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Edwards Lifesciences Receives FDA Approval for PERIMOUNT Magna Mitral - MSN MoneyCentral
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation (NYSE: EW), the world leader in the science of heart valves, today announced that it has received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the Carpentier-Edwards PERIMOUNT Magna mitral heart valve
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Vytorin Study's Ethical Morass - Forbes
Cardiologists and statisticians are arguing about whether the cholesterol drug Vytorin might increase the rate of cancer deaths. But experts on both sides of the argument agree on one thing: They don’t like the way the results were made public
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FDA: Offspring of Cloned Cattle May Be in Food Supply - Retail Wire
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is on record stating that there is no difference between meat and milk from cloned animals and those of the originals. Even so, ranchers have followed a voluntary moratorium on the sale of clones and their
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Study: Heart rhythm drug cuts stroke risk by 1/3 - Boston Globe
BRIDGEWATER, N.J. -- An experimental drug to treat irregular heart rhythm reduced the risk of stroke by one-third, according to data presented at the European Society of Cardiology conference Wednesday. The drug, known by the brand name Multaq and
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Concentric Named Professional Agency of Record for Discovery Labs - Forbes
NEW YORK, Sept. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Concentric Pharma Advertising, one of the fastest growing marketing agencies in the healthcare field, has been named agency of record by Discovery Labs for SURFAXIN(R) (lucinactant), an investigational drug being
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Patients advised to keep taking Inegy cholesterol therapy despite - Times Online
Patients have been advised to carry on taking an anti-cholesterol treatment despite research that suggested it may be linked to higher cancer rates. Inegy, a therapy that combines simvastatin with another drug called ezetimibe, was linked to slightly
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Government questions safety of plastic baby bottles - Dallas Morning News
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Government toxicologists have reiterated safety concerns about a chemical used in baby bottles and food containers, just weeks after the Food and Drug Administration declared the substance safe. A report issued Wednesday said there
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FDA OKs Medtronic system to find ICD lead cracks - Reuters
CHICAGO, Sept 4 (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday said it approved a software update from Medtronic Inc (MDT.N: Quote , Profile , Research , Stock Buzz ) that will help detect fractures of the company's Sprint Fidelis
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Regulatory review of ViroPharma-Lev tie-up ends - CNBC
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - ViroPharma Inc. said Wednesday that a federal regulatory period has expired, allowing the company to proceed with its buyout of Lev Pharmaceuticals Inc. The Federal Trade Commission waiting period required under the Hart-Scott
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Cancer risk of anti-cholesterol drug Inergy played down - Guardian Unlimited
Heart experts today played down fears that an anti-cholesterol drug could cause cancer. A study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, linked Inergy, a combination of two statins, to an increased risk of developing cancer. But the British
Source: www.guardian.co.uk