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Clinical Trials Update: Oct. 27, 2010 (HealthDay)

HealthDay – (HealthDay News) — Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy
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Lung Cancer Drug Speeds Through Clinical Trials (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com – A new targeted therapy that has been accelerating through its
clinical trials is showing strong promise for patients with a metastatic
form of lung cancer. The results of the early trial of the drug, called
crizotinib, will be publis… Continue reading

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Side Effects of Lyrica (associatedcontent)

associatedcontent – Lyrica is a prescription drug medicine used to treat Fibromyalgia and nerve pain due to Diabetes or Shingles. About a year ago, I developed nerve pain and irritation in the legs that appeared to be caused by a disc herniation. The p… Continue reading

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Treatment for Severe Nerve Damage: My Experience with Lyrica Side Effects (associatedcontent)

associatedcontent – Lyrica has been a wonderful medication for me, however I have experienced some side effects. Continue reading

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Lyrica Side Effects: From Weight Gain to Allergic Reactions (associatedcontent)

associatedcontent – Lyrica is a medication used for several conditions including treating partial seizures in adults, treating individuals who suffer with fibromyalgia, treating nerve pain in individuals who have Diabetes, and treating pain associated … Continue reading

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Clinical Trials Update: Oct. 26, 2010 (HealthDay)

HealthDay – (HealthDay News) — Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy
of ClinicalConnection.com: Continue reading

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GSK to pay 750-million-dollar US fine for tainted drugs (AFP)

AFP – British pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline has agreed to plead guilty in a tainted drug scandal and to pay a 750-million-dollar US fine, the Justice Department said on Tuesday. Continue reading

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Clinical Trials Update: Oct. 25, 2010 (HealthDay)

HealthDay – (HealthDay News) — Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy
of ClinicalConnection.com: Continue reading

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Kids, Cancer and Clinical Trials: Parents Are Confused (Time.com)

Time.com – Fifty years ago, a diagnosis of childhood leukemia meant you needed to start planning your child’s funeral. Now it’s got an 85% cure rate, largely due to advances attributed to information gleaned from pediatric clinical trials. Continue reading

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Drugmakers top list of DOJ fraud settlements (AP)

AP – In the 1990s, the pharmaceutical industry repeatedly was named the most profitable industry in the world. More than a decade later, the industry tops a more dubious list: the No. 1 source of fraud-related settlements with the Department of Justice… Continue reading

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