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Mexico: worst over despite rise in flu death toll
May 12, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The swine flu virus spread to more countries Tuesday, and scientists said the official numbers represent only a fraction of the many thousands of people sickened around the world. At the center of ...
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Heparin recall spreads in Europe
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Mar 27, 2008 |
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France, Italy and Denmark are recalling heparin after an Italian firm purchased contaminated ingredients from China, EU drug regulators said.
Tamiflu touted for child use
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Nov 16, 2007 |
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The maker of the anti-viral Tamiflu said the drug is effective for treatment and prevention of influenza in young children.
Pharmaceuticals Look to Adaptive Trials
Aug 14, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- For years, trials of pharmaceuticals have revolved around the double-blind test, controlled with a placebo, in which not even those conducting the investigation knew who was receiving what ...
FDA tells doctors new heparin formula less potent
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Oct 01, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The Food and Drug Administration is alerting doctors that a widely used blood thinner has been reformulated to improve its safety, though the change could open the door to dosing errors.
Industrial chemical found in Cubicin
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Apr 10, 2008 |
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Cubist Pharmaceuticals is warning that an industrial chemical has been found in the antibiotic Cubicin.
Roche to take over Genentech for $47 billion
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Mar 12, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Swiss pharmaceutical giant Roche said Thursday it has agreed to buy California-based Genentech for $46.8 billion in a takeover described as the largest in Swiss corporate history.
Tamiflu-resistant swine flu patient found in Japan: govt
Jul 02, 2009 |
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A genetic mutation of swine flu that is resistant to the anti-viral Tamiflu has been discovered in Japan, the first such case in the country, the health ministry said.
FDA cracks down on unapproved narcotic painkillers
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Mar 31, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The government ordered 14 unapproved narcotic painkillers off the market Tuesday, prescription versions of potent morphine, hydromorphone and oxycodone. The Food and Drug Administration told nine manufacturers to ...
Glaxo offers WHO 50 million pandemic vaccines
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May 19, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Drug giant GlaxoSmithKline said it has offered to donate 50 million doses of a pandemic vaccine to the World Health Organization in the event of a global flu outbreak, according to a company spokesman.
Hens' teeth not so rare after all
Feb 22, 2006 |
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Scientists have discovered that rarest of things: a chicken with teeth – crocodile teeth to be precise. Contrary to the well-known phrase, ‘As rare as hens’ teeth,’ the researchers say they have found a naturally occurring ...
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