Byetta Label Revised
Zacks.com - 53 minutes agoAmylin and Eli Lilly have announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has implemented label changes for Byetta which is indicated for the treatment of type II diabetes.
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Surgery for Mental Ills Offers Both Hope and Risk
New York Times - Fri Nov 27, 9:09 am ETHundreds have undergone brain surgery for problems like depression, anxiety, even obesity.
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Surgery for Mental Ills Offers Hope and Risk
New York Times - Thu Nov 26, 10:13 pm ETExperimental operations to treat disorders like O.C.D. have been encouraging. But with hope comes risk, since doctors do not know much about the circuits they are tampering with.
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Encouraging Results for Cumberland
Zacks.com via Yahoo! Finance - Fri Nov 27, 9:04 am ETCaldolor , the first injectable product available in the U.S.reduced fever in burn patients over the first 24 hours of treatment.
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Theravance Receives Complete Response Letter on the Telavancin NDA for the Treatment of Nosocomial Pneumonia
Marketwire - 3 minutes agoSOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA--(Marketwire - November 27, 2009) - Theravance, Inc. ( NASDAQ : THRX ) announced today that it received a Complete Response letter from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) related to the telavancin New Drug Application (NDA) for the treatment of nosocomial pneumonia (NP). Telavancin is a bactericidal, once-daily injectable investigational antibiotic for the ...
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A Mostly Meaningless FDA Approval
The Motley Fool - 2 hours 17 minutes agoAfter an accelerated approval, the positive effects of a full approval are minimal.
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Biotech Bargains for Your Portfolio
The Motley Fool - 2 hours 33 minutes agoIt's Black Friday, after all.
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Salmonella Fears Prompt Watermelon Recall
NewsInferno - 1 hour 47 minutes agoTimco Worldwide Inc. is recalling a limited number of its Large Seedless Watermelons because the watermelons have the potential to be contaminated with the dangerous, sometimes deadly, Salmonella pathogen. According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), no illnesses have been reported, to date, in connection with this occurrence. Salmonella is an organism that can [...]
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Watch out for cleaners that look a lot like mouthwash
St. Petersburg Times - 1 hour 18 minutes agoHere's a strange twist: you can find a child safety cap on a bottle of Listerine mouthwash, but not on Lysol, Pine Sol or Mr. Clean.Go figure.
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CORRECT: (11/25) Teva Files 2nd Citizen's Petition To Block Generic Copaxone
Nasdaq - 1 hour 28 minutes ago("Teva Files 2nd Citizen's Petition To Block Generic Copaxone" published at 3: 44 p.m. EST Wednesday misstated the year when a generic Copaxone could enter the market in the 10th paragraph. The correct version follows.)
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Texas lawmakers carry weight in raw oyster debate
San Antonio Express-News - Fri Nov 27, 1:07 am ETProtests from lawmakers in states along the Gulf of Mexico prompted the government to back away Nov. 13 from the ban. The Food and Drug Administration cited about 15 deaths a year from bacteria in the shellfish that cause kidney failure and intense pain.
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Herbal Supplements May Raise Blood Lead Levels
redOrbit - Fri Nov 27, 10:08 am ETA recent study shows that herbal supplements appeared to cause an increase in blood levels of lead among women.Dr.
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Dallas-area clinics ignore proposed rules, still push for mammograms
Dallas Morning News - Fri Nov 27, 3:29 am ETDozens of Dallas-area clinics that offer mammograms are largely ignoring new guidelines that could drastically reduce the amount of breast-cancer screening in the U.S.
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School briefs: West Aurora Alumni Hall of Honor
The Beacon News - Fri Nov 27, 5:13 am ETThe West Aurora High School Distinguished Alumni Hall of Honor recognizes graduates who gain recognition for outstanding accomplishments in their fields of endeavor.The induction ceremony is sponsored by the A+ Foundation of West Aurora Schools and will be held April 17 at the Aurora Country Club. For dinner information, call Randi Ochsenschlager at 630-897-6785.This year's inductees will be ...
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Board of Equalization notifies companies of flavored cigarette ban
Lake County News - Fri Nov 27, 4:10 am ETSACRAMENTO – the Board of Equalization (BOE) has announced that it has notified wholesalers and distributors that it is illegal to sell flavored cigarettes or roll-your-own (RYO) under the federal U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) provision of the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act.
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UPDATE: Ranbaxy Launches Generic Valtrex In US, Shares Rise
Nasdaq - Fri Nov 27, 6:17 am ETBANGALORE -(Dow Jones)- Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd. (500359.BY) Friday said it has launched a generic version of GlaxoSmithKline's (GSK.LN) anti-herpes medicine Valtrex in the U.S., a development expected to significantly boost its financial results.
FDA: Recalls
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Stryker Corporation’s Instruments Division Issues Worldwide Class 1 Recall of 23 Operating Room System II Surgical Navigation Systems; Catalog numbers 7700-100-000 and 7700-101-201
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Vita Food Products, Inc. Issues an Alert Announcing Undeclared Wheat in ELF Branded Herring in Sour Cream
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Timco Worldwide Inc. issuance of a voluntary recall of Large Seedless Watermelons because of possible health risk
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Unilever Issues Nationwide Allergy Alert on Undeclared Sulfites in Certain Shedd’s Country Crock® Chilled Side-Dish Products
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Five Crowns Marketing Voluntarily Recalling Cantaloupes Packed under the Majesty Label Because of a Potential Health Risk Due to Possible Contamination of Salmonella
Fri Nov 20, 6:14 pm EST
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