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New cancer tools allow patients to reconsider chemo
ReutersLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - After decades of using one-size-fits-all therapies to combat cancer, doctors are using new tools to help decide when their patients can skip chemotherapy or other harsh treatments. An approach to oncology that has been in place...Tags: Biotechnology, Roche Holding AG, Oncology, Medical Research, Lung Cancer
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REUTERS SUMMIT-Teva better suited than most for China market -CEO
Reuters(For other news from Reuters Health Summit, click on http://www.reuters.com/summit/Health13) By Bill Berkrot NEW YORK, May 6 (Reuters) - Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd has yet to make any serious inroads into China, but its chief executive...Tags: Novartis AG, Companies and Corporations, Israel, Economy, Business and Finance, Joint Ventures
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Questions remain after judge lifts age limit on Plan B
With a federal judge clearing away age restrictions on purchasing emergency contraception, many Chicago-area health care providers, teens and others are preparing for more accessibility — even if they're not exactly sure how the drug will be made...
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Actavis settles OxyContin lawsuit with Purdue
ReutersApril 26 (Reuters) - Generic drugmaker Actavis Inc said it had settled a patent lawsuit with Purdue Pharma related to Actavis' generic version of the abuse-deterrent formulation of Purdue's painkiller OxyContin. Under the agreement, Actavis will be...Tags: Watson Pharmaceuticals Incorporated, Justice System, New Products, OxyContin (drug), Drugs and Medicines
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U.S. judge widens 'morning-after' pill access for young girls
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal judge on Friday ordered the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to make "morning-after" emergency contraception pills available without a prescription to all girls of reproductive age and criticized the Obama administration...Tags: Family Planning, U.S. Department of Justice, Kathleen Sebelius, Jay Carney, Harvard Medical School
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Sleeping pills linked to higher risk of cancer, death, study says
A new study suggests that the 6% to 10% of Americans who use prescription sleep medications such as zolpidem (Ambien), temazepam (Restoril), eszopiclone (Lunesta) and zaleplon (Sonata) are more likely to develop cancer, and far more likely to die...Tags: Social Sciences, Genes and Chromosomes, Diabetes, Medical Research, Food and Drug Administration
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FDA favors more risk information on birth control pills
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Federal health regulators are leaning toward adding new information about the risk of blood clots to the labels of widely prescribed birth control pills such as Yaz, in light of growing evidence suggesting the newer contraceptive...Tags: Family Planning, Yasmin (drug), Mood Disorders, Hormones and Metabolism, Behavioral Conditions
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The Big One is going generic
HealthThe nation's largest-selling pharmaceutical is going generic this week. Lipitor, which is prescribed to help people reduce their cholesterol levels, is going "off-patent" Wednesday. According to a HealthDay News report, Lipitor sales were nearly $4... -
Supreme Court has been ruling that free speech should indeed be free
Guest columnistThe U.S. Supreme Court has given us two terms of remarkable support for free expression — in cases remarkable for speech that many, if not most, of us really, really dislike. And its ruling June 27 that the states cannot forbid the sale or rental of...Tags: Nashville, Gaming, Cinderella (fictional character), Vermont, Human Rights
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Prescription drug costs to plummet in wave of expiring patents
The cost of prescription medicines used by millions of people every day is about to plummet. The next 14 months will bring generic versions of seven of the world’s 20 best-selling drugs, including the top two: cholesterol fighter Lipitor and...Tags: Companies and Corporations, Insurance, Blood, New York, Business
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