ATLANTA -- Late-breaking data presented today at the American College of Cardiology's 59th annual scientific session from the landmark EVEREST II (Endovascular Valve Edge-to-Edge REpair STudy) trial demonstrated that Abbott's investigational MitraClip(R) system met both its primary safety and At o

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ABBOTT PARK, Ill. -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted for review the supplemental new drug application (sNDA) of a new six-month 45-mg formulation of Lupron® Depot (leuprolide acetate for depot suspension) for use in the palliative treatment of advanced prostate cancerP

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Johns Hopkins University's newly formed Brain Science Institute's NeuroTranslational Program has entered into a licensing agreement with pharmaceutical company Eisai Inc. to discover and develop small molecule glutamate carboxypeptidase II (GCPII) inhibitorsThe NeuroTranslational Program was launc

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New findings that shed light on how genetic damage to muscle cell proteins can lead to the development of the rare muscle-wasting disease, nemaline myopathy, are reported today (15 March) in the Biochemical JournalProfessor Laura Machesky and colleagues from the CRUK Beatson Institute for Cancer R

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UCSF scientists have discovered how a mutated gene known as Kras is able to hijack mouse cells damaged by acute pancreatitis, putting them on the path to becoming pancreatic cancer cellsThe finding, they say, suggests one way in which the mutated gene -- found in nearly all cases of the most commo

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MORRISTOWN, N.J. -- Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NYSE: WPI), today announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of TRELSTAR® 22.5 mg (triptorelin pamoate for injectable suspension), a new twice-yearly formulation of TRELSTAR®, a proven, simple and effective palliative W

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WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J. -- Eisai Inc. today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a five-day dosing regimen for Dacogen® (decitabine) for Injection to treat patients with myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS), a group of bone marrow diseases that alter the production of

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SALT LAKE CITY -- Merlin Olsen passed away Wednesday from mesothelioma, but a doctor has given tips on how to fight the lung disease that took the U.S.U. football star's lifeWhen a tumor invades, the lungs become unable to absorb fluid in the chest cavity. The fluid build-up causes pressure in th

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Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) announced today the topline results of a phase III trial led by the US Cancer and Leukemia Group B (CALGB) and sponsored by the National Cancer Institute investigating the use of Avastin (bevacizumab) in combination with docetaxel chemotherapy and prednisone in T

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Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a form of inflammatory bowel disease characterized by a chronic inflammation often with ulcers in the large intestineThe symptoms of UC can differ between patients in terms of frequency and severity. The amount of the large intestine affected by UC also varies between pa

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