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Moles' split personality
Special to the Los Angeles TimesWe've long been told to keep an eye on our moles lest they progress to melanoma, a form of skin cancer that's treatable if caught early, deadly if not. But not all moles are equal -- some are risky; others can be safely left alone. The biological roots of...Tags: Massachusetts General Hospital, Mole (lesion), Michael Green, Boston, Leukemia
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Fighting diseases with genetic therapy
Genes make us who we are — in sickness and in health. We get our genetic makeup from our parents, of course, but in the future, we might be getting genes from our doctors too. Imagine your doctor promising to cure your cancer or heart disease by...
Tags: Colleges and Universities, University of Pennsylvania, Genetic Condition, Health Treatments, Genes and Chromosomes
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Rare diseases affect millions of American families
www.southfloridaparenting.comOne in 10 Americans is currently affected by a rare disease. For these people, getting properly diagnosed and treated can be a challenge. Studies have shown it often takes five years or longer to receive an accurate diagnosis of a rare disease, according...Tags: Skin Rash, Genes and Chromosomes, Drugs and Medicines, Health, Symptoms
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Novartis introduces Cattle Vaccine Literature Library app for iPads
Greensboro, N.C. - Novartis Animal Health announces the release of a new app designed specifically for U.S. cattle veterinarians and producers. The Novartis Cattle Vaccine Literature Library app provides fast and convenient access to over 50 product...Tags: Computer Hardware, Drugs and Medicines, Vaccines, Arts and Culture, Marketing
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Alexion: Profile From The Company's 2012 Annual Report
Overview Alexion is a biopharmaceutical company focused on serving patients with severe and ultra-rare disorders through the innovation, development and commercialization of life-transforming therapeutic products. Our marketed product Soliris®...Tags: Dialysis, Japan, Litigation and Regulation, Eyes and Vision, Government Health Care
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Novartis Recalls Popular OTC Medication
Novartis Consumer Health (NCH) is voluntarily recalling all lots of select bottle sizes of Excedrin® and NoDoz® Alertness Aid products with expiry dates of December 20, 2014 or earlier as well as Bufferin® and Gas-X® Prevention® products with expiry dates...Tags: Consumers, Product Recalls
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Excedrin, Bufferin Recalled Due to Broken, Mislabeled Pills
Pharmaceutical company Novartis on Sunday voluntarily recalled a number of over-the-counter drugs -- including certain bottles of Excedrin and Bufferin -- due to complaints about mislabeled and broken pills.
The Switzerland-based company said on its...Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Over-the-Counter Medicines, Companies and Corporations, Economy, Business and Finance, Percocet (drug)
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Big promise is seen in 2 new breast cancer drugs
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Breast cancer experts are cheering what could be some of the biggest advances in more than a decade: two new medicines that significantly delay the time until women with very advanced cases get worse.
In a large international...Tags: Massachusetts General Hospital, Heart Problems, Cancer, Health Treatments, Duke University
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Study: Bone drug boosts breast cancer survival
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Doctors were mostly hoping to prevent complications and relapses when they gave young women a medicine to keep their bones strong during breast cancer treatment. Seven years later, they found it did more than that: The bone drug...Tags: Osteoporosis, Physical Conditions, Cancer, Austria, Health Treatments
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Novartis issues voluntary recall of over the counter pills
Pharmaceutical giant Novartis has issued a massive over the counter pill recall.
The voluntary recall comes after the company got several customer complaints about mislabeled and broken pills.
Certain varieties of Excedrin and Nodoze with December...Tags: Companies and Corporations, Economy, Business and Finance
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Report: Paula Deen has diabetes
The Fitness Center - Orlando SentinelUpdate, 5:44 p.m.: A Novartis spokesperson has contacted the Orlando Sentinel to say that the company is not working with Paula Dean. “The rumors that Novartis has signed a multimillion dollar spokesperson deal with Paula Deen for a diabetes... -
Take your pills, ignore your belly
Greg Critser is the author of "Generation Rx: How Prescription Drugs Are Altering American Bodies, Minds and Lives."LAST WEEK, stock market analysts parsed the latest sales reports from the nation's biggest drug companies in search of why profits in the normally high-performing industry have plummeted. Good luck finding anything new. Pharma chief executives offer...Tags: Cancer, Prescription Drugs, Bristol Myers Squibb Company, Drugs and Medicines, Health
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