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Texas court tosses state Vioxx suit against Merck

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A Texas court has dismissed a lawsuit brought by the state against drugmaker Merck & Co that sought a refund for money spent on the withdrawn Vioxx pain treatment, the company said on Monday.

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Earnings Preview: Medtronic

Analysts Monitoring Heart Implant Sales As Medtronic Reports Second-quarter Earns (AP) WASHINGTON (AP) - Medtronic, the world's largest medical device maker, reports earnings for the second fiscal quarter of 2010 on Tuesday....

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Sector Snap: Homebuilders Gain On Home Sales Data

Sector Snap: Homebuilders Mostly Higher After Big Jump In Sales Of Existing Homes Last Month (AP) NEW YORK (AP) - Shares of most homebuilders moved higher Monday after a big jump in house resales last month. The National...

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U.S. slow to build new flu defenses

After a lethal bird flu virus emerged in Asia, U.S. officials launched an intense effort to build new defenses against a pandemic, including replacing an antiquated vaccine system, which depends on millions of chicken eggs.

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McCarron: Small banks too good to save?

"The government rescues banks that are 'too big to fail,' not ones that are too good to save." Pardon the sarcasm of my friend, a West Side community organizer, but he and a lot of his fellow do-gooders are still angry over the...

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2 Remain in Pizza Hut Pitch - Adweek

Adweek 2 Remain in Pizza Hut Pitch Adweek Still in contention are Gotham in New York and The Martin Agency in Richmond, Va., according to a client representative. Both shops are units of Interpublic ... and more »

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Mercedes-Benz sees robust growth in China sales

Daimler AG's Mercedes-Benz announced that its sales rose 55 percent in China in the first 10 months of this year to 50,700, making it the nation's fastest-growing luxury-vehicle brand, Bloomberg reported. Company officials...

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Africans In Germany: Chinedu Obasi Finds The Net For Hoffenheim (Goal.com)

James Momanyi, Goal.com 21 minutes ago Nigerian Chinedu Obasi found the back of the net over the weekend when his team Hoffenheim hammered Koeln 4-0 away at Rhein Energie Stadium on Saturday. Carlos Eduardo opened the...

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Nigeria: Ohakim Want Me Dead - Uba

Abuja — The managing editor of Weekend Mail, an Abuja-based newspaper; Maximus Uba, has raised alarm over a threat to his life by the governor of Imo State, Ikedi Ohakim. In a petition to the inspector -general of police,...

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Merck Set Fifth Consecutive New High For Year Friday

Merck & Co. (MRK) announced Friday morning that the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use of the European Medicines Agency recommended approval of ELONVA, as a treatment in controlled ovarian stimulation in combination...

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