FDA Finally Approves Pfizer & BMS' Stroke Prevention Drug

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In June of 2012, Pfizer and BMS failed to to win FDA approval for the drug; the agency requested additional information on data management and verification from the Phase III Aristotle trial, but didn't ask for the completion of any new studies …
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Clearing the air on youth smoking

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Human services agencies, hospitals and colleges took the brunt of these cuts by the Republican-controlled Legislature, resulting in fewer services for children with disabilities, home health care for the disabled, drug and alcohol treatment, and legal …
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Study ties drug shortage to poorer cancer survival

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By MARILYNN MARCHIONEAssociated Press – published Monday, December 31, 2012. Study ties drug shortage to poorer cancer survival. MARILYNN MARCHIONE. December 31, 2012 7:10 PM EST … Young cancer patients who couldn't get a key medicine because of a …
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