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Studies spotlight problems in FDA device approvals
- Two new studies find shortfalls in the Food and Drug Administration's approval process for heart devices such as pacemakers and stents.
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New Year health care change to help some in Ohio
- While federal lawmakers debate whether to eliminate health care roadblocks for people with pre-existing medical conditions, the new year should provide sick people in Ohio with an easier time buying health insurance, and at less expense.
Coaches stress high but no physicals required
- Early in Houston Nutt's 28-year coaching career, he stayed at the office until the wee hours, rarely pulling himself away from a busy schedule.
- Early in Houston Nutt's 28-year coaching career, he stayed at the office until the wee hours, rarely pulling himself away from a busy schedule.
Bradenton officer cleared in death after Taser hit
- State and local law enforcement investigators have determined a Bradenton police officer used appropriate force in deploying a Taser on a man who fled a traffic stop.
Medicines Co. buys Pfizer heart drug candidate
- The Medicines Co. said Tuesday it will license a potential heart drug from Pfizer Inc. in a deal that could be worth more than $420 million.
Jackson, Cronkite among arts world deaths in 2009
- It was only a rehearsal, and he was twice the age of the dancers accompanying him. But the video doesn't lie: Michael Jackson was looking ahead to a smash opening in London - and giving it his all.
CVS goes to Generation Health for Caremark head
- CVS Caremark Corp. on Monday took another step toward combining its drug benefit management services with patients' genetic profiles, as it hired the president of genetic benefits manager Generation Health to lead its struggling Caremark business.
Farewell: Nobel winner, King of Pop left us in '09
- Of all the notables who died in 2009, the one who most changed the world could have walked down any Main Street USA without causing a stir.
Merck buys British maker of biotech medicines
- Merck is making another deal in its strategy to become a top maker of biotech drugs, buying a British company that makes them.
FDA panel backs new use for AstraZeneca's Crestor
- Federal health advisers said Tuesday that expanded use of AstraZeneca's cholesterol pill Crestor can benefit patients with healthy cholesterol levels by preventing heart attack, stroke and death.
FDA panel OKs Crestor cholesterol pill's wider use
- Federal health advisers said Tuesday that expanded use of AstraZeneca's cholesterol pill Crestor can benefit patients with healthy cholesterol levels by preventing heart attack, stroke and death.
Lilly Endowment gives $60M to Indiana U Med School
- Indiana's only medical school has won a $60 million grant to recruit top physicians and scientists as part of its push to spur research into cancer, heart disease, diabetes and other diseases.
Federal bill includes more than $150M for Miss.
- The final version of a massive federal spending bill includes more than $150 million for specific projects in Mississippi, the state's two U.S. senators said.
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