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> Celgene has asked European regulators to approve new uses of its blood cancer drugs Revlimid and Istodax. Celgene release | Item
> Italy's medicines agency has published the list of innovative medicines that must be supplied by its regions and provinces; it includes such drugs as Merck's HIV treatment Isentress and Pfizer's macular degeneration treatment Macugen. Story
> Momenta Pharmaceuticals hired Biogen Idec business development officer Young T. Kwon to fill a new post as vice president of business development. Momenta release | Article
> The U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention, which sets drug standards, proposed changes to drug labels designed to make them easier for patients to understand. Report
> Pfizer has asked a court to delay Dr Reddy's Laboratories' planned launch of a low-cost version of Lipitor (atorvastatin) in the U.S. Item
> Otsuka Holdings failed to sell an extra allotment of shares to investors after a $2 billion-plus IPO due to its sluggish stock performance, in a sign of ongoing weak demand in Japan for newly debuted shares. Story
> More than 2 million Medicare beneficiaries have failed to sign up for a subsidy program that could save them thousands of dollars a year in drug costs despite government mailings, ads and even pitches from rock and roll legend Chubby Checker. News
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> Xoma snags $505 million pact on its top drug prospect. News
> Novartis R&D strategy keeps marketers on the sidelines. Article
> Pfizer ups ante on Santaris RNA discovery deal with $614M pact. Story
> Newly-hatched PanOptica lands $30M A round for eye drugs. Report
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> Colonoscopies more effective in hands of competent physicians. Story
> Veridex, Mass. General work on test for circulating tumor cells. Item
> Criminals can expect bad-hair days with DNA color tracking. Article
> CF protein also a culprit in emphysema. Report
> Researchers set sights on glaucoma vision loss. News
> Japanese researchers to try stem cell breast regeneration. Report
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> Particles contaminate American Regent injectables. News
> DPT shot spoiled in India's ongoing vax saga. Article
> Caraco's Detroit plant rehab timeline extended. Story
> Asian API makers run afoul of EU regulator. News
> Synbiotics gets no-confidence warning from FDA. Article
> Glucose test strip age may be behind Abbott recall. Story
And Finally... Researchers have found new evidence that our genes help determine our susceptibility to depression. Report