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Valeant to buy contact-lens giant Bausch & Lomb for $4.5 billion
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc., Canada's largest publicly traded drug maker, is continuing an acquisition spree with an agreement to buy eye-care giant Bausch & Lomb Holdings Inc. for $4.5 billion. The Montreal company, which announced the...
Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Toronto Stock Exchange, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, Bausch & Lomb
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Daily sunscreen use slows signs of aging skin, study finds
As if reducing the threat of skin cancer was not enough, scientists report that they have shown using sunscreen daily can slow the signs of aging skin -- even into middle age. Skin ages as people age, obviously. The sun is a major culprit in the skin&...
Tags: Internists, Skin Cancer, Internal Medicine, Medical Research, Placebo
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Avandia review by FDA examines whether dangers were overdrawn
Three years after the Food and Drug Administration was taken to task for overlooking safety problems with the diabetes drug Avandia, a panel of FDA advisors met Wednesday to open a two-day review of the research that guided the agency's actions. The...
Tags: Chemical Industry, U.S. Department of Justice, Healthcare Provider, Medical Research, Cardiologists
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Farmer loses seed patent case
WASHINGTON — Monsanto Co. and other companies that patent seeds may prohibit farmers from growing a second crop from their genetically modified seeds, the Supreme Court ruled unanimously. The closely watched decision was a clear victory for...
Tags: Elena Kagan, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, Fatigue, Monsanto Company, Invention and Innovation
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PepsiCo-Lil Wayne split marks shaky alliance of rappers, business
Corporations are quick to recruit rappers to sell their soft drinks, shoes and smartphones — but the moment there's a whiff of controversy, they are just as quick to cut them loose. The latest example is PepsiCo and Lil Wayne. Last week, the...
Tags: Civil Rights, Meek Mill, Music, Twitter, Inc., Ecstacy (drug)
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Stephen J. Ryan dies at 73; longtime dean of USC medical school
While USC conducted a nationwide search for a dean for its school of medicine, Dr. Stephen J. Ryan stepped in as interim dean in 1991, expecting to serve for six months. He held the job a record 13 years. During his tenure as dean, it became known as...
Tags: Medical Specialization, Education, Johns Hopkins University, Medical Research, Macular Degeneration
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Letters: Pot's place in medicine
Re "The marijuana measures," Editorial, May 10 Your editorial supporting Measure D mentions medical marijuana as a treatment for glaucoma patients. In my 25 years as a glaucoma sufferer, I have never been prescribed marijuana. In fact, research...Tags: Glaucoma, Health Treatments, Medical Marijuana Therapy
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Baseball: No. 1 seeds Mater Dei, Bonita and Paraclete all lose
Varsity Times InsiderThere were so many breaking news stories on Thursday regarding the opening round of the Southern Section baseball playoffs that one story hardly is enough. Three No. 1 seeded teams -- Mater Dei in Division 1, Bonita in Division 3...... -
Generic version of narcotic Opana still for sale despite concerns
Federal regulators said Friday they would continue to allow sales of generic Opana, a narcotic painkiller similar to OxyContin, even though the pills are prone to abuse. Like OxyContin, Opana is an extended-release narcotic designed to offer pain...Tags: OxyContin (drug), Pain, Prescription Drugs, Food and Drug Administration
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FDA allows sales of generic Opana painkiller to continue
Federal regulators said Friday that they would continue to allow sales of generic Opana, a narcotic painkiller similar to OxyContin, even though the pills are prone to abuse. Like OxyContin, Opana is an extended-release narcotic designed to offer pain...Tags: OxyContin (drug), Pain, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, New Products, Prescription Drugs
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Baseball: The home run that keeps on going [Video]
Varsity Times InsiderOn the second pitch in the bottom of the first inning on Thursday, Jake Bauers of Huntington Beach Marina sent the ball flying over the right-field fence against Norco. It was one of those moon shots seen at a big-league...... -
California Senate requires larger print for drug labels
Ever squinted to read the directions on a medicine bottle but couldn’t make out the small print? California lawmakers have the prescription to solve that problem. The state Senate has approved legislation requiring pharmacists to print specific,...
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