Major Bleed Risk Falls with Bivalirudin vs Heparin en Route to PCI for STEMI …

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SAN FRANCISCO, CA (updated)— The 30-day risk of death or major bleeding fell significantly in ST-elevation MI (STEMI) patients treated with bivalirudin (Angiomax, the Medicines Company) compared with heparin-based management, both initiated prior to …
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BREO® ELLIPTA(TM) now available in the U.S. for the treatment of COPD

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RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. and SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Oct. 30, 2013 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — GlaxoSmithKline plc (lse/nyse:GSK) and Theravance, Inc. (NASDAQ:THRX) today announced that BREO ELLIPTA, a once-daily prescription medicine for …
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Editorial: Herrera for city attorney

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With regard to City College of San Francisco, Herrera's office recently filed a lawsuit against the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges, alleging that the private agency unlawfully allowed its advocacy and political bias to …
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Five Prime Therapeutics Inc (FPRX): Five Prime: A Growing Oncology And …

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Once a rarely used subset of medical treatments, protein therapeutics have increased dramatically in number and frequency of use since the introduction of the first recombinant protein therapeutic – human insulin – 25 years ago. Protein therapeutics …
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