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Extended Drug Therapy for Hepatitis C Doesn’t Work for Some Patients
Patients with chronic hepatitis C who have
not responded to an initial round of antiviral...
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Cancer Drug Avastin Meets Endpoint In Late Stage Trial
The outcome of the most recent study of Avastin revealed that the cancer drug is indeed effective...
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Cancer Fighting Pill as Good as Chemo for Some Patients, Study Shows
According to a new study, the lung cancer
pill Iressa works as well as chemotherapy as second-line...
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Pill That Reduces The Second Chemotherapy Ordeal
According to an international Phase III clinical trial, led by researchers at The University of...
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Avastin Raises Risk of Blood Clots
An analysis of 15 clinical trials involving
Genentech’s cancer drug Avastin has found that the...
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Avastin Drug Linked to Blood Clots
Research
conducted by United States scientists has revealed that the
Avastin cancer drug...
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Avastin Linked to Blood Clot Risk, New Analysis Finds
Genentech’s cancer drug Avastin was linked
to a significantly increased risk of blood clots in the...
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Family History Weighs Heavier Than Breast Cancer Gene Test
A study
conducted by University of Toronto
cancer specialist Dr. Steven Narod has recently...
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Gardasil HPV Vaccine Might Protect Men Too
Thursday, Merck
and Company, the drug manufacturer behind the Gardasil HPV vaccine, revealed...
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Bone Marrow Transplants May Cure HIV
HIV, the Human Immunodeficiency Virus, is such a hardy
pathogen that the concept of curing a
poor...
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Gardasil Prevents Genital Warts In Males, Study Concludes
In 2006, Merck & Co.’s Gardasil made headlines when it was approved by the Food and Drug...
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Merck’s Gardasil Prevents Genital Warts in Males As Well
Merck’s HPV vaccine Gardasil was found to be effective in
men as well, this time preventing...
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Study: Tarceva Delays Progress Of Lung Cancer
Tarceva’s manufacturers, Genetech Inc and OSI Pharmaceuticals, said the drug proved its...
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Lung Cancer Treatment Drug Tarceva Makes the Disease Possible To Treat
The drug Tarceva, made by OSI Pharmaceuticals has been found to cause an increase in survival rates...
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Tarceva Slows Progress Of Lung Cancer, Study Shows
After a study disclosed that the drug Tarceva was efficient in prolonging lung cancer survival when...
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OSI Shares Gain, Despite Preliminary Results, Tarceva Meets Its Goal
Shares of OSI Pharmaceutical rose $5.25, or 15 percent, to $40.65 at 4 p.m. New York time in Nasdaq...
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Lack Of Sexual Desire In Older Women Answered: The Testosterone Patch
Lack of sexual desire among women is not something new. Just
last week, a study by...
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Our Bodies Can Now Be Successfully Tricked Into Losing Weight
According to the magazine Cell Metabolism published today, French researchers claim to have...
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Experimental Drug “Lures” The Body Into Burning Off Fat
Couch potatoes all over the world, here’s your chance to
lose weight due to a “magic” pill, which...
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Genentech Seeks Regulatory Approval for Avastin Use in Brain Cancer
Drug maker Genentech Inc. seeks regulatory approval for its
cancer drug Avastin in patients with...
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FDA Findings on BPA Safety Questioned Again by a Panel of Toxicologists
A panel of toxicology experts has urged the FDA to rethink its conclusions on bisphenol A, a...
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Update: New Genes Related To Lung Cancer Discovered
Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, United States have identified...
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Biological Drugs Raise Concerns about Their Safety
A group of
Dutch researchers have reported that about one fourth of the biological drugs
that had...
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The Safety of Biological Products Questioned
A new study published today in the Journal of the American Medical Association
suggests that...
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Biological Drugs Not Necessarily Safe
Biological products have gained popularity in the recent
years but according to a study published...
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Biden’s Medical Records Released, He Is In Good Health
Democratic US
vice president nominee Joe Biden appears to be in good health, according to...
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Genentech’s Avastin reaches Phase 3
Genentech has recently announced that the study of Avastin will continue as planned, reaching phase...
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Dallas Lawyer, Fred Baron, Obtains Experimental Cancer Drug
Frederick Martin Baron, one of America’s
most prominent trial lawyers, obtained an experimental...
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Danger In A Bottle Of Water? Study Questions The Safety Of Bottled Water
Bottled water is presented as being higher
quality water and it certainly costs more than tap...
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Vioxx’s Heart Risk Persists for One Year after Use
Merck & Co’s arthritis pill Vioxx was pulled from market
shelves over health risks in 2004,...
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Study: Cancer Drug Avastin Increases Blood Cloths Risk
Avastin, Genentech’s best-selling drug, increases the risk of people developing blood clots,...
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Gardasil Might Get Clearance For Preventing Genital Warts In Boys
Gardasil can also be given to men as a way to prevent genital warts, a study presented Thursday at...
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Bone Marrow Transplant Possibly Curing HIV
People suffering from the immunodeficiency virus may be soon
cured through a bone marrow...
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Gardasil Prevents Genital Warts In Males, Study Reveals
In 2006, Merck & Co.’s Gardasil made headlines when it was approved by the Food and Drug...
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Study: Lung Cancer Drug Tarceva Slows Progression of the Disease
Lung cancer drug Tarceva jointly developed by OSI
Pharmaceuticals Inc., Genentech Inc. and Roche...
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Testosterone Patch Helps Postmenopausal Women Recover Their Libido
Postmenopausal women may often suffer from no or low libido. On average, studies have shown that...
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Panel Slashes FDA over Bisphenol Safety
A panel of environmental health, toxicology and statistics
experts from three major universities,...
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Update: Report Seriously Questions FDA Ruling On BPA Safety
An expert panel asked by the Food and Drug Administration to
review its way of handling of the...
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Gardasil Vaccination Rate Tops 25 Percent despite Initial Doubts
More girls in the United States are vaccinated with
Gardasil, the vaccine designed to prevent...
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25% Of U.S. Teen Girls Received Protection Against Cervical Cancer
An estimated 25 percent of American teenage girls received
at least one dose of the Gardasil...
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Another Cure for Cancer Approved by FDA
Eli Lilly and Co. announced on Monday that the Food and Drug Administration has approved the use of...
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Eprex Under Close Scrutiny After German Trial Study
A Johnson & Johnson anemia drug tested in Germany on a panel of stroke patients is...
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FDA Probes J&J Anemia Drug over Clinical Trial Deaths
Results of a study undergone by German scientists revealed
that stroke patients given Amgen and...
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FDA To Review Anemia Drug Eprex Following High Rate Of Deaths In Study
The Food and Drug Administration announced on Friday that they are reviewing a higher rate of...
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The FTC Charges 5 Companies for Selling Bogus Cancer Cures
The Federal Trade Commission has reportedly accused five companies of making false statements...
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FTC to Patients: Watch Out for Bogus Cancer Cures!
Watch out! Several companies are falsely claiming that they are selling you the cure for cancer....
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FDA Says Plastic Chemical Is Safe, Studies Claim It Poses Health Risks
A preliminary report by the FDA declared
the levels of bisphenol A (BPA) in baby bottles and other...
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Update: Ryan O’Neal’s Love Story With…Drugs
What can you say about a 67-year-old Oscar-nominated actor
who gets busted along with his son?...
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Richard Wright, Founding Member of Pink Floyd, Dies at 65
Richard Wright, the innovative keyboardist of legendary UK rock band Pink Floyd, passed away on...
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Update: FDA Reveals List Of Drugs Posing Health Risks
The US Food and Drug Administration is planning to raise
awareness on possible side effects of...
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Major Breakthrough In Cancer Research, A Promising Way To Study Cancer
Scientists with the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center at the Johns Hopkins University have managed...
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Mapping The Cancer Genome
A new discovery shows promise in cancer
fight. Scientists have managed to draw a map of the...
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Ayurvedic Medicines Sold Online Contain High Levels of Toxic Metals
Ayurvedic medicines are frequently
contaminated with lead, mercury and arsenic, a new study found....
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Baby Bottle Chemical Bysphenol A Is Safe, FDA Report Says
Bisphenol A, the chemical found in polycarbonate plastic,
including baby bottles, is safe at...
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Tobacco Regulation – A Step Forward to a Healthier Nation
In an attempt to lower the number of people becoming
addicted of cigarettes and also that of the...
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Christina Applegate Diagnosed with Breast Cancer. Full Recovery Expected
Actress Christina Applegate, best known for playing Kelly Bundy on TV comedy “Married… With...
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FDA: J&J’s Psoriasis Drug Might Raise Cancer Risk
Johnson & Johnson’s experimental drug, ustekinumab appears
to be effective in treating...
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FDA: Diabetic Foot Ulcer Gel Regranex to Carry Cancer Warning
Johnson & Johnson’s foot gel, Regranex 0.01% (becaplermin), used to treat refractory legs and...
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Genome Institute’s Renowned Director, Francis Collins, to Resign
The National Human Genome Research Institute is losing one
of its prestigious researchers in the...
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