FDA NEWS

American Oriental Bioengineering Forms Science and Technology Advisory - MSN MoneyCentral
- Committee To Discuss AOBO's Long-Term Growth Strategy - - First Annual Meeting Held in Beijing Today - NEW YORK, May 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- American Oriental Bioengineering, Inc. AOB ("AOB" or "the Company"), a pharmaceutical company
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Adolor, GlaxoSmithKline receive FDA Approval for bowel drug Entereg - RTT News
(RTTNews) - Adolor Corp. (ADLR: News, Chart, Quote ) and GlaxoSmithKline (GSK: News, Chart, Quote ) said Tuesday that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved their bowel drug Entereg to help patients regain gastrointestinal (GI) function
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InterMune shares rise on FDA drug designation - CNBC
NEW YORK - Shares of InterMune Inc. rose Monday after the Food and Drug Administration gave the biotechnology company's developing lung disease treatment fast-track status, allowing for a quicker regulatory review. The stock gained 55 cents, or 3.7
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U.S. warns SkyWest unit over dirty water facility - Reuters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. health regulators have warned SkyWest Inc's Atlantic Southeast Airlines unit after inspectors found paint chips and other debris in drinking water equipment, according to a letter from the regulators released on Tuesday. U
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Advaxis Files Investigational New Drug Application with U.S. Food and - Genetic Engineering News
Advaxis Inc., ( OTCBB: ADXS , http://www.advaxis.com.), a developmental biotechnology company, completed its filing of a new investigational new drug ("IND") application with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ("FDA"). This filing follows the
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Pro-Pharmaceuticals Announces Submission of Drug Master File for - Phramalive.com
NEWTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 20, 2008 - Pro-Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Amex: PRW), a Company developing carbohydrate-based targeted therapeutic compounds to treat cancer and fibrosis, has completed an important step toward submission of a New Drug
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SkyWest Unit Gets FDA Warning Letter - CNN Money
WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has sent a letter to a unit of Skywest Inc. (SKYW), Atlantic Southeast Airlines, saying it found equipment at the company's Wichita, Kan ., watering plant that wasn't properly sanitized
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OFFICIAL-Heart polypill to start clinical tests - Forbes
LONDON, May 19 (Reuters) - Spanish researchers are to start clinical testing of a three-in-one pill to prevent heart attacks, which they hope to launch worldwide in 2010 for less than $10 a month. The first European patients will begin taking the so
Source: www.forbes.com

Covidien gets FDA clearance to market laparoscopic surgery procedure - CNBC
BOSTON (Thomson Financial) - Covidien Ltd. Tuesday said it has received clearance from the Food and Drug Administration to market its single-incision laparoscopic surgery procedure kit. The company said the devices in the kit can be used by surgeons
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Covidien gets FDA approval for surgery kit - Forbes
Medical device maker and diversified health care company Covidien Ltd. said Tuesday that the Food and Drug Administration granted approval to market a surgery kit for use in laparoscopic procedures. Covidien's SILS Procedure Kits can be used by
Source: www.forbes.com

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