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(BUSINESS WIRE)--As part of ongoing efforts to reduce disease and death caused by smoking and secondhand smoke exposure, the CDC Foundation and CDC have launched a new initiative to study the economic impact of smoke-free policies on restaurants and bars in nine states. Previous research shows that smoke-free policies that prohibit smoking in workplaces and public places, including restaurants and bars, reduce nonsmokers’ exposure to

(BUSINESS WIRE)--NEW YORK

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE) announced today that its Market Authorisation Application for tofacitinib (development code CP-690,550), a novel, oral JAK inhibitor being studied for the treatment of moderate-to-severe active rheumatoid arthritis (RA), has been validated by the European Medicines Agency (EMA). Validation means that the EMA has confirmed that the application is complete and the agency is beginning its review procedure

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pfizer announced today that the European Commission has approved Vyndaqel® (tafamidis) for the treatment of Transthyretin Familial Amyloid Polyneuropathy (TTR-FAP) in adult patients with stage 1 symptomatic polyneuropathy. TTR-FAP is a rare, progressive and fatal neurodegenerative disease that affects approximately 8,000 patients worldwide. 1,2,3 “A diagnosis of TTR-FAP, usually made in patients during their mid-

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Kathryn Joosten, two-time Emmy® Award-winning actress and star of Desperate Housewives and The West Wing, is opening up about her 10-year battle with lung cancer as part of a new national campaign, Lung Cancer Profiles. Lung Cancer Profiles aims to reduce the stigma associated with lung cancer by educating about the diversity of the disease inside and out. The campaign, created by Pfizer Oncology in collaboration with the

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) announced today top-line results for Toviaz (fesoterodine fumarate) Study A0221048 – Effectiveness and Safety of a Flexible Dose Regimen for Patients with Overactive Bladder including Nocturnal Urinary Urgency. The study met its primary endpoint, as treatment with Toviaz was found to be statistically significantly superior to placebo in reducing the mean number of urinary urgency episodes overnight

(BUSINESS WIRE)--THOUSAND OAKS, Calif.

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) announced today that it has completed its acquisition of Icagen, Inc., through the merger of its wholly owned subsidiary, Eclipse Acquisition Corp., with and into Icagen. Icagen is now a wholly-owned subsidiary of Pfizer. Under the terms of the transaction, each issued and outstanding share of Icagen common stock has been converted into the right to receive $6.00 in cash, without interest thereon, and

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) announced today that it has established a research collaboration with Medco Health Solutions, Inc. (NYSE: MHS) and its wholly owned subsidiary, United BioSource Corporation (UBC), aimed at more effectively matching patients with treatments that will benefit them the most, thereby improving patient outcomes. The collaboration is intended to enhance Pfizer’s precision medicine approach, which