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Positive Findings May Lift FDA Hold On Zafgen’s Obesity Drug Trials
By Jenn Loro | Jan 22, 2016 08:57 AM ESTCrucial positive findings on Zafgen’s experimental obesity medication, beloranib, raises hopes on reversing FDA’s suspension of its drug approval bid following two deaths during the clinical trials.
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Novartis Flu Vaccine Banned In Italy After Suspicious Deaths
By Kamal Nayan | Nov 28, 2014 12:20 PM ESTA flu vaccine made by Swiss pharmaceuticals giant Novartis has been suspended in Italy amid fears it may have caused three deaths.
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Smaller Companies Using Plants to Create Drugs
By Cheri Cheng | Aug 18, 2014 11:59 AM EDTAccording to smaller drug manufactures, using plants to create drugs could be faster and more cost effective than the traditional methods involving mammalian cells.
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7 in 10 Americans Take Prescription Drugs
By Christine Hsu | Jun 19, 2013 04:23 PM EDTSeven out of 10 Americans are on at least one prescription drug, more than half take at least two prescription medications, and a fifth are on five or more drugs.
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Were Humans Used as Lab Rats in Germany? Hospital Plans to Investigate
By Cheri Cheng | May 14, 2013 10:17 AM EDTA Berlin Hospital announced that it will begin investigations on whether or not hospitals in East Germany tested on human lab rats without their knowledge.
