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Glaxo’s Avodart Reduces Prostate Cancer Risk
GlaxoSmithKline PLC’s drug Avodart appears to reduce the risk of prostate cancer by 23...
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Watson Wins FDA Approval For Mint-Flavored Nicorette
Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. said on Wednesday that its subsidiary Watson Laboratories, Inc. has...
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FDA Wants More Study for Diabetes Drugs to Better Asses for Heart Risks
More than a year after GlaxoSmithKline PLC’s Avandia was linked to higher risk of heart...
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FDA Panel Calls for Restriction on Two Asthma Drugs
A US Food and Drug Administration panel decided on Thursday that two asthma drugs pose serious...
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2 Diabetes Drugs Affect Women’s Bones
A new British analysis found that Avandia and Actos, two widely prescribed diabetes drugs, could...
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Glaxo Malaria Vaccine Proves Successful in Early Tests
Researchers have been trying for years to develop a vaccine for malaria, the deadly, mosquito-borne...
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A Vaccine Against Malaria That Promises to Drastically Cut Infection Rates
Researchers reported on Monday that a revolutionary vaccine against
malaria protected up to 65...
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The National Influenza Vaccination Week Is Here! Get Your Shot!
National Influenza Vaccination Week is set for Dec. 8 – 12. Therefore,
Americans are all invited...
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Consumer Group Urges FDA to Ban Glaxo’s Avandia over Liver Failure
Consumer group Public Citizen on Thursday asked the Food and
Drug Administration to ban...
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Merck’s Cervical Cancer Vaccine Doesn’t Justify Cost in Adult Women
Merck & Co.’s Gardasil cervical cancer vaccine faces
serious doubts when it comes to its...
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FDA Panel Says No To Black Box Warning On Epilepsy Drugs
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s recommendation to
add a “black box” warning to some 11...
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FDA: Epilepsy Drugs Should Carry Suicidal Warning
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says epilepsy drugs
should carry a “black box”...
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CDC Adds Glaxo’s Rotavirus Vaccine After Merck’s Proves Efficient
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on
Wednesday recommended...
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Treating Herpes with Aciclovir No Good in Preventing HIV
A study paid for by the U.S.’ National Institute of Allergy
and Infectious Diseases, other U.S....
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Glaxo’s Bird Flu Vaccine Prepandrix Gets EU Clearance
GlaxoSmithKline Plc. has received the European Union
approval for the world’s first wide-spectrum...
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Flu Shot Manufacturers Plan More Doses for Next Season
Although this year’s vaccine against flu was largely ineffective, the five companies manufacturing...
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Study: Glaxo’s Tykerb Reduces Breast Cancer-Causing Stem Cells
GlaxoSmithKline Plc. said a new study into breast
cancer-causing stem cells showed its cancer drug...
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Glaxo’s Rotavirus Vaccine Rotarix Gets FDA Clearance
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Thursday
GlaxoSmithKline PLC’s vaccine Rotarix, for...
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AIDS Drugs Ziagen and Videx May Increase Heart Attack Risk
European researchers found that the anti-retroviral Ziagen
(also known as Abacavir), included as...
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Merck: FDA to Speed Review on Gardasil’s Use in Adult Women
Drug maker Merck & Co. announced Wednesday that the U.S.
Food and Drug Administration would...
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GSK Halts Production of Malaria Drugs over Anemia Concerns
GlaxoSmithKline PLC announced Friday that it would halt
development of its malaria drug Dacart and...
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CDC Panel: All Children up to Age 18 Should Get Flu Shots
A panel of federal vaccine advisers recommended Wednesday
that all children aged from six months...
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GlaxoSmithKline’s Rotarix Closer than Ever to Hit U.S. Market
A Food and Drug Administration panel has recommended GlaxoSmithKline
Plc’s vaccine Rotarix for use...
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French Officials Choose Merck’s Gardasil Over GSK’s Cervarix
The French health officials made
an announcement on Monday that they supported the use of Gardasil...
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Novartis’ Menveo against Meningitis Has Positive Results in Infants
British and Canadian researchers discovered a new type of
meningitis vaccine, which boosted the...
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Glaxo Gets Positive EMEA Opinion on Its Cancer Drug Tykerb
The world’s second-biggest drugmaker, GlaxoSmithKline PLC
said Friday that the European Medicines...
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Avandia and Actos Raise Heart Risk for Older Diabetes Patients
Older patients treated with diabetes drug Avandia, sold by
GlaxoSmithKline PLC and Actos, made...
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Glaxo’s Asthma Drugs Reviewed for Fatal Side Effects in Children
Safety Officials at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration
reported that GlaxoSmithKline Plc’s...
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Avandia (Rosiglitazone) Receives Heart Risk Warning
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced that it instructed GlaxoSmithKline PLC to put a new...
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Drug Found to Lower Risk of Prostate Cancer
Avodart, a drug currently approved for the treatment of noncancerous enlarged prostate, also lowers...
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Epilepsy Drugs Must Carry a Suicide Risk Warning
Epilepsy drugs must carry a new warning about the risk of suicidal thoughts or actions, U.S....
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Experimental Malaria Vaccine May Protect Infants, Children
Results from a malaria vaccine trial have so far shown promise that it may open new pathways for...
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Avandia Risks Ban over Liver Toxicity
GlaxoSmithKline PLC’s diabetes drug faces harsh criticism as
the Washington, D.C.-based group...
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CDC: Merck’s Rotateq Lowered Cases of Rotavirus by 80 Percent since Approval
Rotateq, the vaccine against rotavirus, has reduced the number of illnesses by at least two-thirds...
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Flu Season Is Almost Here, Get Vaccinated, CDC Recommends
In an attempt to reduce the number of people getting
influenza or dying from it, on Wednesday, the...
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Manufacturers to Boost Number of Flu Vaccines for Next Season
Despite inefficiency of the flu vaccines this year in the U.S., the five
companies manufacturing...
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