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Pfizer Inc. is one of the world’s largest pharmaceutical companies, formed in 1849 with its roots in Williamsburg in Brooklyn, New York. The company was started when two cousins, Charles Pfizer [...]

In 1928, the first antibiotic was discovered by Alexander Fleming. Called penicillin, a name that has been heard and used around the world, it revolutionized medicine and became the first [...]

HeartWare Ventricular Assist Device (HVAD) Pumps by HeartWare Inc.: Class I Recall The Medtronic HeartWare Ventricular Assist Device (HVAD) helps deliver blood from the heart to the rest of the [...]

Researchers at Salk Institute in La Jolla, California, have undergone a study to see whether aging can be reversed by reprogramming the genome. Not in humans of course, but rather in mice. And as [...]

Clinical trials have concluded for the use of Jardiance (empagliflozin) for the use in reducing the risk of cardiovascular death in type 2 diabetic adults. Jardiance is traditionally a diabetes [...]

Christmas is coming! How we all love Christmas! The family, the food, the gifts and of course the religious celebrations for many households. My favorite part of Christmas is the food of course; [...]

Every cancer patient these days expects some sort of side effect from the particularly harsh chemotherapy drugs on the market. It has become almost common place to expect that you might feel [...]

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Eucrisa (Crisaborole), manufactured by Pfizer Inc., for the treatment of mild to moderate atopic dermatitis, more commonly known as eczema, [...]

I love the few wrinkles that I have. They are symbolic of my life so far, the laughter, the hardship, maybe even the tears. But not all people think this way, in fact, some people will go to any [...]

What do you do if someone is choking? A large majority of the population only knows the answer to this question because of one man, Dr. Henry Heimlich. Dr. Heimlich was made famous by his [...]