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Merrill Lynch Offers Four Key Biotech Drug Updates

Posted: April 17, 2013 at 11:45 am

Biotech pipeline news and biotech drug news continues to hit. A report from Bank of America/Merrill Lynch is highlighting four small-cap to mid-cap biotech stocks with positive prescription trends so far ...
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VIVUS FDA Approval of Qsymia Expands the Obesity Customer Base

Posted: April 16, 2013 at 3:21 pm

VIVUS, Inc. (NASDAQ: VVUS) has just secured Food and Drug Administration  approval of an amendment and modification to the Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy for its weight-loss drug Qsymia. With ...
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Is There Finally a Winner in the Crowded Obesity Drug Market?

Posted: December 18, 2012 at 10:43 am

According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), more than one-third (35.7%) of all adults in the United States are obese. Obesity-related medical conditions include heart attack, stroke, type-2 diabetes ...
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Pfizer Scores FDA Approval on New Class of RA Drug … XELJANZ

Posted: November 6, 2012 at 5:16 pm

Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) has announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved its drug candidate called XELJANZ. The treatment here is for rheumatoid arthritis and this is the ...
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Onyx Pharma Shares Halted Before FDA Approval

Posted: July 20, 2012 at 12:10 pm

Shares of Onyx Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: ONXX) were halted for about half an hour this morning pending an announcement from the company. Shares were up 5.2% when trading in the ...
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The Eleven Most Implanted Medical Devices In America

Posted: July 18, 2011 at 8:02 pm

Implanted medical devices are one of the most profitable businesses of the U.S. healthcare industry. While many devices help extend and improve quality of life, a great many others may ...
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