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1. MS Drug Partnership Raises New Hopes In A Tough Market - Investor's Business Daily - Fri 5:52 pm ET
Researchers haven't had much success coming up with a drug to treat progressive multiple sclerosis.
2. Schering-Plough CEO says rebuilding plan on track - AP - Fri 5:01 pm ET
Schering-Plough Corp.'s chief executive told shareholders Friday the company remains on track five years into his rebuilding program, with a wider range of products and more drugs in late-stage development.
3. FDA stresses birth defect risks with Roche drug - AP - Fri 4:54 pm ET
Health regulators warned again Friday that Roche and Novartis drugs prescribed to organ transplant patients can cause miscarriages and birth defects when used by pregnant women.
4. New Pfizer Data in Lung Cancer, Ewing's Sarcoma, Prostate Cancer and Other Difficult-to-Treat Tumor Types to Be Presented at ASCO - Business Wire - Fri 10:05 am ET
NEW YORK----Pfizer announced today that study results across several difficult-to-treat cancers will be presented at the 44th American Society of Clinical Oncology annual meeting in Chicago from May 30 to June 3, 2008.
5. Opening Glance: Pharmaceuticals - AP - Fri 9:54 am ET
Shares of large pharmaceutical companies lacked direction in early Friday trading. The broader market slipped as investors digested new record highs for oil and a surprising jump in new home construction.
6. Abbott Launches Next-Generation StarClose(R) SE Vascular Closure System - PR Newswire - Fri 1:02 am ET
Abbott today announced the launch of the StarClose® SE Vascular Closure System, a next-generation vessel closure device engineered to enable fast, safe and secure closure of the femoral artery access site following a catheterization procedure.
7. Abbott to Present Data on Novel Cancer Treatments at American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting - PR Newswire - Thu 9:00 pm ET
Abbott scientists will highlight the latest clinical trial data of several investigative compounds in the company's oncology pipeline at this year's American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting, scheduled for May 30 in Chicago.
8. Strength and Innovation of Novartis Oncology Products and Pipeline With Potential to Improve Patient Treatment Demonstrated by More Than 170 Abstracts at ASCO Annual Meeting - PR Newswire - Thu May 15
Novartis Oncology announced today that the 44th annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology will include an unprecedented amount of research drawing from Novartis Oncology's robust pipeline of investigational compounds and existing cancer therapies.
9. Correction: Merck shareholder story - AP - Thu May 15
In an April 22 story about pharmaceutical company Merck's annual meeting, The Associated Press erroneously described a question posed to Chief Executive Officer Richard Clark.
10. Lilly Employees from Nearly 50 Nations Participate in Company's First-Ever Global Day of Service - PR Newswire - Thu May 15
Thousands of Eli Lilly and Company employees in nearly 50 nations are rolling up their sleeves today to help address local community needs in celebration of Lilly's first-ever Global Day of Service, possibly the largest corporate volunteer initiative to ever take place on one day.
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