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Edward Kennedy hospitalised in Boston
International Herald Tribune | 13 minutes ago
BOSTON: U.S. Sen. Edward Kennedy, a leading Democrat and patriarch of a prominent American political dynasty, was hospitalised on Saturday in Boston after suffering symptoms of a stroke.... (more)
Torch relay in Rite Aid Cleveland Marathon is in memory of slain officers
Plain Dealer (Cleveland), The | 5 hours 1 minute ago
Saturday, May 17, 2008Brian Anthony Hernandez Plain Dealer Reporter Every so often, Barbara Grair hears from Cleveland police about fallen officers. She heard from them after her husband, Benjamin, was killed in 1983. She heard from them again in March after officer Derek Owens died.... (more)
Mylan launches paroxetine ER tablets
Pharmabiz.com (India) | 12 hours 45 minutes ago
Mylan Inc. announced that Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc. has launched Paroxetine Hydrochloride (HCl) extended-release (ER) tablets, the generic version of GlaxoSmithKline's (GSK) Paxil CR.... (more)
Medical Company 7;s Investors Sue Over Acquisition
New York Times, The | 12 hours 46 minutes ago
Shareholders of CryoCor, the maker of a device that freezes heart muscle to correct abnormal rhythms, sued the company to block its acquisition by Boston Scientific.... (more)
St. Joseph to Track Infections
Health Data Management Magazine | 18 hours 2 minutes ago
St. Joseph Health System in Orange, Calif., will implement in eight hospitals software to track and prevent hospital-acquired infections and optimize antibiotic use.... (more)
Shareholders sue to block $17 million CryoCor deal
Forbes | 20 hours 2 minutes ago
SAN DIEGO - A group of shareholders has sued CryoCor Inc. and Boston Scientific Inc., seeking to block the medical device makers' $17.2 million deal.... (more)
Pharmasset shares up; analysts upbeat on hepatitis candidate
Boston Globe, The | 20 hours 11 minutes ago
NEW YORK--Shares of clinical-stage pharmaceutical company Pharmasset Inc. rose Friday after analysts expressed optimism about the company's hepatitis Cdrug candidate in partnership with Roche AG.... (more)
Premarket roundup: MedCath, CNet
Boston Globe, The | 20 hours 11 minutes ago
Among the premarket stories for Friday, May 16, from AP Financial News:... (more)
Movers roundup: Melco, Pharmasset
Boston Globe, The | 20 hours 11 minutes ago
Among the stock activity stories for Friday, May 16, from AP Financial News:... (more)
Dusa Pharmaceuticals files shelf registration
Boston Globe, The | 20 hours 11 minutes ago
WILMINGTON, Mass.--Dusa Pharmaceuticals Inc., which makes dermatology products, said Friday it has filed a shelf registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission to offer up to $75 million of securities.... (more)
Boston Scientific Receives Approval for Cardiac Lead
Wall Street Journal, The | 20 hours 17 minutes ago
Boston Scientific Corp. said the Food and Drug Administration approved its Acuity Spiral left ventricular lead for use with defibrillators and pacemakers.... (more)
Mentor shares down on fiscal year 2009 estimates
Boston Globe, The | 1 day 14 minutes ago
NEW YORK--Shares of cosmetic surgery products maker Mentor Corp. declined Friday after the company gave fiscal year 2009 profit estimates that fell short of Wall Street expectations.... (more)
Genentech sees earlier Avastin colon cancer data
Boston Globe, The | 1 day 14 minutes ago
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.--Genentech Inc. now expects final safety and effectiveness data from a trial of its cancer drug Avastin in colon cancer patients to be ready by 2009, a full year earlier than previously forecast.... (more)
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