AstraZneca Gets OK for Expanded Crestor Use – Phramalive.com

February 9th, 2010  |  Published in Healthy Meals

WASHINGTON — Federal regulators have granted Anglo-Swedish drug maker AstraZeneca approval to market its cholesterol pill Crestor as a preventive measure against heart attack and stroke in patients with healthy cholesterol levels.

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Sanofi buys into consumer health market (The Globe and Mail)

December 22nd, 2009  |  Published in Balanced Diet, Exercise

From itches to arthritic pain relief, consumers globally are increasingly treating their own maladies, a shift French drug maker Sanofi-Aventis aims to embrace with its $1.9-billion (U.S.) purchase of Tennessee-based Chattem Inc.

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Health Buzz: FDA Panel Says Crestor Benefits People With Normal … – US News and World Report

December 17th, 2009  |  Published in Healthy Meals

A Food and Drug Administration advisory panel has voted to recommend Crestor, a cholesterol-lowering drug, for use in people without high cholesterol, the Associated Press reports . If the FDA follows its recommendation, drug maker AstraZeneca may …

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