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What drugs are going generic this year and next
Dozens of brand-name prescription drugs are losing their patent protection, allowing generic versions to enter the market and consumers to save 30 to 80 percent on those medications, said David Belian, director of media relations for the Generic...
Tags: COPD, Allergies, Avandia (drug), Osteoporosis, Modafinil
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FDA formally approves new drug for Gaucher disease
Booster ShotsThe Food and Drug Administration on Friday formally approved a new drug called velaglucerase alfa for injection (tradenamed VPRIV) for treatment of the rare genetic disorder Gaucher disease. The agency has already been allowing the company to ship the... -
Jewish legacy inscribed on genes?
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterGregory Cochran has always been drawn to puzzles. This one had been gnawing at him for several years: Why are European Jews prone to so many deadly genetic diseases? Tay-Sachs disease. Canavan disease. More than a dozen more. It offended Cochran's sense...Tags: Applied Physics, Newspaper and Magazine, Malaria, Health and Safety at School, Science
Aug 1, 2012
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