Thomas Pearson , senior associate dean for clinical research and a member of the FDA panel that recommended Crestor be approved, points out that at the outset AstraZeneca had collected more data than all the other statins combined.

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Thomas was sent off by English referee Dave Pearson in the final minute and the Wales international appeared before a disciplinary hearing held by match commissioner Jean-Claude Legendre.

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