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The Motley Fool September 24, 2007 Jack Uldrich	Nanotech Is in the Genes The FDA's stamp of approval on a genetic test that will help patients better understand how they will metabolize anti-blood clot medication gives Nanosphere extra allure. Investors should take note.
The Motley Fool August 24, 2007 Brian Orelli	Take Your Medicine; Earn Your Profits Personalized medicine offers investment ideas. Let's take a look at what this new catchphrase in the medical community actually means, and how investors can benefit from it.
The Motley Fool January 15, 2010 Brian Orelli	Oops, Sorry About That, Pfizer The FDA says there's no problem with Spiriva after all.
The Motley Fool February 24, 2011 Brian Orelli	Profit From Personalized Medicine Pfizer's drug works well, but consider these companies instead.
The Motley Fool February 13, 2009 Brian Orelli	Lynch Would Love This Company Double-digit revenue growth in this market is nothing to sneeze at, but that's what LabCorp has delivered.
The Motley Fool December 2, 2010 Brian Orelli	A Short FDA Delay. For What? GlaxoSmithKline and Valeant aren't saying.
The Motley Fool March 15, 2010 Brian Orelli	Warning: Not All Boxed Warnings Are Equal Plavix's is mild in comparison.
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Chemistry World September 24, 2010 Andrew Turley	End of the road for Avandia? The European Medicines Agency has decided the troubled diabetes drug should be pulled from the market while the US Food and Drug Administration has said it will 'significantly restrict' its use.
The Motley Fool August 29, 2011 Brian Orelli	Drug Approved for Few Patients -- but That's OK The age of personalized medicine is upon us. Earlier this month, the FDA approved Roche's melanoma drug Zelboraf for patients with a specific mutation in BRAF. And on Friday, the agency approved Pfizer's Xalkori for lung cancer patients that are ALK-positive.
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The Motley Fool January 11, 2011 Brian Orelli	A Clear Drug-Development Path -- Times 2 The FDA throws a fork in the road for Isis and Genzyme.
The Motley Fool July 15, 2010 Brian Orelli	The Blockbuster Drug Survives Another Body Blow Avandia is still standing.
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