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Facebook CEO turns 28: Does age matter?
NEW YORK (AP) — Don't let the hoodie and sneakers fool you. Mark Zuckerberg is no wet-behind-the-ears CEO. Facebook's chief executive turns 28 on Monday, setting in motion the social network's biggest week ever. The company is expected to start...Tags: Finance, Corporate Officers, University of California, Berkeley, Apple Inc., Financing and Stock Offerings
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Apple names Arthur Levinson chairman
CUPERTINO, Calif. (AP) — Apple has named board member Arthur Levinson as its chairman. He fills a vacancy left open when Apple co-founder Steve Jobs died last month. Levinson, who is chairman of Genentech Inc., has been co-lead director on Apple...Tags: The Walt Disney Co., Steve Jobs
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Cancer-fighting pill shows promise in battle against melanoma
MISHAWAKA--- Doctors say a cancer-fighting pill shows promising signs in the fight against melanoma -- the most deadly form of skin cancer.
A local oncologist says drug is not a cure, but it shrank tumors and patients who used the drug lived longer....Tags: Cancer, Physical Conditions, Food and Drug Administration, Skin Cancer, Health Treatments
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DEALTALK-Novartis' Vasella exit opens door to Roche stake sale
Reuters* Novartis' one-third stake in Roche built up under Vasella * Vasella exit, retirement of Roche chairman could thaw relations * Roche seen as most likely buyer for the stake * Could make offer in second half of this year - analyst By Caroline...Tags: Elections, Merck & Company Incorporated, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, Parties and Movements, Swiss Confederation
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FDA approves Roche diagnostic for gene mutation in lung cancer
ReutersMay 14 (Reuters) - U.S. health regulators on Tuesday approved a test developed by Roche for a specific gene mutation present in about 10 percent of non-small cell lung cancers, and said the company's drug Tarceva could be used as an initial treatment in...Tags: Food and Drug Administration, Health Treatments, Chemotherapy, Roche Holding AG, Medical Procedures and Tests
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Bill would regulate 'biosimilar' drugs
SACRAMENTO — Two of the nation's largest biotech companies — Amgen Inc. of Thousand Oaks and Genentech Inc. of South San Francisco — are fighting in Sacramento to keep a tight grip on some of their most lucrative drugs. At stake is a...
Tags: U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations, Amgen Inc., Chemical Industry, Food and Drug Administration, Roche Holding AG
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International consortium releases hepatitis C data
Two antiviral drugs used to treat hepatitis C appear to work as well in the real world as they did during clinical trials, an international research consortium has observed. The consortium also released data that may help inform how doctors and patients...Tags: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, University of Chicago, Liver Disease, Drugs and Medicines, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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Passenger on flight out of Philly detained for not flushing toilet
PHILADELPHIA — A passenger who flew from Philadelphia to San Francisco was detained on arrival by federal agents after a vindictive flight attendant claimed he had not flushed a lavatory toilet, according to a federal suit. The suit, which seeks...Tags: FBI, Virgin Group, Ltd.
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Strategies for cutting the cost of prescription drugs
When Maggie Heim had a recurrence of ovarian cancer about a year after her initial treatment, her oncologist suggested that she take what he believed could be a lifesaving drug. There was just one problem: Her insurer wouldn't pay for it. The 59-year-...
Tags: Consumers, Chemical Industry, Multiple Sclerosis, Employment, Insurance
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HIV vaccine trial shut down
In another major setback for efforts to develop an HIV vaccine, federal researchers have shut down a key clinical trial after an independent panel of safety experts determined that volunteers who got an experimental vaccine appeared to be slightly more...Tags: Allergies, Merck & Company Incorporated, Chemical Industry, Medical Research, Vaccines
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Boeing, billionaire Penny Pritzker among Obama's donors
Tribune reporterIllinois donors to President Barack Obama’s second inauguration included aviation giant Boeing Co., which contributed $1 million, and billionaire Penny Pritzker, who gave $250,000, according to newly filed records. Pritzker, who is being vetted by...Tags: Elections, Lady Gaga, Gaming, Finance, Technology
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Major corporations backed inaugural festivities
WASHINGTON — President Obama's second inaugural committee raised a little more than $43 million to put on the official festivities surrounding his January swearing-in, backed by major donations from some of the country's biggest corporations,...Tags: Lady Gaga, Elections, Finance, Oakland (Chicago, Illinois), Economy, Business and Finance
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