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FDA Approves New Indication for Crestor
Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:45:00 -0500
On Feb. 8 the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the cholesterol-lowering medication Crestor (rosuvastatin) for some patients who are at increased risk of heart disease but have not been diagnosed with it. The new indication is for reducing the likelihood of a heart attack or stroke or the need for a procedure to treat blocked or narrowed arteries in patients who have never been told they have heart disease but are nevertheless at increased risk of a cardiac event.
FDA Unveils Initiative to Reduce Unnecessary Radiation Exposure from Medical Imaging
Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:54:00 -0500
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced Subscribe to Department_of_Health_and_Human_Services RSS feed

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