North Chicago Business
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Abbott recalls infant formula on bug contaminationSep 22, 2010 11:00 pm - Abbott Laboratories said Wednesday it is recalling millions of containers of its best-selling Similac infant formula that may be contaminated with insect parts. The volu...
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Abbott to roll out two new nutrition shakesSep 16, 2010 11:00 pm - Responding to the growing needs of America's aging baby boomer population, Abbott Thursday introduced two new nutrition shakes - Ensure Muscle Health and Ensure Clinical...
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Abbott's diet pill Meridia faces FDA scrutiny over heart risksSep 12, 2010 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Almost a year after studies showed the diet pill Meridia increases heart attack and stroke risk, U.S. health regulators announced they will consider pullin...
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Local cardboard box makers accused of price fixingSep 09, 2010 11:00 pm - Lake Forest-based Packaging Corp. of America, International Paper Co. and seven other containerboard makers were sued and accused of conspiring to fix the price of mater...
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Abbott's new dissolving stent may be 'next revolution'Sep 08, 2010 11:00 pm - John Lamb, a retired auto mechanic in New Zealand, was the first patient to get one of Abbott Laboratories' experimental heart stents to treat chest pains. In a sense, h...
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Abbott abandons plans to sell vaccines businessSep 02, 2010 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Drug and medical device firm Abbott Laboratories said Friday it has abandoned plans to sell its vaccines unit, less than three months after exploring sales...
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Abbott's Meridia raises heart attack, stroke risk in studySep 01, 2010 11:00 pm - Abbott Laboratories' weight-loss pill Meridia increases the risk of heart attacks and strokes in people with heart disease, according to a study published in the New Eng...
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Eisai, Abbott seek wider use of Humira in JapanAug 29, 2010 11:00 pm - Eisai Co. and Abbott Laboratories are seeking Japanese approval for wider use of the arthritis medicine Humira. The companies sought approval to use the monoclonal antib...
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Abbott Labs' Humira honoredAug 24, 2010 11:00 pm - Merck & Co.'s Remicade, Pfizer Inc.'s Enbrel and Libertyville Township-based Abbott Laboratories' Humira won the backing of the U.K. National Institute for Health and Cl...
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Abbott's Simcor gains approvalJul 28, 2010 11:00 pm - Libertyville Township-based Abbott received U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval for two new dosage strengths of Simcor, a cholesterol medication. The new dosage s...