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Biotherapeutic drug company Dyax Corp. said Tuesday it received Food and Drug Administration approval to market Kalbitor for treatment of the genetic disorder hereditary angioedema in patients 16 years and up. The rare disorder is characterized by the...
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The Kroger Co. says it has paid federal taxes that it initially avoided through what turned out to be fraudulent tax shelter. Kroger spokeswoman Meghan Glynn said Wednesday the grocery chain aided investigators and paid a settlement with the Internal...
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Auckland medical devices company Nexus6 has gained American Food and Drug Administration approval for one of its products, enabling it to sell into the United States for the first time. Nexus6 is the company behind the Smartinhaler technology, developed...
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H1N1 flu is going down, but it's far from gone and only time will tell what the rest of the flu season will bring, a U.S. health official said Tuesday. Dr. Thomas Frieden , director for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, told reporters in...
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Santarus Inc. said Tuesday that the Food and Drug Administration approved over-the-counter heartburn medication Zegerid that uses its technology, triggering a $20 million milestone payment to the biotech company. Shares of Santarus rose 23% to $5.29 a...
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Genzyme Corp. said early Tuesday that it has resumed shipping of its flagship medication Cerezyme from its Allston manufacturing facility, which was temporarily shut down earlier this year due to contamination problems. The shutdown resulted in a global...
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Merck & Co responds to report on the withdrawal of Vioxx Re: Vioxx risks known before withdrawal, Healthplus, November 24th Dear Sir, Your recent column “Vioxx risks known before withdrawal” described an article published in the Archives of Internal...
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David Gardner's top pick took an epic run of 1,334%!...Although shoppers dutifully showed up in stores, they actually spent less than they did last year. According to the National Retail Federation, which uses a survey of 5,000 consumers to help it compile...
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Lawyers for Merck & Co. told the Supreme Court Monday investors waited too late and didn't do all of the necessary investigations to sue the drug maker over whether it properly warned about the risks of its blockbuster painkiller Vioxx. Whether the high...
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Theravance dropped 42 cents, or 3.2 percent, this morning after declining as much as 4.8 percent...Food and Drug Administration had asked for more information on its bid to sell telavancin as a treatment for pneumonia...Approval to use the drug against...
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