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Amgen shares fall as company discloses additional FDA Prolia request, Arenesp data Amgen Inc. shares fell Thursday over the likelihood that the biotechnology ...
Amgen Inc. said Monday the Food and Drug Administration wants more information about its osteoporosis treatment Prolia before granting marketing approval. It delays a drug seen as a potential blockbuster for the company. In a letter, the FDA said it wants to ...
Bursitis is a relatively non-serious condition in which sacs of fluid found between joint cartilage becomes inflamed. These sacs are called bursae, hence the term "bursitis." Normally, bursae function as cushions between joints, making for the smooth, gliding motions with which we ...
UBS analyst boosts price target for Amgen stock, citing osteoporosis drug, stable business A UBS analyst on Monday boosted his price target on Amgen Inc., saying the launch of the company's osteoporosis drug denosumab should drive the stock's value. UBS analyst Maged ...
Synovis says it can sell tissue repair devices following California health inspection Synovis Life Technologies Inc. said Wednesday its orthopedic and wound care business passed a California health inspection, allowing it to make and sell two soft tissue repair products. The company ...
AP Enterprise: United States has no reliable system to track defective medical implants Three years ago, the maker of a surgical clip called the Hem-o-lok issued an urgent recall notice warning doctors to stop using the fasteners on living kidney donors. It ...
Analyst lifts Zimmer rating on new product launches, expects implant market recovery in 2010 Shares of Zimmer Holdings Inc. traded higher Monday after a Sanford Bernstein analyst upgraded the orthopedic implant maker, saying a series of new product launches should lead to ...
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who suffer from major depression are at risk for low bone mineral density (BMD), research hints. In the last 14 years, "ample research" has implicated major depression in bone loss and the bone-thinning disease osteoporosis, Dr. ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former Vice President Dick Cheney was undergoing surgery on Thursday to treat an often-debilitating back condition caused by pressure on the nerves in the lower spine, his office said. "Former Vice President Cheney went to The George Washington University ...
New research can lead your medical conditions in a different direction-if you find yourself with high cholesterol, it may be time to get a bone density test. There is a definite link between high cholesterol and osteoporosis, but the study also showed ...
Whether you feel a sharp stabbing sensation in your lower back or a dull ache around your shoulder blades, back pain can be distracting and even debilitating. Your sore back transmits signals through the spinal cord to the brain, where it is ...
