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TABLE-J-Bridge <9318.T>-6mth group results 10:00pm EST

6 months ended 6 months ended Full year to Full year ended Full Article

UPDATE 2-U.S. FDA tackles gray area of social media 7:40pm EST

* FDA urged to communicate with Wikipedia, other sites (Recasts more comments from Google, Yahoo, Johnson & Johnson) Full Article

UPDATE 1-Cephalon, Barr settle patent infringement suit 6:06pm EST

NEW YORK, Nov 12 (Reuters) - Cephalon Inc said on Thursday it has come to an agreement to settle its patent infringement dispute with Barr Pharmaceuticals over the pain drug Fentora. Full Article

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UPDATE 1-Medidata Solutions Q3 beats market, raises 2009 outlook 5:21pm EST

Nov 12 (Reuters) - Software maker Medidata Solutions Inc posted a quarterly profit that handily beat market estimates as revenue from application services jumped 36 percent, and raised its 2009 outlook. Full Article

Canada shrugs off cost of flu vaccination campaign 3:56pm EST

OTTAWA, Nov 12 (Reuters) - Canada's top medical official defended the national H1N1 vaccination campaign on Thursday, and said the costs of doing nothing would be far higher than the money spent immunizing millions of people. Full Article

New Issue-Zimmer Holdings sells $1 bln in two parts 3:47pm EST

Nov 12 (Reuters) - Zimmer Holdings Inc on Thursday sold $1 billion of notes in two parts, said IFR, a Thomson Reuters service. Full Article

Zimmer Holdings sells $1 bln debt in 2 parts - IFR 3:31pm EST

NEW YORK, Nov 12 (Reuters) - Zimmer Holdings Inc on Thursday sold $1 billion of debt in a two-part sale, said IFR, a Thomson Reuters service. Full Article

New Issue-Quest Diagnostics sells $750 mln of notes 3:06pm EST

Nov 12 (Reuters) - Quest Diagnostics on Thursday sold $750 million of notes in two parts, said IFR, a Thomson Reuters service. Full Article

UPDATE 1-U.S. FDA tackles gray area of social media 1:12pm EST

* Lilly: hesitant to use social media without FDA clarity Full Article

Zimmer Holdings launches $1 bln 2-part debt sale 12:18pm EST

NEW YORK, Nov 12 (Reuters) - Zimmer Holdings Inc on Thursday launched a $1.0 billion two-part debt sale, said IFR, a Thomson Reuters service. Full Article

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Hassan sees Merck retaining Remicade 2:17pm EST

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Fred Hassan, former head of Schering-Plough Corp, said Merck & Co is likely to prevail over Johnson & Johnson in its battle to retain overseas rights to the blockbuster arthritis drug Remicade. Full Article

FDA chief defends H1N1 vaccine supply

Glaxo sees recurring pandemic flu business