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The Motley Fool July 20, 2007 Brian Lawler	Glaxo Heats Up the Vaccine Battle GlaxoSmithKline's cervical cancer vaccine gets a positive recommendation in the EU. Sales could begin in early 2008 and will compete with Gardasil, by rival Merck.
The Motley Fool June 26, 2008 Brian Orelli	The FDA's Latest Victim Merck fails to get its Gardasil vaccine approved to treat older women.
The Motley Fool November 13, 2008 Brian Orelli	Merck Could Double Potential Customers Merck's HPV vaccine, Gardasil, which is now recommended for girls and women is also shown to benefit boys and men.
The Motley Fool July 7, 2009 Brian Orelli	Glaxo Missed the Boat The HPV vaccine market is declining before Glaxo can hop aboard.
The Motley Fool December 18, 2007 Brian Lawler	Cervarix Won't Save Glaxo Yet The FDA has another delay for this HPV vaccine. The agency has completed its review, but still has questions.
The Motley Fool July 1, 2008 Brian Lawler	FDA News Gives Glaxo a Glimmer of Hope Approval is delayed, but new studies won't be needed for Cervarix.
The Motley Fool September 25, 2006 Brian Lawler	Merck's Positive Contribution Bad press from Vioxx shouldn't overshadow the company's new offering. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool November 6, 2007 Brian Orelli	Getting Vaccinated Alongside Mom Merck presents data supporting use of its HPV vaccine in older women. The drugmaker may have a tough marketing job ahead of it.
The Motley Fool October 7, 2005 Brian Gorman	Merck's Tricky Sell A vaccine for human papillomavirus clears scientific hurdles, but marketing could prove its biggest obstacle.
The Motley Fool October 19, 2009 Brian Orelli	The HPV Vaccine Wars of 2010 Merck and GlaxoSmithKline human papillomavirus vaccines were both approved by the Food and Drug Administration for different indications.
The Motley Fool January 31, 2007 Brian Gorman	Merck's Special Interest Merck is likely to succeed in getting states to mandate HPV vaccination. Still, investors shouldn't necessarily bet everything on Gardasil.
The Motley Fool September 28, 2007 Brian Orelli	Free Drugs From Merck Merck plans to donate enough of its Gardasil vaccine to vaccinate one million women, in some of the poorest countries in the world, against the human papilloma virus.
The Motley Fool June 17, 2010 Brian Orelli	Merck Needs to Get Busy While waiting for the FDA to approve the expanded age range, sales of Merck's Gardasil have gone to sleep.
BusinessWeek November 29, 2004 Kerry Capell	"A Vaccine Every Woman Should Take" Two drug companies are closing in on shots against HPV, the leading cause of cervical cancer. Despite the obvious benefits, the vaccines may not be an easy sell: There are social and moral hurdles to overcome.
The Motley Fool September 15, 2008 Brian Orelli	The Little Label Expansion That Couldn't Merck gets Gardasil approved to protect against other cancers, but don't expect it to increase usage very much.
The Motley Fool September 10, 2009 Brian Orelli	The Vanishing Vaccine War And it had such potential to be a bloodbath.
The Motley Fool May 8, 2009 Brian Orelli	Glaxo Goes Head-to-Head on HPV Glaxo's data may not be enough to help Cervarix knock Merck's Gardasil from the top papillomavirus vaccine spot.
The Motley Fool October 23, 2007 Brian Orelli	Old Merck on New Drugs It looks like the old Merck is back, with new drugs driving double-digit sales growth in the third-quarter.
Pharmaceutical Executive May 1, 2006 Joanna Breitstein	Cervical Cancer: Endagered Species Preventive care is more efficient than treating disease after the fact. Now this paradigm takes hold in cancer with new HPV vaccines. Now that the science is in order, Merck and GSK face several important challenges in conditioning the market.
The Motley Fool April 7, 2005 Brian Gorman	Merck Soldiers On The drug company's experimental HPV treatment has significant potential. Investors should not overlook the company's positive developments.
The Motley Fool July 20, 2006 Brian Lawler	MedImmune Is Easy to Resist Despite the prospects from sales of two new vaccines, it's hard to feel better about this stock.
BusinessWeek August 27, 2009 Arlene Weintraub	Is Merck Overselling a Cancer Vaccine? Fresh controversies are heating up over the marketing of products to prevent cervical cancer.
Scientific American February 2006	To Banish a Cancer Two vaccines that are nearing approval by the Food and Drug Administration in the U.S. have demonstrated in clinical trials that they can prevent infection from the two types of the human papillomavirus (HPV) that account for up to 70 percent of cervical cancers.
The Motley Fool December 13, 2007 Brian Orelli	Merck's Vaccination Woes Merck announces it is recalling 1.2 million doses of a vaccine that immunizes children against Hib, which causes meningitis, pneumonia, and other serious infections.
The Motley Fool November 13, 2007 Brian Orelli	Merck: Case Closed? Now that Merck has settled its lawsuit, it can get back to business, focusing on continued growth from its cholesterol drugs, new diabetic medication, and cervical cancer vaccine. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool December 12, 2007 Brian Orelli	What's Merck Doing? With a nice solid pipeline Merck is on its way to its goal of double-digit EPS growth through 2010.
The Motley Fool October 26, 2006 Brian Lawler	Glaxo's Prescription for Sagging Sales Trading at roughly 32 times its trailing-12-month earnings, and with a solid 2.9% dividend yield, GSK is a fine investment for shareholders patient enough to wait until 2008 for a return to solid revenue growth.
Managed Care September 2006 Thomas Morrow	Remarkable Work Went Into Designing the New HPV Vaccine The recently approved human papillomavirus vaccine is a prime example of how science is beating back the advance of old diseases.
The Motley Fool December 5, 2007 Brian Orelli	Merck Stays Conservative Merck sets the bar low with its 2008 guidance. Is the company being overly cautious?
Pharmaceutical Executive February 1, 2007 Beth Herskovits	Brand of the Year A first annual Brand of the Year honor goes to Gardasil, Merck's breakthrough vaccine for human papillomavirus.
The Motley Fool January 31, 2008 Brian Orelli	One Last Look at Pre-Enhance Merck Investors show they care more about Merck's future than its Q4 results.
The Motley Fool December 5, 2008 Brian Orelli	Good Luck in 2010, Merck It's not just one problem for Merck, but a whole series of issues that have turned the company into a heap of stale drugs.
The Motley Fool May 27, 2005 Rich Duprey	Glaxo's Flu Vaccine Booster The drug giant's return could give the U.S. flu vaccine market a shot in the arm.
The Motley Fool December 26, 2006 Brian Lawler	2006 in Review: MedImmune Will the years ahead continue to be positive for the biopharma? Next year's guidance is for revenue to grow 15% over the $1.3 billion that is expected in 2006. Investors should watch to make sure this is possible.
The Motley Fool March 12, 2008 Brian Lawler	A New Wave for Third Wave Molecular-diagnostics developer Third Wave Technologies might be able to help women who test positive for a common STD.
The Motley Fool June 23, 2010 Kris Eddy	Drugmakers Finally Recognize the Next Big Opportunity Drug companies seem to be increasing efforts to address female health problems.
BusinessWeek July 25, 2005 Catherine Arnst	O.K., Roll Up Your Sleeve New vaccines are arriving but the economics are still a challenge.
The Motley Fool April 21, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Merck Looks for Soft Landing Despite a tough year, the business isn't falling apart, and the pipeline has some near-term gems. This should give investors reason to expect that better things could be on the way.
The Motley Fool June 3, 2005 Brian Gorman	Merck's New Innovation Pending FDA approval, the company's experimental shingles vaccine will probably be a steady earner. In the near term, the stock isn't going to see huge gains, but the company is here to stay and will keep innovating.
BusinessWeek January 8, 2007 Arlene Weintraub	Making Her Mark At Merck Margaret McGlynn, critical to a post-Vioxx turnaround, is on a fast track.
The Motley Fool June 26, 2008 Brian Lawler	Gauging Glaxo's Vaccine Value Surprise! The FDA actually approves Glaxo's new combination children's vaccine without delay.
The Motley Fool May 11, 2010 Brian Orelli	Swine Viruses Strike Again In March, the FDA recommended that doctors stop using GlaxoSmithKline's Rotarix, but still hasn't made a final decision on the drug.
The Motley Fool April 17, 2007 Brian Lawler	Merck Raises the Earnings Roof Shares of Merck soar after it raises 2007 earnings guidance.
The Motley Fool July 30, 2010 Brian Orelli	It's Hard to Get Excited About 92% Revenue Growth Especially when revenue dropped on a comparable basis.
The Motley Fool October 27, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	A Balanced Attack for Glaxo A broad suite of drugs, a huge sales force, and a solid pipeline make GlaxoSmithKline an appealing pharmaceutical company. The problem for investors is that it's all valued into the stock.
The Motley Fool July 26, 2007 Brian Lawler	Glaxo Getting Through Avandia Loss Glaxo's earnings aren't hurt by the decline in Avandia sales. When excessive fears start to bring down shares of a drugmaker with good sales-growth potential over the long run, smart investors should see a buying opportunity.
The Motley Fool April 21, 2009 Brian Orelli	Schering and Merck: A Match Made in Purgatory Until Merck can show that it's capable of growing sales again, investors should be leery of stepping in, even with the dividend yield pushing 6%.
The Motley Fool September 7, 2007 Brian Orelli	Merck Says No to This Protein An FDA advisory panel recommends unanimous approval of a new HIV drug from Merck. The new class of HIV medications fight the virus by blocking one key protein from entering cells.
The Motley Fool October 28, 2009 Brian Orelli	Saved by Emerging Markets. Sort Of. GlaxoSmithKline's top line looks good, but the bottom is what counts.
The Motley Fool October 23, 2006 Brian Lawler	Merck Mints Money The pharmaceutical hangs on, despite ongoing Vioxx woes. Conservative investors may do best to stay away from Merck until a lower share-price opportunity presents itself, now that shares are no longer sporting such a large Vioxx discount.