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Dec. 23 (Bloomberg) — Jurors said in 2007 that a Pfizer Inc. unit should pay more than $8 million in punitive damages to a woman
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Glaxo Said to Have Paid $1 Billion in Paxil Suits
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CT Brain Perfusion Scans Safety Investigation
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Risk of Neural Tube Birth Defects following prenatal exposure to Valproate
The FDA is reminding health care professionals about the increased risk of neural tube defects and other major birth defects, such as craniofacial defects and
The FDA May Tighten Rules on Omniscan, a GE MRI Drug
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Wal-Mart to Pay $40M to Workers in Mass.
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