Pfizer’s Sutent Receives FDA Approval To Include New First-Line Advanced Kidney Cancer Data In Label

Pfizer Inc said today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved new labeling of Sutent(R) (sunitinib malate) which includes first-line treatment of advanced renal cell carcinoma (RCC), a type of advanced kidney cancer, based on results of…

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Advanced BioHealing Enrolls First Patient In Celaderm(TM) Pilot Venous Leg Ulcer Clinical Trial

Advanced BioHealing, Inc. (ABH) announced today that it has enrolled the first patient in its initial Celaderm(TM) pilot study. The study, whose primary purpose is to evaluate the safety of Celaderm in humans, will also assess the potential for Celaderm…

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Statin Therapy Associated With Regression Of Coronary Atherosclerosis With Key Lipid Level Changes

An analysis of data from four clinical trials suggests that statin therapy is associated with regression of coronary atherosclerosis when low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C or “bad” cholesterol) is substantially reduced and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C or “good” cholesterol) is increased,…

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Senate Finance Committee Leaders ‘Stop Short’ Of Endorsing Norwalk As Permanent CMS Administrator

The leaders of the Senate Finance Committee, which would conduct confirmation hearings on nominations for a permanent CMS administrator, on Tuesday “stopped short” of endorsing acting agency administrator Leslie Norwalk for the position, CQ HealthBeat reports. Committee Chair Max Baucus…

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EPG Patient Direct – A Portal Enabling The Millions Of Patients Seeking Knowledge And Information About Personal Care And Health

IMR International Limited, developers of e-communication and clinical information solutions, today announced that it will launch EPG Patient Direct in June 2007. The service, designed specifically for public and patient use, will provide visitors with access to a vast range…

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Wal-Mart, SEIU, Others To Launch Campaign Seeking Universal Health Coverage, Shared Responsibility

Wal-Mart Stores and the Service Employees International Union on Wednesday in a joint news conference will announce “a major new campaign with a focus on health care,” according to a news release issued Tuesday, the AP/Houston Chronicle reports (AP/Houston Chronicle,…

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