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Blood test to help smokers 'find best way to quit' A blood test could help people choose a stop-smoking strategy that would give them the best chance of quitting, research in the Lancet suggests. Studies show as many as 60% of people who try to give up start smoking again in the first week. But researchers ...
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Roche to Buy Majority Stake in Foundation Medicine, Leader in Tumor Testing The Swiss pharmaceutical giant Roche said on Monday that it would acquire a majority of the tumor-testing company Foundation Medicine for more than $1 billion, in a deal aimed at improving both cancer treatment and drug development. Foundation is the ...
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Police investigating after drug-laced bread sickens dozens SANTA ANA, Calif. — Investigators were trying to determine how a synthetic drug made its way into holiday bread that sickened dozens of people in Southern California. Police were called in because the Rosca de Reyes bread was made at the local ...
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| Bristol-Myers says panel finds Opdivo lung cancer study meets endpoint (Reuters) - Bristol-Myers Squibb Co said the independent data monitoring committee concluded that a late stage study evaluating Opdivo versus docetaxel in previously treated patients with advanced, squamous cell non-small cell lung cancer met its ...
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Deals by Shire, Biogen Idec, Roche reshape the landscape SAN FRANCISCO — The surge of biopharma mergers that dominated 2014 continued into the new year, with Shire PLC and Biogen Idec Inc. unveiling takeovers on Sunday, while the Swiss drug giant Roche AG grabbed a foothold in the Massachusetts ...
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Wearable sensors gather lots of data - now to make it useful LAS VEGAS. It's not just about how many steps you've taken or how many calories you've burned in a day. Wearable fitness trackers and health monitors are becoming more commonplace and diverse, but just what do you do with all of that data? "We have a ...
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Patch or pill? Way smokers metabolize nicotine could predict best way to quit ... TORONTO -- It seems not all smokers are created equal when it comes to how their bodies handle nicotine, and that could have big implications for anyone trying to kick the tobacco habit for good, researchers say. In a study published Monday in the journal ...
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AstraZeneca in cancer viruses deal with Omnis Pharmaceuticals LONDON (Reuters) - AstraZeneca said on Monday its MedImmune biotech unit had struck a deal with unlisted U.S. company Omnis Pharmaceuticals on the development of cancer-fighting oncolytic viruses. The agreement will allow MedImmune to combine ...
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Sanofi, Regeneron submit new cholesterol drug to EMA for review PARIS (Reuters) - The European Medicines Agency has agreed to review an application by Sanofi and Regeneron for their cholesterol-lowering drug alirocumab, the pharmaceutical groups said in a statement. The drug, for which the companies have ...
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Almonds Can Reduce Belly Fat, Study Finds According to the results of a new study, choosing almonds as opposed to carbs like white bread or muffins, may reduce the risk of heart disease by decreasing belly fat, the dangerous type of fat that can encircle our organs. Central abdominal fat is a ...
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UPDATE 1-Sanofi, Regeneron submit new cholesterol drug to EMA for review (Adds details). PARIS Jan 12 (Reuters) - The European Medicines Agency has agreed to review an application by Sanofi and Regeneron for their cholesterol-lowering drug alirocumab, the pharmaceutical groups said in a statement on Monday. The drug, for ...
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Bristol-Myers says panel finds Opdivo lung cancer study meets endpoint Jan 11 (Reuters) - Bristol-Myers Squibb Co said the independent data monitoring committee concluded that a late stage study evaluating Opdivo versus docetaxel in previously treated patients with advanced, squamous cell non-small cell lung cancer met its ...
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Mozambique: Contaminated Beer Kills More Than 50 Contaminated traditional beer has killed 56 people in Mozambique, health officials said Sunday. In addition, 49 people were admitted to hospitals in the Chitima and Songo districts in Tete Province, and 146 people have been examined for signs of the ...
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Roche to buy majority stake in Foundation for up to $1.18 billion ZURICH/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Roche Holding will acquire a majority stake in molecular and genomic analysis firm Foundation Medicine Inc for up to $1.18 billion, it said on Monday, in a move to bolster the Swiss drugmaker's personalized cancer ...
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Police investigating after drug-laced bread sickens dozens Investigators were trying to determine how a synthetic drug made its way into holiday bread that sickened dozens of people in Southern California. Related. Reader Comments. Read all comments · Post a comment. advertising. SANTA ANA, Calif. —.
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Kaiser workers still expected to go on strike Monday Despite efforts at negotiation, it appears likely Kaiser mental health workers will strike as planned Monday. Hours of negotiations between Kaiser and the National Union of Healthcare Workers on Friday and Saturday came to a standstill and finger pointing.
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Giant Stores Recall Morningstar Black Bean Burgers LANHAM, Md. (WNEW) – Grocery store chain Giant Food announced Sunday it is taking some frozen black bean burger patties off of its shelves following the mislabeling of the product. Giant says Morningstar Farms recalled its "Spicy Black Bean Burgers" ...
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Beer contaminated with crocodile bile kills 56 in Mozambique Contaminated traditional beer has killed 56 people in Mozambique, health authorities in the southern African country said on Sunday. An additional 49 people were admitted to hospitals in the Chitima and Songo districts in the northeastern Tete province, and ...
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Police investigating after drug-laced bread sickens dozens Investigators were trying to determine how a synthetic drug made its way into holiday bread that sickened dozens of people in Southern California. Police were called in because the Rosca de Reyes bread was made at the local Cholula's Bakery, which was ...
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56 people die after drinking poisoned beer in Mozambique MAPUTO, Mozambique (AP) - Contaminated traditional beer has killed 56 people in Mozambique, health authorities in the southern African country said on Sunday. An additional 49 people were admitted to hospitals in the Chitima and Songo districts in the ...
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Flexible implant will allow paralysed humans to walk A flexible implant follows prior breakthroughs with paralysed rats, designed for humans with spinal cord injury. by Michelle Starr · @riding_red; 12 January 2015 5:28 am GMT. comments. 0. facebook. twitter. linkedin. googleplus. more. more +. email. tumblr.
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Rare identical triplet set born in Montana Identical triplets are rare - there's roughly a one-in-a-million chance of it happening - but a Montana family grew a lot more quickly than it expected after having them in December. Jase and Jody Kinsey of Miles welcomed three more boys into their family all at ...
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CDC: Vaccine can't handle this 'severe' flu season Text smaller Text bigger NEW YORK – The 2014-2015 flu season is "severe," specially for these 65 and over, young children beneath five years old and those with other health-related conditions, warned Dr. Thomas Frieden, director of the Centers for Illness.
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Being Optimistic Is a Heart Healthy Choice Being a pessimist could be bad for your heart. A new study conducted by the University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign) lead by Rosalba Hernandez analyzed the responses of 5,100 adults about their mental health. The subjects were between the ages of 45 ...
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Optimistic People Have The Happiest Hearts Too, Study Finds Members of the American Heart Association participate in a rally to support medical research in Washington in April 2013. A new study found that cardiovascular health is strongly impacted by a person's psychological wellbeing. Adam Fagen/Flickr. Doomy ...
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Depo-Provera Use Could Increase HIV Threat in Females Overview of studies in Africa suggests injectable birth manage drug may possibly improve HIV risk. Nonetheless, added benefits of available contraception solution outweigh dangers, researchers conclude.(Photo : Getty Photos) An injectable birth control drug ...
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Optimism and the Heart: Can You Glass-Half-Full Your Way to Better ... A sunny outlook on life leads to better cardiovascular health, a study suggests. Association between the two measures as "significant," researcher say. (Photo : Oli Scarff, Getty Images). Your outlook on life may affect the health of your heart, say researchers ...
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Optimism and the Heart: Can You Glass-Half-Complete Your Way to Superior ... A sunny outlook on life leads to greater cardiovascular health, a study suggests. Association in between the two measures as "important," researcher say.(Photo : Oli Scarff, Getty Photos) Your outlook on life may possibly have an effect on the wellness.
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Roche Holding to pay $1.03 billion for stake in Foundation Medicine Roche Holding AG agreed to pay $1.03 billion for up to a 56.3% stake in Foundation Medicine Inc. FMI, +3.37% in a collaboration that underscores the growing importance of genetic diagnostics in the treatment and development of drugs for cancer. Under the ...
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Positive approach to life and good-natured people enjoy better cardiovascular ... A research involving 5,100 participants and published in the journal Wellbeing Behavior and Policy Critique has suggested that folks who have a sunny and positive outlook to life enjoy a better cardiovascular health – a pleasure that might not be open to ...
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Depo-Provera Use May Increase HIV Risk in Women Review of studies in Africa suggests injectable birth control drug may increase HIV risk. However, benefits of available contraception option outweigh risks, researchers conclude. (Photo : Getty Images). An injectable birth control drug, sold under the name ...
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Researchers have found : An optimistic approach in all walks of life can keep ... An optimistic approach in all walks of life can keep ones heart healthy According to a new research there is a strong relationship between optimism and healthy heart. The researchers at University of Illinois have said that an optimistic approach in all walks of ...
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Alirocumab – new bad cholesterol-reducing drug to hit the market soon SANOFI_2011_Quadri Alirocumab, a new and experimental drug from Sanofi SA and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals is set to hit the market soon after it proved highly effective at reducing bad cholesterols in the body, and lowering the heart risks of patients by ...
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Dozens dead in Mozambique after drinking deadly beer At least 56 people including a toddler in the north-west of Mozambique have died from apparent poisoning after consuming traditional beer known as "phombe", local authorities said on Sunday. Carla Mosse, director of health for the province of Tete, told ...
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Optimistic People Are Healthier, Study Finds, So Seriously, Don't Worry, Be Happy If ever you needed a reason to turn that frown upside down, boy have a I got one for you — according to a new study, optimistic people have healthier hearts and are also generally healthier overall. So seriously, don't worry, be happy — it could save your life.
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CDC Reports High Death Rate Among Middle Aged Binge Drinkers New report of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention revealed that alcohol poisoning claims six lives every day on an average. It also unveiled that most of the people dying of alcohol poisoning are not binge drinking college students. 76 percent of ...
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Use of Depo-Provera can increase risk of HIV infection among women 2 A new research shows that the use of Depo-Provera can increase risk of HIV infection among women but the researchers added that its benefit still outweigh the danger of using it. Depo-Provera is an injectable birth manage drug. It is administered every ...
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Beware the Deadly Flu Flu season is now causing more worry than usual; health officials are urging doctors to prescribe more antiviral medication. A new alert was sent to doctors from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention this Friday, advising them to promptly use Tamiflu ...
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A Call to the CDC: Please Save Our Children! Do you believe in the CDC when they say that the flu season is half over? The deadly influenza virus may just be on its first stage. With more states being hit and more children and old people dying, there seem nothing anybody can do to stop it. The shift from ...
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Rare identical triplets born in Montana 5 Having triplets can be rare but identical triplets, that is rarer. According to data, there is only one in a million chance of having an identical triplets. Luckily, a woman in Montana gave birth to an identical triplets last December. Jase and Jody Kinsey of Miles ...
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Back Pain and Hernia Gone with New Swiss Implants 40 should be a fantastic age for both men and women: your life is on track, your purposes got wings and have transformed into facts or gave birth to new purposes. Life is supposed to be at its peak. But there are some things that also start to change and not for ...
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Smokers can predict ability to kick habit A SMOKER'S chances of quitting can be predicted from the way the body processes nicotine, a study has found. Also in this section. CANADA'S STARS SHINE BRIGHTLY IN DUBLIN · 'out with the old' is what makes for a happy new year · back to black, it ...
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MorningStar Farms Issues Allergy Alert and Recalls Spicy Black Bean Burgers If you have peanut allergies or do you know someone with this allergy then this is the news for you. MorningStar Farms recalled their spicy black bean burgers that are shipped across Giant Food stores, Martin's, and Stop and Shop. These recalls have been ...
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Saah Joseph Ebola team ready for Sierra Leone President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has thanked Montserrado County District # 13 Representative Saah Joseph for his commitment to help eradicate the deadly Ebola virus disease not just from Liberia, but the entire sub-region and expressed government's ...
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56 dead after drinking beer laced with crocodile bile Picture for representational purpose: Photo. Reuters56 people were killed and 49 others were admitted to hospital in Mozambique after consuming contaminated traditional beer. According to reports, 146 more people have reported to hospitals to be ...
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Ebola and West Africa's Children The worst outbreak of Ebola in history continues to ravage communities in West Africa, where the disease passed three more tragic markers, the one-year mark, 20,000 cases, and 8,000 deaths. Almost ten million children under the age of 20 live in those ...
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Injectable hormonal contraceptive appears to increase HIV risk in women Women using depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA), commonly known as Depo-Provera or the birth control shot, have a moderately increased risk of becoming infected with HIV, a large meta-analysis of 12 studies involving more than 39 500 women ...
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"Turning a Big Ship is not Just Like turning around a Canoe" The Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone in May 25, 2014 caused a big set back to the once described fast growing economy in West Africa. Sierra Leone, a country endowed with mineral and agricultural resources, once destroyed by the almost 11 years ...
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Death Becomes Disturbingly Routine: The Diary Of An Ebola Doctor Kadiatu Sesay sprinkles the chili peppers and tomatoes on her vegetable stand in Krootown market with cool water. It helps keep them fresh looking and appetizing while she waits for customers. Editor : David JACKMAN Category : HEALTH11 January 2015 ...
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Merck speeds up drug-submission plans for Hep C, lung cancer: WSJ (Reuters) - Merck & Co has put on fast track its plans to submit new drugs for hepatitis C and lung cancer for regulatory approval, in an attempt to close the gap with competitors in two lucrative segments, the Wall Street Journal reported. The drugmaker will file ...
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