FDA Commissioner Announces Final Decision on Avastin for Metastatic Breast Cancer
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Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) announced that the FDA Commissioner is revoking the approval of Avastin (bevacizumab) for the treatment of mBC in the United States.
Pfizer Wins Corporate Citizenship Award For Global Health Partnerships Program
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Pfizer Inc. has received the 2011 Business Civic Leadership Center's Corporate Citizenship Award in the Best International Ambassador category for Pfizer's Global Health Partnerships program.
Novartis and collaborators discover new dual-acting class of antimalarial compounds
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The discovery of a new class of dual-acting antimalarial compounds - the imidazolopiperazines (IZPs) - was published in the journal Science online, at the Science Express website[1].
Genzyme and Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Therapeutics Announce Collaboration
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Genzyme, a Sanofi company (EURONEXT: SAN and NYSE: SNY), and Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Therapeutics Inc., the nonprofit affiliate of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, announced a research agreement to support the discovery of new drugs to treat people with the most common mutation found in patients with CF, Delta F508.
Bayer plans further expansion in Asia
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The Bayer Group plans to further expand its production, distribution network and research activities in Asia and considerably increase its sales in the region in the coming years.
SATURN demonstrated effect of intensive statin treatment on reducing atherosclerosis
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AstraZeneca announced full results from the SATURN (Study of Coronary Atheroma by InTravascular Ultrasound: Effect of Rosuvastatin Versus AtorvastatiN) study, which demonstrated that aggressive treatment with a statin can lower LDL-C ("bad" cholesterol) to an average of 70 mg/dL or less, increase HDL-C ("good" cholesterol) to an average of approximately 50 mg/dL, and reduce plaque in the arteries of the heart.
Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation's Together on Diabetes® Initiative Marks First Anniversary
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The Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation today marked World Diabetes Day and the first anniversary of its Together on Diabetes® initiative by awarding eight grants totaling $18.4 million to help communities and populations disproportionately affected by type 2 diabetes.
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