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Obama focuses on food safety, picks FDA new chief
WASHINGTON - The nation's food safety system is a "hazard to public health" and overdue for an overhaul, President Barack Obama said Saturday as he focused on that task by filling the top job at the Food and Drug Administration.
Nations:U.S. People:Barack Obama Bill Clinton Activities:Obama Admin. Source:(AP)
2009-03-14
In colon cancer drug study, more wasn't better
NEW YORK - Doctors thought that combining two newer drugs that more precisely attack cancer would help people with advanced colon cancer. Instead, it made the cancer worse and made the patients more miserable, a study found. The surprising findings underscore the importance of doing rigorous studies before rushing to mix these pricey, new-generation drugs, the Dutch researchers and other experts said.
Nations:Netherlands Source:(AP)
2009-02-04
Eli Lilly to pay $1.42 billion to resolve Zyprexa probes
BOSTON - Eli Lilly and Co said on Thursday it will pay about $1.42 billion to settle criminal and civil investigations into the marketing of its antipsychotic drug Zyprexa and has agreed to plead guilty to one misdemeanor violation of the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act.
2009-01-15
Study finds heart risk in anti-psychotic drugs
NEW YORK - Newer anti-psychotic drugs are no safer than older ones for the risk of suddenly dying from a heart problem, says a study that finds they roughly double that hazard. The older drugs had already been linked to an increased chance of sudden cardiac death, in which the heart loses its normal rhythm and can't pump blood normally.
Nations:U.S. Source:(AP)
2009-01-14
Lilly to post 2008 loss on ImClone costs
INDIANAPOLIS - Eli Lilly and Co. said Thursday its $6.5 billion ImClone acquisition will wipe out its 2008 profit and dent next year's earnings as well.
Nations:U.S. Source:(AP)
2008-12-11
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