Novo Nordisk's Ryzodeg Approved for Diabetes Treatment in Japan

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Danish pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk (NYSE: NVO ) announced last week that its diabetes-fighting insulin drug Ryzodeg has been approved for sale in Japan by the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare. Ryzodeg is a combination of long …
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Gazette opinion: Community agenda: Let's move Montana forward in 2013

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In the two-year period of 2010-2011, at least 452 Montanans killed themselves, according to the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services. The state's suicide rate is double the national average and the highest among the 50 states.
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FDA approves Sirturo for pulmonary TB

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“Multi-drug resistant tuberculosis poses a serious health threat throughout the world, and Sirturo provides much-needed treatment for patients who don't have other therapeutic options available, Edward Cox, MD, MPH, director of the Office of …
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J&J fast-tracked TB drug OK'd by FDA on last day of the year

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Bloomberg said there were about 400,000 cases of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in 2011. Those were mostly in China, India, the Russian Federation and South Africa. Getting FDA approval will expedite approvals for the drug in other parts of the world …
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