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FDA Widens Crestor ApprovalFebruary 8, 2010, 6:27 am by Wall Street JournalThe Food and Drug Administration Monday approved wider use of Crestor, AstraZeneca PLC's cholesterol-lowering drug, allowing the company to market the drug to patients who don't have signs of heart disease.
More from Wall Street Journal 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. Sanofi, Merck to Revive Venture Wall Street Journal: March 9, 2010, 5:56 am The drug companies said they plan to re-form a joint venture that would be the world's largest seller of animal medications, motivated in part by growing demand for livestock and meat in Abbott to Buy Facet Biotech Wall Street Journal: March 9, 2010, 5:31 am Abbott Labs will bulk up its product pipeline with a $722 million deal for Facet Biotech, which had rebuffed overtures from development partner Biogen Idec. When Anger Is an Illness Wall Street Journal: March 8, 2010, 11:29 am Anger-management programs have become antidotes for road raging, office freak-outs and fury-induced vandalism. What's not clear is if the programs work.
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