How Far Will Your Company Go to Change Your Behavior on the Clock?

Shauna Wright — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 12:22:27 +0000

You probably already know about existing employee monitoring software that can capture your keystrokes or screenshots or track which websites you visit while on the clock — but a new patent idea from Microsoft would take workplace surveillance one step further with software that can actually analyze human behavior.

Could Expiring Drug Patents Mean You'll Save a Fortune?

Shauna Wright — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 13:12:49 +0000

An unprecedented wave of drug patent expirations in the next year will usher in generics that will dramatically reduce the prices of some of world’s best-selling medications, including cholesterol drug Lipitor and blood thinner Plavix. Other drugs used to treat conditions such as asthma, diabetes, HIV and depression will also be affected.

“My estimation is at least 15 percent of the population is currently using one of the drugs whose patents will expire in 2011 or 2012,” says Joel Owerbach, chief pharmacy officer for Excellus Blue Cross Blue Shield, which serves most of upstate New York.

WIBX 950 » patents

How Far Will Your Company Go to Change Your Behavior on the Clock?

Could Expiring Drug Patents Mean You'll Save a Fortune?