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Breast Cancer Drug More Effective In The Presence Of CK8 And CK18
redOrbit
Posted on: Wednesday, 10 March 2010, 12:01 CST | Women's responsiveness to the second-line breast cancer drug fulvestrant may depend on whether the cancer cells are expressing two key proteins, Indiana University Bloomington scientists report in this month's Cancer Biology & Therapy. | Fulvestra...
Wash. gov. signs drug overdose prosecution bill
Seattle Times
OLYMPIA, Wash. - | Gov. Chris Gregoire on Wednesday signed into law a measure that makes Washington the second state in the nation to have a law granting some legal immunity to people who call to report a drug overdose. | The measure, passed by the L...
Judge denies drug bust doctor's bid to treat patients again
Nashville Tennessean
| A Nashville doctor whose medical license was once reinstated after a double murder conviction lost a court battle Wednesday to try to reopen his practice after a second run-in with the law. | A Davidson County chancellor ruled that the state was wi...
J&J drug linked to off label marketing, abnormal childhood growth defects and unnapproved uses
Newsvine
| Louisiana officials cited the document and dozens of other internal J&J files in its lawsuit claiming the company marketed Risperdal to the elderly and children for unapproved uses. | ...
Ex-child actor Corey Haim dies of drug overdose
Lexington Herald-Leader
| By Andrew Blankstein | Los Angeles Times | LOS ANGELES - A preliminary investigation into the death of former child actor Corey Haim found he died early Wednesday morning of an apparent drug overdose, sources said. | There was no sign of foul play,...
In this June 23, 2008 file photo, pedestrians walk past a downtown Chicago Walgreens store.
AP / Russel A. Daniels
Walgreen reportedly in drug plan talks with Delta
Newsvine
| NEW YORK — Media reports on Wednesday indicated drugstore chain Walgreen Co. is in talks about a plan to offer prescription drugs directly to employees of Delta Air Lines I...
Drug Store - Pharmacy - Philippines
WN / Yolanda Leyba
DoH working on new round of drug price cuts
Inquirer
| MANILA, Philippines—The Department of Health is 'working on' another round of drug price cuts before President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo's term ends next June, according to DoH Sec...
Chris Viehbacher CEO of Sanofi-Aventis SA,
AP / Michel Euler
Merck, Sanofi combining animal medicine businesses
The State
| TRENTON, N.J. -- Two of the world's biggest pharmaceutical companies said Tuesday they are uniting their animal health businesses in a deal to become the top dog in the veterinar...
Robbie Williams during a performance in en:Sydney
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Robbie Williams says marijuana is a 'lovely drug'
London Evening Standard
| Robbie Williams has described marijuana as a "lovely drug". | The singer, 36, who had a long battle with drink, drugs and depression, told the Radio Times that it was "a shame" t...
Merck KGaA is a German-based chemical and pharmaceutical company.
GFDL / Armin Kbelbeck
Merck, Frontline maker Sanofi-Aventis joining animal medicine businesses into world's largest
Hartford Courant
PET MEDS: Two top pharmaceutical companies, and SA, are uniting their animal health businesses in what would be the world's largest veterinary medicine company. | GOOD FIT: Sanofi'...
Santo Dominigo residents wait to get their pets vaccinated at a veterinary clinic held here by Military Sealift Command Hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20).
Public Domain / U.s. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Teresa J. Frith
A look at veterinary medicines made by Merck's Intervet, Sanofi-Aventis' Merial business
Hartford Courant
Some of the top products from animal health businesses Merial and Intervet/Schering-Plough, which are being combined under a deal announced by and SA: | Merial: | , kills ticks and...
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Arroyo eyes new round of price cuts on medicines–DoH
Inquirer
| MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Health has been 'working' on another round of drug price cuts to be enforced before end of the term of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo i...
A nurse takes a blood sample from Leticia Sanchez, 34, who was diagnosed with HIV in 2003, at the infectious disease care unit at the Manolo Morales Hospital in Managua, Wednesday, July 23, 2008. The UN estimates there are more than 200,000 people with HIV in Central America, out of the two million people living with the virus throughout Latin America. The 17th International AIDS Conference will be hosted in Mexico City from Aug. 3 to
AP / Esteban Felix
AIDS virus avoids drugs by hiding in bone marrow; finding could point way to better treatment
Star Tribune
| WASHINGTON - The virus that causes AIDS can hide in the bone marrow, avoiding drugs and later awakening to cause illness, according to new research that could point the way towar...
Lady Gaga holding a speech at National Equality March
Creative Commons / CHRIS
Lady Gaga Says She Gave Up Drugs For Her Fans
MTV
| As she melds her pop music with performance pieces, Lady Gaga has managed to cultivate a sense of authority in art and fashion that goes beyond her enigmatic nebula of glamour an...
 ** FILE ** Vioxx is arranged on a counting tray, laying on top of the bottle, at The Pennington Apot
AP Photo Daniel Hulshizer, File
Australian court finds drug Vioxx doubled heart attack risk, awards man $259,000 in damages
Hartford Courant
SYDNEY (AP) — The once-popular painkiller Vioxx doubled the risk of and was unfit for consumption, an court ruled Friday, awarding a man leading a class action suit against t...
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A Bighorn Sheep (Ovis canadensis) in Yellowstone National Park. Disease forces DWR to kill bighorn sheep
The Salt Lake Tribune
by Brett Prettyman | The Salt Lake TribuneUpdated: 03/09/2010 07:50:00 PM MST | Dutch John The Utah Division of Wildlife Resource has paid big bu... (photo: Creative Commons / Lincoln.abraham)
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Drug Store - Pharmacy - Philippines DoH working on new round of drug price cuts
Inquirer
| MANILA, Philippines—The Department of Health is 'working on' another round of drug price cuts before President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo's term ends n... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba)
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Colon Cancer Irritable Bowel Syndrome Patients Not At More Risk Of Colon Cancer, Polyps
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Posted on: Tuesday, 9 March 2010, 14:55 CST | Unless other warning signs are present, colonoscopies aren't necessary for typical cases of irritable bo... (photo: Creative Commons / euthman)
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Obesity FDA approves Benicar, a hypertension medicine for kids age 6 to 16
The Examiner
| What's the alternative? Anne Hart - photography | The Food and Drug Administration, (FDA) last week approved Benicar, a popular hypertension medicin... (photo: WN / Yolanda)
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