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Doctors testify in Livezey hearing – Calaveras Enterprise
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Biogen Idec to buy Stromedix for up to $562M – Mass High Tech
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Biogen Idec Chief George Scangos Among 25 Most Influential People in Biopharma … – Citybizlist (press release)
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Orders on Cadaver Transplantation Programme issued – The Hindu
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Abbott's Tacrolimus assay provides consistent medication monitoring for organ … – News-Medical.net
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Procoralan® Receives European Approval for Use in Heart Failure – SYS-CON Media (press release)
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