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Yahoo jumps on report that Microsoft remains interested in buying - Minneapolis Star Tribune
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Factory orders post weakest performance in 3 months as demand dips for - Minneapolis Star Tribune
WASHINGTON - Orders to U.S. factories turned in the weakest performance in three months in May, reflecting slumping demand for autos, heavy machinery and steel. The Commerce Department reported Wednesday that factory orders rose by 0.6 percent in May
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Astra shares up 6 pct on Seroquel court ruling - Newsday
LONDON - Shares in AstraZeneca PLC jumped 6 percent Wednesday after the drug maker won a key patent battle in the United States over Seroquel, its anti-psychotic drug and second-best seller. The decision by a U.S. court to award a summary judgment in
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Cardima, Inc. Receives Chinese State Food and Drug Administration - MSN MoneyCentral
Cardima, Inc. (OTCBB: CADM) Cardima has been granted a market access license for the INTELLITEMP® by the SFDA and it is the first multichannel radiofrequency (RF) energy delivery device to receive approval for sale in China. The Company was
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Research and Markets: An Analysis of the Challenges and Opportunities - Forbes
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/9aefbd/butter_margarine) has announced the addition of the "Butter, Margarine and Table Spreads in the United States 2008" report to their offering. The $5 billion market for butter
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FDA: Food protection plan shows progress - Political Gateway
WASHINGTON, July 2 (UPI) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says its plan to keep U.S. citizens enjoying one of the safest food supplies in the world shows significant progress. The FDA said its Food Protection Plan Progress Report, released
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FDA clears Hansen Medical robotic product - MSN MoneyCentral
Hansen Medical Inc., a developer of robotic technology for 3D control of catheter movement during cardiac procedures, said Wednesday it received U.S. Food and Drug Administration clearance to market a product. Mountain View-based Hansen (NASDAQ:HNSN
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TOMATOES AND SALMONELLA - Houston Chronicle
WASHINGTON — Adding to tomato confusion, the government is about to start testing numerous other types of fresh produce in the hunt for the source of the nation's record salmonella outbreak — even as it insists tomatoes remain the leading suspect
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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
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