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In debate over 'biosimilars,' patient safety must come first
In 1988, I became extremely ill. I had many tests, saw many doctors and was given various medicines. Some caused allergic reactions. Through it all, I remained sick — and actually became worse. Eventually, I was diagnosed with autoimmune hepatitis,...Tags: Hepatitis, Food and Drug Administration, Drugs and Medicines, Maryland General Assembly, Diseases and Illnesses
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Regeneron, Sanofi asthma drug seen as potential game changer
Reuters(Reuters) - A new type of asthma drug meant to attack the underlying causes of the respiratory disease slashed episodes by 87 percent in a mid-stage trial, making it a potential game changer for patients with moderate to severe disease, researchers said...Tags: Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Incorporated, Placebo, Asthma, Biotechnology Industry, Chemical Industry
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Church work took her abroad on mission trips
Whether working in Central Florida or across the oceans in India or Romania, Barbara "Bobbie" Strickland loved working with children and teenagers through her church. She participated in dozens of mission trips to several countries through Eastpoint...Tags: Orlando, Baptist, Skype, Christianity, Travel
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Belgium's Galapagos says on track to meet 2013 guidance
ReutersBRUSSELS, May 17 (Reuters) - Galapagos, the Belgian developer of drugs to fight autoimmune diseases such as lupus and rheumatoid arthritis, said it was on track to meet its full-year revenue guidance this year. The company, which raised almost 54 million...Tags: Crohn's Disease, Belgium, Diseases and Illnesses, Lupus
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9-year-old Boyne City girl to be honored at Saturday Arthritis Walk in Traverse City
BOYNE CITY -- "My body!" cried Kami Chapp as her mother raced to get answers to her daughter's pain. Kami Chapp from Boyne City is a 9-year-old suffering from what many believe to be a "grown up" disease, but the Chapp family knows firsthand that...
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FDA approves J&J's Simponi to treat ulcerative colitis
Reuters(Reuters) - The Food and Drug Administration has approved Johnson & Johnson's drug Simponi for patients with moderate to severe ulcerative colitis, an inflammatory disease affecting the colon. Simponi is already approved to treat rheumatoid arthritis....Tags: Ulcerative Colitis, Hepatitis B , Food and Drug Administration, Diseases and Illnesses, Johnson & Johnson Inc.
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Doctor's empathy: Cerebral palsy clinic in St. Louis run by doctor with cerebral palsy
Associated Press WriterST. LOUIS (AP) — Dr. Jan Brunstrom-Hernandez gently but sternly admonishes a teenage cerebral palsy patient who clearly hasn't been doing his exercises, stressing the importance of keeping muscles loose and limber. "We know it's not fair, but that'...Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Healthcare Provider, Human Interest, Cerebral Palsy, Hospitals and Clinics
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Roche banks on new drug data to defend cancer business
ReutersZURICH (Reuters) - Swiss drugmaker Roche hopes data published this week will show it has a viable follow-on product to help fend off cheaper competition for its best-selling cancer drug, which loses patent protection in Europe later this year. Roche is...Tags: Medical Specialization, Ice Hockey, Hodgkin's Lymphoma, Herceptin (drug), National Hockey League
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It's Lyme season [Editorial]
With some exceptions, any illness can strike anyone at any time. One of the more dangerous to emerge in recent decades is Lyme disease. Harford County, as many of us know either first-hand or because of someone we know, is not immune from the tick-borne...Tags: Headaches, Lyme Disease, Lyme, Environmental Illness, Symptoms
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Too much salt may trigger autoimmune diseases: studies
ReutersCHICAGO (Reuters) - Increased salt consumption may be a key culprit behind rising rates of autoimmune diseases such as multiple sclerosis, researchers reported on Wednesday in a trio of papers looking at the role of a specific class of cells linked with...Tags: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Genetic Engineering, Diets and Dieting, Multiple Sclerosis, Inflammation
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Abbvie says Chief Scientific Officer John Leonard to retire
ReutersMay 10 (Reuters) - AbbVie Inc's chief scientific officer will be retiring in the next few months and will be involved in the process of naming a successor, the pharmaceutical company said in a regulatory filing on Friday. Chief Scientific Officer John M....Tags: Science and Technology, Hepatitis C , Chemical Industry, Science, Humira (drug)
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REUTERS SUMMIT-Faster drug approvals a tonic for pharma industry
Reuters(For other news from Reuters Health Summit, click on http://www.reuters.com/summit/Health13) By Ben Hirschler NEW YORK, May 8 (Reuters) - A pickup in new drug approvals, the promise of faster regulatory decisions and more targeted medicines have...Tags: Bristol Myers Squibb Company, Pfizer Inc., Diseases and Illnesses, Johnson & Johnson Inc., Diabetes
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