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No longer depressed, or on meds 

MINNEAPOLIS STAR-TRIBUNE

MINNEAPOLIS _ Henry Quant was just 5 years old and bedridden with chronic fevers when he began taking pills for anxiety and depression.

His mother knew that the drugs helped, but they made her nervous.

"The really scary part," Elizabeth Quant said, "is we don't know what these do long term."

This summer, under the watchful eye of his physician, Henry, now 7, replaced his antidepressants with vitamins and learned some stress-relief exercises to calm himself.

"Now he's doing better and better," said his mother, who lives with her husband, Shawn, and... Read more

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GlaxoSmithKline to Cut 850 Jobs
THE NEWS & OBSERVER
Sep. 30--The latest round of job cuts at British pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline calls for the elimination of 850 research and development positions company-wide, including an undisclosed number in Research Triangle Park. The plans announced... Read more
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New Anti-Viral Agent is Developed

UNITED PRESS INTERNATIONAL

British scientists say they've developed an anti-viral agent using a naturally occurring influenza "protecting virus." University of Warwick researchers said their newly created anti-viral agent... Read more

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Cephalon to Pay $425 Million to Settle Federal Cases

THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER

Sep. 29--Acting U.S. Attorney in Philadelphia Laurie Magid announced today the filing of a criminal information against, and a civil settlement with, Cephalon Inc. for the off-label-marketing of... Read more

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ImClone could name $70-a-share bidder on Wednesday

ASSOCIATED PRESS

NEW YORK - ImClone Systems Inc. says it expects either a proposal or rejection by Wednesday from a yet-to-be named potential buyer offering $70 per share. The offer, from a large pharmaceutical... Read more

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Caraco Plans Expansion at Detroit Plant
UNITED PRESS INTERNATIONAL
Drug company Caraco Pharmaceutical Laboratories Ltd. said Tuesday it would expand its Detroit manufacturing facility to almost twice its present size. The company said it was planning on a $22 million plant expansion project that would add 600... Read more
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Watson Medicine Shows Promise

LOS ANGELES TIMES

Watson Pharmaceuticals Inc.'s experimental drug for prostate enlargement reduced symptoms without significant blood pressure or heart side effects, the company said. Silodosin, which Corona-based... Read more

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FDA: Statins Don't Increase ALS Risk

UNITED PRESS INTERNATIONAL

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says it has determined statins do not increase the incidence of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or Lou Gehrig's Disease. The FDA's review began in 2007 after... Read more

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Cephalon Settles Charges for $425 Million

THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER

By Linda Loyd, The Philadelphia Inquirer Sep. 30--In what prosecutors called the largest health-care settlement in federal court here, Cephalon Inc. will pay $425 million to settle criminal and... Read more

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Cephalon Fined $437M for Pushing 'Off-Label' Use

THE PHILADELPHIA DAILY NEWS

By Michael Hinkelman, Philadelphia Daily News Sep. 30--Drugmaker Cephalon has agreed to plead guilty in federal court to distributing misbranded drugs and to pay $437 million in fines,... Read more

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Cephalon Finalizes $425M to Settle Federal Charges

THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER

Sep. 29--Laurie Magid, acting U.S. Attorney in Philadelphia, announced today that Cephalon Inc. will pay $425 million to settle allegations of off-label marketing of three of the company's drugs. ... Read more

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Cephalon to pay $425M for improper drug marketing

ASSOCIATED PRESS

PHILADELPHIA - Drug maker Cephalon on Monday completed a previously announced $425 million civil settlement with federal authorities over off-label drug marketing. Cephalon Inc. marketed three... Read more

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N.O. Settles With Framed Drug Suspects

UNITED PRESS INTERNATIONAL

The city of New Orleans has paid out $85,000 to settle a case in which three men said they were framed by a team of rogue narcotics officers. The settlement stems from a 2002 raid on a tire shop... Read more

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