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Hackers can remotely kill hospital patients with drug pumps, IT expert discovers
2015-06-11 13:58:30| Wireless - Topix.net
Serious alarm is finally being raised over drug pumps in thousands of hospitals around the world being vulnerable to hacking. RT spoke to the security expert whose previous warnings were ignored - until he proved hackers could kill patients remotely.
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FDA panel backs Amgen cholesterol drug for some patients
2015-06-11 08:41:53| Biotech - Topix.net
" Federal health advisers said that a highly-anticipated cholesterol-lowering drug from Amgen Inc. should be approved for patients with dangerously high levels of the artery-clogging substance. But as with their review of a similar drug a day earlier, the Food and Drug Administration experts stressed Wednesday that long-term results are needed to judge the drug's real benefit.
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FDA panel backs first-in-class cholesterol drug
2015-06-10 01:17:06| Biotech - Topix.net
Federal health advisers on Tuesday recommended approval for a highly-anticipated cholesterol drug from Sanofi and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, but with the caveat that more data is needed about its long-term ability to reduce heart attacks. The expert panel recommended by a 13-3 vote that the Food and Drug Administration approve the injectable drug, called Praluent.
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Panel recommends approval of new cholesterol drug
2015-06-10 01:17:05| Biotech - Topix.net
A Food and Drug Administration advisory committee on Tuesday recommended approval of a new type of experimental cholesterol-fighting drug that could be more potent and carry fewer side effects than statins, which are among the most prescribed drugs in the United States. The agency will likely follow the advisory committee's advice when it decides whether to approve the drug, alirocumab from Sanofi SA and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc., for patients later this summer.
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No Heart Safety Issues Seen With Merck Januvia Diabetes Drug: Study
2015-06-09 17:50:34| Biotech - Topix.net
Details of a large heart safety study presented on Monday appear to give Merck and Co's diabetes drug Januvia a clean bill of health, possibly setting the stage for a return to sales growth for the drugmaker's biggest product. Merck in April said the study, called Tecos, of 14,724 patients with type 2 diabetes and a history of heart disease demonstrated that adding Januvia to usual care did not increase major heart problems any more than adding a placebo, removing a cloud that has been holding back sales of the medicine and the company's share price.
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