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Roche says Gazyva does not meet primary endpoint in phase III testing ZURICH, July 18 Roche's Gazyva did not significantly reduce the risk of disease worsening or death compared to an alternative treatment for people with previously untreated diffuse large B-cell lymphoma in a phase III GOYA test, the company said on ...
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Roche receives blood cancer drug blow after Gazyva trial fails to meet endpoint ZURICH Swiss drugmaker Roche said trials showed its new blood cancer drug Gazyva failed to deliver significant improvements over an older medicine in people with an aggressive type of blood cancer, a blow in its fight against competition from biosimilars.
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Pediatrics experts make recommendations to curb 'virtual violence' in children's lives The immersive and inescapable way children and teens are exposed to violence in their "media diet" on social media apps, video games and movies can make them more aggressive, violent and fearful, the American Academy of Pediatrics says in a new ...
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UPDATE 1-Roche receives blood cancer drug blow after Gazyva trial fails to meet endpoint (Adds background, detail). ZURICH, July 18 Swiss drugmaker Roche said trials showed its new blood cancer drug Gazyva failed to deliver significant improvements over an older medicine in people with an aggressive type of blood cancer, a blow in its ...
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UPDATE 1-AstraZeneca's lung cancer drug meets main goal in late-stage trial (Adds background, detail). July 18 AstraZeneca Plc said its experimental lung cancer drug Tagrisso met its main goal in a late-stage study.
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Overweight People Die Up to Three Years Early LONDON (AP) - Being too heavy may cost you your life - literally. Scientists say overweight people die one year earlier than expected and that moderately obese people die up to three years prematurely.
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Asian tiger mosquito, linked to Zika, small but steady in number Use a repellent with DEET, oil of lemon eucalyptus or IR3535, according to the instructions on the product label. DEET products should not be use... » Read more. X. Say buzz off to mosquitoes. Apply insect repellent with outdoors. Use a repellent with ...
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At Michigan State, tobacco prohibition nears That's enough to get Nicole Cichon, a second-year veterinary medicine student at Michigan State University, through a day of classes.
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Sonoma County mental health advocates watching federal bill (1 of ) Nurses Rudy Duran, left, and Michelle Ciaravella work at a new mental health facility in Santa Rosa, Friday July 15, 2016.
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'Monoamniotic' Twin Girls Born Holding Hands Turn 2 And Refuse To Be Apart The "monoamniotic" twin girls who were born holding hands two years ago right before Mother's Day are still as close as they were on the day they were born to their mother, Sarah Thistlethwaite, told People.
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Prevent 90% of strokes; control blood pressure High blood pressure remains the single most important modifiable risk factor for stroke and the impact of hypertension and nine other risk factors together account for 90 percent of all strokes.
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Here Is How You Can CUT Stroke Risk By 90 % A study published in The Lancet shows preventing or treating hypertension can lower risk of stroke by half while getting enough physical activity can further lower it by a third.
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We must work together to resist antibiotic resistance When bacteria are able to survive the drugs designed to kill them, we have antibiotic resistance. Login required. We have used your information to see if you have a subscription with us.
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Obesity Cuts Life Expectancy by 10 Years Overweight and obesity reduce life expectancy. The impact of excess weight is now well known: diabetes, hypertension, liver disease… However, an international team of scientists has come to quantify their impact on life expectancy in a study published ...
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House Passes Most Significant Mental Health Reform Bill in Decades Last week, the House of Representatives almost unanimously passed one of the most significant bills targeting mental health reform since 1963, but mental health advocates say this notable victory is only the tip of the iceberg.
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Senate Democrats don't let Zika concerns go to waste SENATE Minority Leader Harry Reid announced last week that his caucus in the Senate will continue its silent filibuster against a $1.1 billion bill intended to combat the Zika virus and develop a vaccine against it.
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Gonorrhea Becoming More Resistant to Antibiotics, May Soon Become Untreatable, CDC Says A new CDC study revealed that gonorrhea are showing signs of developing resistance to the most common type of antibiotics, potentially complicating treatment substantially.
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Gonorrhoea might soon be resistant to all antibiotics The US Centres for Disease Control (CDC) has reported that gonorrhoea is now developing resistance to the last two antibiotics able to treat it.
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No West Nile seen so far this year in Gregg County cities; no spraying for mosquitoes yet Officials in cities across Gregg County are seeing a calm mosquito season so far, with no municipalities sensing a need to ship trapped insects to state health authorities for testing.
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Immune system signaling can directly affect social behavior Using a systems-biology approach, scientists at the University of Massachusetts Medical School made a startling discovery that immune system signaling can directly affect, and even change, social behavior in mice and other model animals.
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'Classic' HIV Cure Remains a Challenge, NIH Expert Says DURBAN, South Africa -- History suggests that finding a "classic" cure for HIV -- clearing the virus from the body -- is going to be a tough chore, a top U.S.
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Gonorrhea may soon become resistant to all antibiotics and untreatable Gonorrhea may become untreatable, according to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Photo by Flickr user Sheep purple.
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How Our Immune Systems Are Directly Tied To Our Personalities The human immune system has long been thought to be connected in some way, shape, or form to the neurological system, but a recent study has now determined that the immune system has more to do with the brain and its processes than previously ...
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First intraocular lens to improve sharpness of vision at varying distance gets go-ahead Good news for cataract patients as the US Food and Drug Administration has given green signal to the first intraocular lens (IOL) manufactured by Abbott Medical Optics, which will help the patients to have improvement in their sharpness of vision at ...
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Dental Care In The U.S. At Premium, 'Something For Upper Middle And Upper Class' There's an old saying that looking at a horse's teeth can tell a lot about the health of the horse - and studies have proven this is true for humans as well.
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Indonesia orders overhaul of drug agency after fake vaccine scandal Hospital workers (R) collect information from parents who believe their children may have received fake vaccines at a hospital in East Jakarta, Indonesia July 15, 2016 in this photo taken by Antara Foto.
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Grant to help study of Lyme disease University of Toledo microbiologist Mark Wooten has spent his entire 21-year career studying Lyme disease and trying to solve the puzzle behind how it is activated in humans.
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Parents, let your children suck on their thumb and bite their nails A group of scientists from New Zealand found that children who suck on their thumb and bite their nails are less likely to develop certain allergic reactions.
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Among US Veterans, Prevalence of Diagnosed Sleep Disorders Has Risen A study found a six-fold increase in the age-adjusted prevalence of any sleep disorder diagnosis over an 11-year period among US veterans.
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Michigan authorities investigate possible spread of meningitis The authorities of Michigan reported that Kristy Malter, 21, died of bacterial meningitis, and they are contacting anyone who was in contact with her during July.
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Officials find powerful anesthetic in some heroin cases AKRON, Ohio (AP) - Officials responding to a recent spike in opiate overdoses around the northeast Ohio city of Akron suspect some users are trying to increase the potency of heroin and other drugs by mixing in a powerful anesthetic that's used to ...
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FDA Oks Intraocular Lens With Extended Range Of Vision For Cataract Patients (RTTNews.com) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first intraocular lens or IOL that provides cataract patients with an extended depth-of-focus, which helps improve their sharpness of vision (visual acuity) at near, intermediate and ...
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Michigan camp counselor, Kristy Malter, dies from bacterial meningitis The Rochester Hills Lifetime Fitness day camp employee who contracted bacterial meningitis died from the serious infection, according to county health officials.
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Why Summertime 'Flu' Could Be Lyme Disease The risk of getting Lyme disease is greater than ever before. Global Lyme Alliance is warning that anyone with flu-like symptoms this summer should suspect Lyme or another tick-borne disease, particularly if they live in or have visited a rural or ...
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Diabetes and the heart IN Jamaica, diabetes has eight per cent prevalence, according to the Jamaica Healthy Lifestyle Survey. Diabetes (commonly known as "sugar") is a disorder in how the body utilises glucose.
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