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Immune system cancer drugs tipped to be a $35 billion market
ReutersLONDON (Reuters) - A new wave of medicines that tap the power of the immune system to fight cancer could become the biggest drug class in history, with potential sales of $35 billion a year. That bullish sales forecast by analysts at U.S. bank...Tags: Amgen Inc., Science and Technology, Health Treatments, Roche Holding AG, Novartis AG
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Howard County pets: What's the hype about raw diets?
Q: I’ve heard a lot about raw dog food, but it seems pricey. Is it safe? Are the health benefits substantial? A: Raw diets for dogs (including raw meat) have become increasingly popular. Some pet owners -- even some veterinarians -- swear by them,...
Tags: Diets and Dieting, Animal Science, Arable Farming, Herbal Supplements, Salmonella Infection
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Senate committee advances drug compounding bill
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. Senate committee on Wednesday unanimously approved legislation that would increase federal oversight for companies that compound and sell sterile drugs across state lines. The proposed legislation was introduced in response to...Tags: U.S. Senate, Meningitis, Drugs and Medicines, Politics, U.S. Congress
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READER SUBMITTED: Connecticut's First Robotic-Assisted Single Site Hysterectomy
HartfordA surgical team at Hartford Hospital performed the state's and New England's first da Vinci - or robotic-assisted single site hysterectomy on May 2. The patient's uterus was removed through one tiny incision in the belly button, making the procedure...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Women's Health, Hartford Hospital, Hysterectomy
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Merck's insomnia drug moves a step closer to U.S. approval
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Merck & Co's experimental insomnia drug moved a step closer to U.S. approval on Wednesday after a panel of medical experts said it is effective and safe at lower doses. The advisory panel was convened to help the U.S. Food and Drug...Tags: Car Safety Tips and Advice, Drugs and Medicines, Politics, Merck & Company Incorporated, Stanford University
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FDA staff says Merck's sleep drug effective, questions dosage
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Merck & Co's experimental insomnia drug suvorexant appears generally effective, according to reviewers at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, but they questioned the company's proposed dosing levels. The reviewers posted their...Tags: Car Safety Tips and Advice, Weight, Drugs and Medicines, Placebo, Merck & Company Incorporated
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XenoPort to drop multiple sclerosis drug, shares fall
Reuters(Reuters) - XenoPort Inc said it would stop development of an experimental multiple sclerosis treatment it planned to launch in 2015 after a late-stage trial failed to show significant improvement over a placebo. Shares of the company fell 26 percent...Tags: Stock Market, Drugs and Medicines, Stock Activities, Conservation, Biogen Idec Incorporated
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A birth control double standard
In the uproar about making the morning-after contraceptive known as Plan B available to our daughters, there has been no similar outcry about condoms and our sons. Anyone of any age can walk into a drugstore — as well as most grocery and big-box...
Tags: Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Birth Control, Science and Technology, Judges, Crime, Law and Justice
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Consumer watchdog: most sunscreens meet FDA standards, but questionable SPF ratings persist
AP Health WriterWASHINGTON (AP) — Sunbathers headed to the beach this summer will find new sunscreen labels on store shelves that are designed to make the products more effective and easier to use. But despite those long-awaited changes, many sunscreens continue to...Tags: Ultraviolet Radiation Exposure, Consumers, Skin Cancer, Dermatologists, Johnson & Johnson Inc.
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Totally Rad run in Bethlehem
It was as if Disney's animation department was put in charge of the napalm scene in the movie "Apocalypse Now." Flashes of intense color — hot pink, day-glow orange — streaked across the course of the Color Me Rad 5-kilometer run in...
Tags: Road Running, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Running
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Pointing to threat, pulling in profit
Tribune Washington BureauWASHINGTON -- Over the last decade, former Navy Secretary Richard J. Danzig, a prominent lawyer, presidential advisor and biowarfare consultant to the Pentagon and the Department of Homeland Security, has urged the government to counter what he called a...Tags: National Institutes of Health, U.S. House Committee on Homeland Security, Crime, Law and Justice, White House, George W. Bush
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Immune system cancer drugs tipped to be a $35 bln market
Reuters* Potential sales of $35 bln a year over next 10 years - Citigroup * Immunotherapy may be used in up to 60 percent of cancers * Bristol-Myers Squibb and Roche both upgraded to "buy" By Ben Hirschler LONDON, May 22 (Reuters) - A new wave of medicines...Tags: Amgen Inc., Science and Technology, Health Treatments, Roche Holding AG, Novartis AG
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