Merck Says Cholesterol Drug Failed to Show Benefit

Merck says cholesterol drug failed to show benefit

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WHITEHOUSE STATION, N.J. — Drugmaker Merck & Co. said it will not seek U.S. approval for its cholesterol drug Tredaptive and is recommending doctors abroad stop prescribing it to new patients, based on failed study results. The company … Cowen & Co …
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Controversial Surgery for Addiction Burns Away Brain's Pleasure Center

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In 2004, the Ministry of Health in China banned this procedure due to lack of data on long term outcomes and growing outrage in Western media over ethical issues about whether the patients were fully aware of the risks. …. Carl Hart, associate …
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4 Biotech Names With Major Market Potential: Michael Higgins

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Do you think investors place too much emphasis on pivotal trial data, advisory committee votes and Prescription Drug User Fee Act [PDUFA] outcomes when, in some cases, a product's market potential might not even merit that amount of due diligence …
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Ecstasy-Assisted Psychotherapy Effective, Durable for PTSD

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A long-term follow-up study, led by Michael Mithoefer, MD, a psychiatrist in private practice in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, showed that 74% of patients with PTSD who were unresponsive to other treatments sustained symptom resolution for an average …
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