New cancer tools allow patients to reconsider chemo
By Deena Beasley LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - After decades of using one-size-fits-all therapies to combat cancer, doctors are using new ...
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WHO reports first patient-to-nurse spread of new SARS-like virus
By Kate Kelland LONDON (Reuters) - Two health workers in Saudi Arabia have become infected with a potentially fatal new SARS-like vi...
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Bristol melanoma drug combo marks new advance in immunotherapy
By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO (Reuters) - Melanoma patients treated with two Bristol-Myers Squibb drugs fared much better than those ...
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Experimental Gilead drug effective in early-stage leukemia trial
By Deena Beasley (Reuters) - An experimental drug from Gilead Sciences Inc shrank tumors in half of leukemia patients whose cancer h...
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Data shows new Roche leukemia drug may improve on Rituxan
By Bill Berkrot (Reuters) - An experimental leukemia treatment that Roche Holding AG hopes will improve upon its best-selling cancer...
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FDA approves J&J's Simponi to treat ulcerative colitis
(Reuters) - The Food and Drug Administration has approved Johnson & Johnson's drug Simponi for patients with moderate to severe ulce...
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US Senate confirms Tavenner as Medicare/Medicaid chief
By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate on Wednesday confirmed Marilyn Tavenner, a former nurse and hospital company ...
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Global life spans continue to lengthen, WHO says
By Tom Miles GENEVA (Reuters) - People are living longer than ever and "dramatic" gains in life expectancy show no sign of slowing d...
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Cubist bid for Optimer before sale process began: sources
By Jessica Toonkel NEW YORK (Reuters) - Before Optimer Pharmaceuticals Inc even put itself up for sale earlier this year, Cubist Pha...
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Exclusive: Roche exploring sale of diabetes device unit
By Jessica Toonkel NEW YORK (Reuters) - Swiss drugmaker Roche Holding AG is exploring a sale of its blood glucose meters business, t...
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