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May 20, 2013: Indiana No Call List April 12, 2013: Peregrine Falcon Cam April 12, 2013: IOSHA investigation April 11, 2013: Indiana unclaimed property April 10, 2013: Frozen food recall April 3, 2013: Indiana long term insurance policy...Tags: Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior (tv program), Michigan Wolverines, American Red Cross, Tylenol (drug), Notre Dame Fighting Irish
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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: Roche Holding AG, Bristol Myers Squibb Company, Medical Research, Vaccines, Merck & Company Incorporated
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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: Bristol Myers Squibb Company, Roche Holding AG, Medical Research, Vaccines, Merck & Company Incorporated
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The Doctor's Corner: An early start on treating menopause
This is the first of a two-part series updating women of all ages on the use of hormones. It is a pleasure to be back putting pencil to paper with good news for women going through "the change." A Global Consensus Statement, hot off the press in the...Tags: Osteoporosis, Physical Conditions, Medical Specialization, Healthcare Provider, Obstetrics
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NCJW disappointed by 'pill' restrictions
Not since "the pill" became widely available in the 60s, has there been such a battle over birth control than the one currently being waged over "Plan B" emergency contraception and its restrictions. Moreover, following the Food and Drug Administration...Tags: Miami Beach, Juvenile Delinquency, Birth Control, Manufacturing and Engineering, Family Planning
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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, Hysterectomy, Women's Health, Hartford Hospital
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AcelRX post-op pain treatment meets late-stage study goal
Reuters(Reuters) - AcelRX Pharmaceuticals Inc said its experimental treatment for post-operative pain met its main goal in a late-stage trial of patients who had undergone knee or hip replacement surgery, sending its shares up 15 percent. AcelRX said its...Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Hip Replacement, Trials, Placebo
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Amazon wins key cloud security clearance from U.S. government
ReutersBy Alistair Barr SAN FRANCISCO, May 21 (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc has been given a security clearance by the U.S. government that will make it easier for federal agencies to use its cloud computing services. Amazon Web Services, known as AWS, was...Tags: Government, National Government, Amazon.com Inc., Politics
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Pfizer halts study of lymphoma drug unlikely to help survival
ReutersMay 20 (Reuters) - Pfizer Inc, which has been on a hot streak with three recent approvals of cancer drugs, stumbled on Monday, saying it was halting a late-stage trial of a drug for aggressive non-Hodgkin lymphoma after independent monitors found it was...Tags: Cancer, Biotechnology, Hodgkin's Lymphoma, Chemotherapy, Lymphoma
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FDA staff say Merck's sleep drug effective, question dose levels
ReutersMay 20 (Reuters) - *FDA STAFF REVIEWERS SAY CLINICAL TRIALS OF MERCK'S SLEEP DRUG SUVOREXANT "OVERALL, ESTABLISH EFFECTIVENESS." *FDA STAFF REVIEWERS SAY SUVOREXANT SEEMS TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH EVENTS THAT CAN BE CONSIDERED ELEMENTS OF A "NARCOLEPSY-LIKE...Tags: Merck & Company Incorporated
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Peregrine Pharma agrees with FDA on lung cancer trial design
Reuters(Reuters) - Peregrine Pharmaceuticals said it reached an agreement with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on the design of a late-stage trial for its experimental lung cancer drug. The late-stage trial will compare a combination of chemotherapy and...Tags: Biotechnology, Chemotherapy, Health Treatments, Trials, Science and Technology
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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: Merck & Company Incorporated, Drugs and Medicines, Ambien (drug), Insomnia, Thomson Corporation
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