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Merit Medical Systems, Inc. (MMSI:
) said that it will enter the microcatheter market with the introduction of the Merit Maestro Microcatheter in the United States during the first quarter of 2009. The company recently received clearance for the microcatheter from the Food and Drug Administration. Microcatheters are used to deliver various diagnostic, embolic and therapeutic materials to treat uterine Read the rest of this entry »

LONDON (AP) — Doctors have long assumed that most antidepressants are interchangeable. But according to a new study, Zoloft and Cipralex work slightly better than 10 other popular drugs, and should be psychiatrists’ first choice for patients with moderate to severe depression.
Previous research found few differences between antidepressants. A U.S. government study in 2006 concluded that patients with major depression did equally well on different Read the rest of this entry »

DUBLIN, Ohio
,
Feb. 17
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Cardinal Health today
announced it has reached agreement with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
on an amended consent decree regarding the company’s infusion pump products.
for its Alaris(R) SE pumps, which resulted in the company implementing a new
quality system on
April 2, 2008
. Under the amended agreement, which is subject
to approval by the U.S. District Court for the Southern Read the rest of this entry »

DANVILLE — A teenager has died after he was shot in the neck Tuesday night, the Contra Costa County Coroner’s Office said.
Police are investigating the shooting and have not released a motive for the attack.
Officers were called about 9:15 p.m. to the intersection of El Capitan and Borica drives and found the victim lying in front of a home with a gunshot wound to his throat, police said. It was not immediately clear how the shooting occurred.
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