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Becton Dickinson Recalls Catheter, IV ProductsFebruary 8, 2010, 10:30 am by Wall Street JournalBecton Dickinson voluntarily recalled some 5.7 million products related to catheters and administering fluids intravenously, saying their use may cause serious injury or death.
More from Wall Street Journal Heart Test May Be Overused Wall Street Journal: March 10, 2010, 9:08 am A widely used test to detect blockages in the heart's arteries often turns up little or no evidence of disease, a study found, suggesting that patients are frequently exposed unnecessarily to the Surgical-Device Firms Walk Fine Line Wall Street Journal: March 10, 2010, 8:19 am Heart surgery devices often used to treat a common type of faulty heartbeat haven't been approved by the government for that use. Yet these products are used almost exclusively to treat that FDA Will Review Fosamax, Boniva for Safety Wall Street Journal: March 10, 2010, 6:33 am The review, of a class of drugs known as bisphosphonates that are commonly prescribed to treat osteoporosis and designed to build bone mass, will try to determine if they increase the risk Cosmetic Surgery Fell in '09 Wall Street Journal: March 9, 2010, 12:03 pm There were 10 million surgical and nonsurgical procedures last year, down 2.4% from 2008, according to a survey. Push to Cure Rare Diseases Wall Street Journal: March 9, 2010, 7:20 am Staff members at the Food and Drug Administration are doing something unusual. They are leaving Washington to help drug makers take a crucial step in developing drugs for rare diseases.
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