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GE Healthcare Tells FDA Panel Heart Imaging Agents Are Safe - CNN Money
SILVER SPRING, Md. -(Dow Jones)- Medical companies, including GE Healthcare, and doctors on Tuesday told a U.S. Food and Drug Administration panel ultrasound heart-imaging agents are safe. Heart-imaging agents, or contrasting agents, remain a concern
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Tainted tomato cases soar - Atlanta Journal Constitution
The number of Americans sickened by salmonella-contaminated tomatoes has soared to 707, making it the largest outbreak connected to the crop since the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention started keeping records in the 1960s. The actual number
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CDC Immunization Advisory Committee Recommends Two New Pediatric - Earthtimes
-- GSK's ROTARIX(R) [Rotavirus Vaccine, Live, Oral] recommended for routine vaccination of infants to protect against rotavirus gastroenteritis (RGE) -- ROTARIX, approved by the FDA on April 3, 2008 , is the only rotavirus vaccine that offers
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FDA Takes Heat on Employee Bonuses - Wall Street Journal
In 2004, Congress expanded a government bonus system to help stem the flow of skilled government workers heading for higher-paid jobs in the private sector. Now, at least one congressman is questioning the FDA’s use of the money. Figures released
Source: blogs.wsj.com

FDA delays decision on Eli Lilly blood clot drug - Forbes
Eli Lilly shares hit a new 52-week low Tuesday, a day after the company announced the Food and Drug Administration needed three more months to review its blood thinner drug. The FDA did not ask for new clinical trials, but company spokeswoman Tammy
Source: www.forbes.com