Money money money! There’s lots and lots of business news about clinical trials today. It’s a good reminder that this is a $24 billion-a-year industry that, from all indications, is weathering the recession well. Investments in trials for a flu vaccine in the United States, the development of trials and green technology (a new and potentially fascinating aspect of trials emerging now), even the impact of good ‘ol aspect are all being studied around the world and can be found in today’s update.

Australia CSL: gets $180 mln US flu vaccine order – Reuters – USA – CSL expects its H1N1 vaccine to be ready within a few months, with the company planning to start clinical trials to make sure the vaccine is safe and … See all stories on this topic

Controversy doesn’t derail stem cell progress – USA Today – USA – Unfortunately, he suggests that many of the things that drove gene therapy to try clinical trials before the biology behind the science was understood are …

Globalized Clinical Trials and Informed Consent – New England Journal of Medicine (subscription) – MA, USA – The increasing globalization of clinical research trials calls for more effective ethical and legal rules to protect both research subjects and scientific …

Drug Trials: Extra Income Or Health Risk? – kypost.com – Covington, KY, USA – Clinical trials of experimental trials can be profitable as well. Some argue it isn’t worth putting your personal health at risk …

Here are the latest clinical trials headlines from around the world:

Hospitals turn poor into guinea pigs – Times of India, India – BANGALORE: Are the poor in India a subject for clinical trials simply because they cannot afford to buy medicines? In the absence of regulations for …

…people in third world countries are already insisting on ethical treatment in clinical trials and sponsors are finding themselves becoming forced to treat subjects like human beings instead of guinea pigs…

When I went to Uganda to do research on clinical trials for the book, of course I took pictures. They included the typical shots on safari of elephants, hippos, and birds. I took pics of warthogs kneeling right outside the door of my bungalow at the Mweya Lodge in Queen Elizabeth State Park. I also [...]

Clinical trials in third world and other foreign countries are facing closer examination following several deaths, according to the Wall Street Journal. The article by Shirley S. Wang, Geeta Anand, and Jeanne Whalen, describes the unfortunate and wrenching death of an infant in India who was enrolled in a trial. The story says more scrutiny [...]