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> The FDA has approved Takeda's new drug for high blood pressure. Edarbi tablets will enter a crowded field of blood pressure drugs, but Takeda hopes to carve out a niche for itself with data on 24-hour blood pressure results. Story
> As expected, Seattle Genetics has submitted its BLA for brentuximab in relapsed or refractory Hodgkin lymphoma and relapsed or refractory systemic anaplastic large cell lymphoma. Seattle Genetic release
> Shire has responded to the FDA's rejection of Firazyr for the treatment of HAE. Story
> Recruitment specialist ICTS has combined social media, a website and keyword ads in the start-up campaign for a client's rheumatology study. The digital combination, the service provider says, yielded a viral Internet marketing effect that shortened the enrollment timeline. Report
And Finally... After studying 120,000 older people over a decade, Dutch investigators have concluded that there's no evidence dairy intake--despite the fat--shortens lives. Report