A US financial regulator warned consumers Tuesday that using the online currency Bitcoin is fraught with risks including theft by hacking and fraud. The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority issued the general warning amid a spate of ...
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved GlaxoSmithKline's Flulaval Quadrivalent (Influenza Virus Vaccine) for the active immunization of people three years of age and more to help prevent disease caused by seasonal influenza ...
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared Boehringer Ingelheim's tyrosine kinase inhibitor Gilotrif (afatinib) as a new medication for patients with late stage (metastatic) non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The approval also ...
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Although Shuanghui International and Smithfield Foods (SFD) cannot wait to release a joint acquisition announcement, the two parties have to face joint lawsuits by lawyers from China and the US due to the estimate was accused to be too low, ...
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared Omeros' investigational new drug application (IND) for OMS824 in Huntington's disease. OMS824 is developed to selectively inhibit phosphodiesterase 10 enzyme that is expressed in areas ...
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The profitability of an average 100 million gal/year (378 million lit/year) ethanol plant based in the Midwestern US region surged in April to the highest since November 2011 due to falling input costs, a study from Iowa State University ...
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Actavis has resolved outstanding patent litigation concerning generic version of Intuniv (guanfacine hydrochloride), indicated for the treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, with Shire. The settlement agreement also ...
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted six months pediatric exclusivity for Hospira's Precedex (dexmedetomidine HCl) injection in the US. Precedex, an alpha-2 agonist, is approved for use only in adults and the US regulator ...
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Pfizer has won US FDA approval for its rheumatoid arthritis (RA) therapy, Xeljanz (tofacitinib citrate) 5mg twice daily, indicated for patients who failed to respond to methotrexate. Xeljanz can be used as a single treatment regime or as ...
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