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BRIEF: Event features stroke information
The Record, Stockton, Calif.Find out about the signs of stroke from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday at the WorkNet Building, 56 S. Lincoln St. The event, sponsored by Stockton nonprofit Healings in Motion and Genentech, is free but requires an RSVP. It will include screenings for...Tags: Physical Conditions
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DEALTALK-Novartis' Vasella exit opens door to Roche stake sale
Reuters* Novartis' one-third stake in Roche built up under Vasella * Vasella exit, retirement of Roche chairman could thaw relations * Roche seen as most likely buyer for the stake * Could make offer in second half of this year - analyst By Caroline...Tags: Merck & Company Incorporated, Novartis AG, Swiss Confederation, Shareholders, Voting
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FDA approves Roche diagnostic for gene mutation in lung cancer
ReutersMay 14 (Reuters) - U.S. health regulators on Tuesday approved a test developed by Roche for a specific gene mutation present in about 10 percent of non-small cell lung cancers, and said the company's drug Tarceva could be used as an initial treatment in...Tags: Health Treatments, Chemotherapy, Lung Cancer, Roche Holding AG, Food and Drug Administration
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Bill would regulate 'biosimilar' drugs
SACRAMENTO — Two of the nation's largest biotech companies — Amgen Inc. of Thousand Oaks and Genentech Inc. of South San Francisco — are fighting in Sacramento to keep a tight grip on some of their most lucrative drugs. At stake is a...
Tags: U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations, Chemical Industry, Exports, Amgen Inc., Pharmaceuticals
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International consortium releases hepatitis C data
Two antiviral drugs used to treat hepatitis C appear to work as well in the real world as they did during clinical trials, an international research consortium has observed. The consortium also released data that may help inform how doctors and patients...Tags: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Merck & Company Incorporated, University of Chicago, Diseases and Illnesses, Education
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Passenger on flight out of Philly detained for not flushing toilet
PHILADELPHIA — A passenger who flew from Philadelphia to San Francisco was detained on arrival by federal agents after a vindictive flight attendant claimed he had not flushed a lavatory toilet, according to a federal suit. The suit, which seeks...Tags: FBI, Virgin Group, Ltd.
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Strategies for cutting the cost of prescription drugs
When Maggie Heim had a recurrence of ovarian cancer about a year after her initial treatment, her oncologist suggested that she take what he believed could be a lifesaving drug. There was just one problem: Her insurer wouldn't pay for it. The 59-year-...
Tags: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, National Institutes of Health, Herceptin (drug), Medicare, Employment Opportunities
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HIV vaccine trial shut down
In another major setback for efforts to develop an HIV vaccine, federal researchers have shut down a key clinical trial after an independent panel of safety experts determined that volunteers who got an experimental vaccine appeared to be slightly more...Tags: HIV, Disease Prevention, Placebo, Merck & Company Incorporated, Viral Diseases and Infections
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Boeing, billionaire Penny Pritzker among Obama's donors
Tribune reporterIllinois donors to President Barack Obama’s second inauguration included aviation giant Boeing Co., which contributed $1 million, and billionaire Penny Pritzker, who gave $250,000, according to newly filed records. Pritzker, who is being vetted by...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, White House, Microsoft Corporation, Finance, Restaurant and Catering Industry
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Major corporations backed inaugural festivities
WASHINGTON — President Obama's second inaugural committee raised a little more than $43 million to put on the official festivities surrounding his January swearing-in, backed by major donations from some of the country's biggest corporations,...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Washington, DC, Microsoft Corporation, Finance, Festive Events
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Almost one-third of chemotherapy used 'off-label'
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - About one-third of chemotherapies are used to fight cancers that drug regulators never approved them to treat, says a new study. Chemotherapies - drugs that kill rapidly dividing cells - are approved by the Food and Drug...Tags: University of Chicago, Harvard Medical School, Food and Drug Administration, Biotechnology, Health and Safety at School
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Remove Medicare's straitjacket
Now that the budget "sequester" is in effect, Congress is shifting its attention to entitlement reform. There's simply no way to achieve long-term reductions in federal spending without touching the big health programs, particularly Medicare. Although...
Tags: Paul Ryan, Budget Control Act of 2011, Amgen Inc., Medicare, Food and Drug Administration
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