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China says Baxter obstructing investigations into heparin deaths

" Chinese officials said US drugmaker Baxter International was obstructing an investigation into deaths linked to a Chinese-made blood thinner called heparin, Reuters reported. The State Food and Drug Administration said Baxter was not cooperating with Chinese...

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Chinese drugmaker blamed for failed tests

ATHENS, Greece (AP) -- Prosecutors began a preliminary investigation into the alleged use of banned substances by 11 Greek weightlifters, judicial officials said Monday. Iakovou, 60, is one of Greece's most successful coaches with his athletes winning five Olympic gold...

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Trasylol Side Effects - 22,000 died amid delayed Bayer drug recall Researcher...

"The lives of 22,000 patients could have been saved if U.S. regulators had been quicker to remove a Bayer AG drug used to stem bleeding during open heart surgery, according to a medical researcher interviewed by CBS Television's 60 Minutesprogram. The drug...

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Novartis to cut 2,500 jobs worldwide

"Swiss drugmaker Novartis said it plans to cut 2,500 global jobs in a restructuring programme aimed at generating yearly cost savings of $1.6bn (€1.08bn). Novartis currently employs more than 600 people in its manufacturing facility in Ringaskiddy, Co Cork, and its ethical...

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Merck Recalls Meningitis Shot Pedvax HIB 1Million Doses Recalled

Here is the Merck Meningitis Shot Recall List" ATLANTA - More than a million doses of a common vaccine given to babies as young as 2 months were being recalled Wednesday because of contamination risks, but the top U.S. health official said it was not a health threat. A...

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Viagra for Women?

"German drugmaker Boehringer Ingelheim didn't set out to create a Viagra-like drug for women. The company was simply trying to develop a fast-acting antidepressant, one that patients would respond to in a matter of days, not weeks as in most current treatments. By the late...