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• Baxter International Inc.: Corporate Governance Guidelines

  The Board of Directors of Baxter International Inc. recognizes the importance of good corporate governance as a means of addressing the needs of the Company’s stockholders, employees, customers and community. These Guidelines are intended to serve as flexible principles and to be interpreted in the context of all applicable laws...

  White papers 2003-02-25

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• Research and Markets: Baxter International Inc. Medical Equipment Company Report Available Now

  DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c91581) has announced the addition of "Baxter International Inc. Medical Equipment Company Report: Medical Device Company Analysis Covering key Information Relating to Company Market Share by Sector and Country, Financial, SWOT and Value Chain Analysis" to their offering. Baxter International Inc. Medical...

  Articles 2008-05-13

• Price of blood thinner has doubled since recall

  Major U.S. dialysis centers say the price of blood-thinner heparin has doubled since mid-April because of global recalls and tight supplies since the discovery of contaminated raw product from China. At Renal Advantage's 90 dialysis centers, prices have gone up twice since mid-April, says Angela Newman, vice president....

  Articles 2008-05-09

• Professor Sir Michael G. Marmot Selected as 2008 Recipient of the William B. Graham Prize for Health Services Research

  ARLINGTON, Va. and DEERFIELD, Ill., May 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- In recognition of his lifelong achievements and contributions to the field of health services research, Professor Sir Michael G. Marmot, MBBS, MPH, PhD, FRCP, FFPHM, FMedSci, has been selected as the 2008 recipient of the William B. Graham Prize for...

  Articles 2008-05-07

• Baxter's Board of Directors Declares Quarterly Dividend

  Shareholders Re-elect Directors and Ratify Auditor at Annual Meeting DEERFIELD, Ill., May 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Board of Directors of Baxter International Inc. today announced a quarterly dividend and votes taken at the company's Annual Meeting of Shareholders held earlier today. Baxter's Board of...

  Articles 2008-05-06

• Families of victims testify in Washington about heparin deaths

  WASHINGTON -- The widow of a man who died after receiving contaminated heparin told a congressional subcommittee Tuesday "we have a false sense of security" in a land where people expect to be protected and safe. Brushing away tears, Johanna Marie Staples of Toledo, Ohio, said her...

  Articles 2008-04-30

• Heparin plant in China passed 'in-depth' review

  The Chinese plant that supplied contaminated heparin to the USA passed an audit by Baxter International just months before Baxter started recalling the blood thinner, according to testimony at a congressional hearing Tuesday. Contaminated heparin has been associated with 81 deaths in the USA and has been found...

  Articles 2008-04-30

• Baxter International Inc. Annual Shareholders Meeting

  DEERFIELD, Ill., April 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Baxter International , will host its annual shareholders meeting on Tuesday, May 6, 2008, at 11:30 a.m. Eastern Time (10:30 a.m. Central Time). This event is being webcast by Thomson/CCBN and can be accessed along with accompanying slides at Baxter's Web...

  Articles 2008-04-30

• Heparin contamination appears deliberate: Baxter CEO

  WASHINGTON AFP — US drug-maker Baxter International said Tuesday its blood thinner heparin, which is produced in China and has been linked to dozens of deaths, appears to have been deliberately contaminated. "We're alarmed that one of our products was used in what appears to have been a...

  Articles 2008-04-29

• Zacks Bull and Bear of the Day Highlights: China Mobile, Amylin, The Progressive Company, Castle Brands and Baxter International

  CHICAGO -- Zacks Equity Research highlights China Mobile (NYSE: CHL) as the Bull of the Day and Amylin Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: AMLN) as the Bear of the Day. In addition, Zacks Equity Research provides analysis on The Progressive Company (NYSE: PRG), Castle Brands (NYSE: ROX) and Baxter International (NYSE: BAX). Full...

  Articles 2008-04-23

• Effect of toxic heparin spreads

  The Food and Drug Administration said Monday that contaminated heparin, a blood thinner, has been detected in 11 countries and that the number of U.S. deaths potentially linked to the contamination has risen to 81, up from 62. The contamination is "a worldwide problem," said Janet Woodcock, director...

  Articles 2008-04-22

• Contaminated blood thinner from China is in 11 countries: report

  NEW YORK AFP — A contaminated blood thinner from China linked to 81 deaths in the United States is present in drug supplies in 11 countries, the New York Times said Tuesday, citing federal regulators. The US Food and Drug Administration Monday sent a warning letter to Changzhou...

  Articles 2008-04-22

• FDA: Contaminated Heparin Found in 11 Countries

  Contaminated heparin products have now been found in at least 10 countries, not including the United States, leading to ongoing surveillance measures to ensure the safety of the blood thinner, U.S. health officials announced Monday. or OSCS -- may be responsible for dozens of deaths and hundreds of adverse reactions...

  Articles 2008-04-22

• China, U.S. swap charges over heparin

  WASHINGTON -- China and the United States traded charges Monday about whether a contaminant in the blood thinner heparin caused severe allergic reactions linked to as many as 81 deaths. Federal health officials said new tests indicated a solid link. China said the contaminant could not be...

  Articles 2008-04-22

• Wall Street News Alert: OCOL Is Thursday's Stock to Watch! April 17, 2008

  Wall Street News Alert's "stocks to watch" thismorning are: Oncolin Therapeutics (OTCBB: OCOL), Pfizer Incorporated (NYSE: PFE), Gilead Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: GILD) and Baxter International Inc.(NYSE: BAX). Having announced this week that a poster representing its lead cancertechnology was being presented at the annual meeting of The AmericanAssociation for Cancer...

  Articles 2008-04-17

• Study Results of GAMMAGARD S/D and GAMMAGARD LIQUID in Patients with Mild-to-Moderate Alzheimer's Disease Announced

  Phase II data from study of GAMMAGARD-treated patients announced at the American Academy of Neurology annual meeting CHICAGO, April 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center and Baxter International Inc. announced results of a six-month, placebo-controlled Phase II study of 24 patients treated with...

  Articles 2008-04-17

• Baxter Reports Solid First Quarter Financial Results and Raises Full-Year Outlook

  Company Continues to Advance Product Pipeline with Increased Investment in Research & Development DEERFIELD, Ill., April 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Baxter International Inc. today reported solid financial results for the first quarter of 2008, and raised its financial outlook for the full year. For the...

  Articles 2008-04-17

• Edwards Lifesciences Announces Retirement of Director Vernon Loucks

  IRVINE, Calif., April 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Edwards Lifesciences Corporation , a world leader in the products and technologies to treat advanced cardiovascular disease, announced today that Vernon R. Loucks Jr. is retiring from the company's board of directors, effective May 31, 2008. Loucks, who is chairman of...

  Articles 2008-04-16

• Study Suggests GAMMAGARD LIQUID May Target the Primary Pathway Involved in Alzheimer's Disease

  Laboratory study shows naturally occurring antibodies contained in GAMMAGARD LIQUID may bind to the primary culprit for Alzheimer's disease CHICAGO, April 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The University of Tennessee Health Science Center and Baxter International Inc. today announced data from a laboratory study demonstrating natural antibodies contained...

  Articles 2008-04-15

• Wall Street News Alert: Breaking News Alert - BPYT! April 15, 2008

  Wall Street News Alert's "stocks to watch" thismorning are: Bioponic Phytoceuticals, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: BPYT), Abbott(NYSE: ABT), Baxter International Inc. (NYSE: BAX), Eli Lilly and Company(NYSE: LLY). Bioponic Phytoceuticals, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: BPYT) has issued positive news,and the company should have investors monitoring the stock closely.Yesterday after the markets closed, the company,...

  Articles 2008-04-15