FDA NEWS

Par Pharma gets final FDA approval to market generic Marinol - CNBC
SAN FRANCISCO (Thomson Financial) - Par Pharmaceutical Cos. said Monday it has received final approval from the Food and Drug Administration to market dronabinol, a generic version of Solvay Pharmaceutical's Marinol, for the treatment of nausea and
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TripAdvisor acquires 2 Calif.-based travel sites - Boston Globe
TripAdvisor LLC, a Newton travel website, said it purchased VirtualTourist.com Inc., which like TripAdvisor focuses on user-generated tourist content, and OneTime.com Inc., which specializes in travel booking comparisons. Terms were not disclosed
Source: www.boston.com

Salmonella probe expands beyond tomatoes - Los Angeles Times
Health officials are expanding their investigation beyond tomatoes and into other produce as they search for the source of a salmonella outbreak that now has sickened 869 people over nearly three months. As reports of victims continue to grow across
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Johnson & Johnson insulin pump gets FDA approval - BusinessWeek
WEST CHESTER, Pa. Medical device maker Animas Corp., a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson, said Tuesday the Food and Drug Administration approved an insulin pump that communicates wirelessly with a blood glucose meter to deliver insulin. The device
Source: www.businessweek.com