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Man who suffers from dementia missing from Southwest Side
A 77-year-old man who suffers from dementia and high blood pressure has been without his medication since he went missing two days ago from the city's Southwest Side. Otis Williams was last seen in the morning hours of Monday on the 7200 block of...
Tags: High Blood Pressure, Pharmaceuticals, Alzheimer's Disease
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Ozarks mom explains why she got her daughter the HPV vaccine; study proves its effectiveness
Reporter and PhotographerThe first study of a controversial vaccine has supporters singing its praises. Gardasil prevents human papillomavirus, a common sexually transmitted disease that causes most cervical cancers. The HPV vaccine is recommended for girls ages 14 to 19. ...Tags: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Medical Research, Human papillomavirus, Pharmaceuticals, Disease Prevention
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Reuters Health News Summary
ReutersFollowing is a summary of current health news briefs. Analysis: Hospital investors sold on U.S. health reform despite bumps CHICAGO (Reuters) - Shares of U.S. hospital operators have been on a tear this year, on average posting triple the gains of the...Tags: HIV, Hospitals and Clinics, Medical Research, Pharmaceuticals, Glaucoma
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New service matches patients with clinical trials in South Florida
A new matchmaking service is pairing up unlikely couples — patients seeking a cure for what ails them and local clinical trials offering cutting-edge treatments. Started last month by two Michigan entrepreneurs, CureLauncher has already...
Tags: Medical Research, Osteoporosis, Pharmaceuticals, AIDS, Cancer
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Cervical cancer vaccines cut rates of HPV infections: U.S
ReutersCHICAGO (Reuters) - The U.S. introduction of a vaccine to prevent cervical cancer in 2006 has reduced infections with the human papillomavirus or HPV - the sexually transmitted virus that causes the disease - by more than half among girls and young women,...Tags: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Pharmaceuticals, Disease Prevention, GlaxoSmithKline PLC, Diseases and Illnesses
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Breast cancer walk hits the ground running
A more user-friendly website is open for registration and online fundraising. Corporate sponsors are lining up nicely, and team organizing has started in earnest for the American Cancer Society's 2013 Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk for south...Tags: American Cancer Society, Women's Health, National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Boca Raton, Pharmaceuticals
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AstraZeneca, Bristol diabetes drug disappoints in key test
ReutersLONDON (Reuters) - AstraZeneca and Bristol-Myers Squibb's diabetes drug Onglyza failed to reduce heart risks in a large clinical study, disappointing investors who had thought it might demonstrate an edge over rivals. The companies, which jointly sell...Tags: Bristol Myers Squibb Company, Januvia (drug), Medical Research, Lilly Eli & Co, Cardiologists
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EU fines Lundbeck, 8 others 146 mln euros for blocking cheaper drugs
ReutersBRUSSELS, June 19 (Reuters) - EU antitrust regulators fined nine drugmakers a total of 146 million euros ($195.5 million) on Wednesday for blocking the supply of cheaper medicines on the market, with a penalty of 94 million euros imposed on Denmark's...Tags: International Organizations, European Union, Fines, Punishment, Denmark
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Supreme Court wisdom on DNA
From the Chicago TribuneAmerica has always been a creative place, partly because the authors of the Constitution wanted it to be. Among the powers they granted Congress was the right "to promote the progress of science and useful arts by securing for limited times to authors and...Tags: Medical Specialization, Myriad Genetics Incorporated, Scientific Invention, Angelina Jolie, Biotechnology Industry
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EU fines Lundbeck and others 146 million euros for blocking rival drugs
ReutersBRUSSELS (Reuters) - European antitrust regulators fined nine drugmakers, including Denmark's Lundbeck, a total of 146 million euros ($195 million) for blocking the supply of a cheaper anti-depressant to the market, the first EU sanction against such...Tags: Novartis AG, Israel, Pharmaceuticals, Deutsche Bank AG, International Organizations
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Beetles, housefly larvae open new frontier in animal feed sector
ReutersPARIS (Reuters) - French start-up company Ynsect has identified a cheap, nourishing and locally sourced alternative to soybeans as a vital source of protein in animal feed. The clue is in its name. Ynsect is not alone in looking to invertebrates to...Tags: Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy, European Union, International Organizations, Fertilizer, Aquaculture
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Niche drugmaker ViroPharma attracts takeover interest: sources
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - ViroPharma Inc, a drug maker specializing in rare diseases, is attracting preliminary acquisition interest from several pharmaceutical companies, according to three people familiar with the matter. No deal is imminent for the...Tags: European Union, Viral Diseases and Infections, ViroPharma Incorporated, Pharmaceuticals, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers
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