FDA NEWS

Boston Scientific Announces FDA Approval for PROMUS(TM) Everolimus - Forbes
NATICK, Mass., July 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the PROMUS(TM) Everolimus-Eluting Coronary Stent System for the treatment of
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Abbott gets FDA approval for drug-coated stent - CNN Money
NEW YORK (Associated Press) - Drug developer and medical device maker Abbott Laboratories said Wednesday it received Food and Drug Administration approval for its anticipated drug-coated stent, Xience V. The approval adds another drug-coated stent to
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FDA Panel Calls for More Testing of Diabetes Drugs - Atlanta Journal Constitution
WEDNESDAY, July 2 (HealthDay News) -- Drugs designed to control type 2 diabetes should be subjected to more thorough safety reviews to ensure they don't raise the risk of heart problems, U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisers said Wednesday. The
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CORRECTED: U.S. salmonella probe expands to Mexico: CNN - Reuters
Fixes spelling of Columbia in second paragraph. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The investigation of a salmonella outbreak in the United States is shifting to the southern border to encompass produce imported from Mexico, CNN reported on Thursday. U.S. health
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FDA Approves Abbott's XIENCE(TM) V Drug Eluting Stent - Yahoo Finance
ABBOTT PARK, Illinois, July 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Abbott today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the XIENCE(TM) V Everolimus Eluting Coronary Stent System for the treatment of coronary artery disease. XIENCE V is the
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Collagen Wrinkle Filler Approved - Atlanta Journal Constitution
THURSDAY, July 3 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Evolence to treat moderate-to-severe facial wrinkles and folds, maker Johnson & Johnson said Wednesday. The injected treatment is made from "naturally sourced
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Consumer groups seek tougher produce monitoring - Boston Globe
WASHINGTON - Fruit and vegetable producers should be required to use technology that would allow regulators to trace the origin of contaminated produce, consumer groups said yesterday. Failure to identify the source of a salmonella outbreak that has
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