Miami physician Roberto Rodriguez, 54, was sentenced Monday to eight years in prison and ordered to pay more than $9 million in restitution for his role in a Medicare fraud scheme involving HIV infusion services.

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Swiss drugmaker Novartis (NOVN.VX) is in talks to buy parts of Irish peer Elan (ELN.I), including its flagship multiple sclerosis products and its Alzheimer’s disease pipeline, the Sunday Times said.
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The Chemic Consulting Consortium is a group of expert professionals which provide direct access to the Pharmaceutical, Biotech, and Medical Device communities who can provide guidance from Pharmaceutical Product Development through Agency Registration.
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New data demonstrate that treatment with Afinitor® (everolimus) Tablets in combination with Sandostatin® LAR® (octreotide acetate suspension for injection) and Afinitor monotherapy may have the potential to control tumor growth in patients with advanced pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (NET). These results will be presented at the 11th World Congress on Gastrointestinal Cancer in Barcelona, Spain
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Biovitrum AB (publ) (STO: BVT) and iNovacia AB today announced an agreement to transfer the preclinical GPR 119 and SCD-1 projects from Biovitrum to iNovacia.
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