FPI Overnight Brief

Published July 15, 2010

FPI Overnight Brief
Three coordinated bombings killed an estimated 76 people in Uganda late Sunday and underscored the ambitions of a shadowy Somali militant group that is torn between toppling Somalia’s government and hitting out at other African targets in the same way as its al Qaeda allies have sought to destabilize Afghanistan and Pakistan.
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FDA panel: Diabetes drug should stay on market
GlaxoSmithKline’s drug Avandia should stay on the market, federal health experts voted Wednesday, but the controversial diabetes pill should be subject to new restrictions due to risky heart side effects. A panel of Food and Drug Administration advisers voted… Food and Drug Administration – Pharmaceutical drug – Myocardial infarction – Rosiglitazone – Health
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U.S. meeting nears on risks of Glaxo diabetes drug
A heated three-year safety debate about a GlaxoSmithKline Plc diabetes pill reaches a climax this week as opponents and backers face off at a U.S. meeting that will help decide the drug’s fate.
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