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U.S. Supreme Court rules for Monsanto in patent fight
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - In a ruling that drew sighs of relief from the biotechnology industry, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Monday that an Indiana farmer violated agribusiness company Monsanto Co.'s patent for a type of soybean. The court agreed...Tags: Monsanto Company, Biotechnology Industry, Justice System, Lawyers, Politics
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Don't mandate labeling for gene-altered foods
Should the government require companies to label food that contains genetically modified organisms? Last November, California voters rejected a ballot initiative that would require such labeling, but bills that would do so were recently introduced in...Tags: Consumers, Science, Health, Medical Research, U.S. Senate
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Navari gets $2.1M research grant
SOUTH BEND -- Dr. Rudolph Navari, a South Bend oncologist, has received a $2.1 million grant for a national study to address chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting. Navari is associate dean and director of Indiana University School of Medicine-South...Tags: Chemotherapy, Medical Research, Lung Cancer, Vomiting, Health Treatments
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Amgen aims to restock its medicine cabinet
Amgen Inc. is a biotechnology company that develops medicines used in the treatment of cancer, kidney disease, arthritis, bone disease and other serious illnesses. The Thousand Oaks company's top-selling products include arthritis medication Enbrel,...
Tags: Erythropoietin, Medical Research, Biotechnology Industry, Ovarian Cancer, Health Treatments
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OC Marathon: Runner uses 'Hope' to press on
It's tremendously fitting that an inspirational half-marathon runner in Sunday's OC Marathon has the first name of Hope. Hope Zayas, a 42-year-old Costa Mesa resident, has used hope amid great despair in the form of breast cancer over the past year...
Tags: Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), Chemotherapy, Health Treatments, Running, Science and Technology
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Big drugmakers think small with nanomedicine deals
Reuters* Nanomedicine promises greater precision and monitoring * Pfizer, Amgen, AstraZeneca among firms placing bets * Early-stage research but scientists see momentum building By Ben Hirschler LONDON, May 3 (Reuters) - Is nanomedicine the next big thing? A...Tags: Preventative Medicine, Medical Research, Pharmaceuticals, Allergies, Nanotechnology
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Vertex posts quarterly loss as hepatitis C drug sales fall
ReutersApril 30 (Reuters) - Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc on Tuesday reported a fourth successive quarterly loss as sales of its hepatitis C drug, Incivek, continued to plunge, but the biotechnology company raised its forecast for sales of a cystic fibrosis drug...Tags: Chemical Industry, Biotechnology Industry, Hepatitis C , Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated, Science and Technology
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High school baseball: Clay scores six with two outs in win over Adams
South Bend TribuneSOUTH BEND — Clay High baseball coach Chad Hudnall wasn’t on hand at Clay Field to watch his Colonials beat Adams, 7-5, Monday in high school baseball action. Hudnall’s presence, though, was felt in the fight the Colonials displayed in...Tags: Chemotherapy, High School Baseball, High School Sports, Health Treatments, Science and Technology
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Asia Private Equity Weekly News, April 29, 2013
ReutersHONG KONG, Apr 29 (Reuters) - News and developments in Asia private equity from Reuters News for the week ending April 26. APRIL 26 JAPAN'S SUMITOMO Mitsui Banking Corp is in advanced talks to buy a $1.2 billion stake in BTPN, an Indonesian lender...Tags: Japan, Biotechnology Industry, China, Economy, Business and Finance, Australia
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The red herring of human gene patents
The greatest dangers to liberty lurk in the insidious encroachment by men of zeal, well meaning but without understanding. — Louis D. Brandeis Just a few words and little thought separate yet another stronghold of the American economy from ruin....
Tags: Scientific Invention, Medical Specialization, Medical Research, Johns Hopkins University, Human Interest
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Chevron to appeal imprisonment of Indonesia contractor
ReutersBy Fergus Jensen JAKARTA, May 8 (Reuters) - Oil firm Chevron on Wednesday criticised the sentencing of one of its Indonesian subcontractors to five years in jail for breaching environmental laws, citing irregularities in the investigation and trial,...Tags: Energy Resources, Political Corruption, Prisons, Chevron Corportion, Biotechnology Industry
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CORRECTED-Chevron criticises imprisonment of Indonesian contractor
Reuters(Corrects headline and first paragraph saying Chevron itself would appeal) By Fergus Jensen JAKARTA, May 8 (Reuters) - Oil firm Chevron on Wednesday criticised the sentencing of one of its Indonesian subcontractors to five years in jail for breaching...Tags: Energy Resources, Prisons, Chevron Corportion, Political Corruption, Biotechnology Industry
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