here is the abstract).
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He uses these data to show how Big Pharma hides negative clinical trial results.
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Initial roadside tests on Sunday for the H1N1 virus were negative, but results later in the day confirmed a positive test.
So expect negative same-store results in the low teens or high single digits right through the year.
She said the government should ensure companies also shared the results of negative trials, which she believed could be equally as valuable.
They have also undergone alcohol and drug testing, and the preliminary results were negative, Herry Bakti Gumay, a Transportation Ministry official, told a news conference Sunday.
After it arrived at the NBC building at Rockefeller Plaza, the powder was tested to see if it was anthrax, Giuliani said, and results were negative.
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