Exclusive: EU to fine Lundbeck, others for blocking generic drugs
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) - A European regulator will fine Denmark's Lundbeck and eight other makers of generic drugs for l...
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Obama urges greater openness in dealing with mental illness
By Roberta Rampton WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Monday that Americans need to become more open about mental...
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Oxford BioMedica pauses some trials after finding potential impurities
(Reuters) - Gene-based biopharmaceutical company Oxford BioMedica said it put some of its trials on hold, after the company detected...
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Fittest cities take exercise publicly and personally
By Dorene Internicola NEW YORK (Reuters) - Cities that provide parks, walking trails, playing fields and running tracks are setting ...
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Sanofi pulls the plug on two late-stage drugs
PARIS (Reuters) - Sanofi has stopped work on two drugs in late-stage development, iniparib and otamixaban, after tests showed both t...
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Vaccine exemptions rising, tied to whooping cough
By Genevra Pittman NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The number of New York parents who had their child skip at least one required vaccine...
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Merck melanoma drug shrinks tumors in 38 percent of patients
By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO (Reuters) - A Merck & Co drug designed to unmask tumor cells and mobilize the immune system into fighti...
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Vinegar screening helps cut cervical cancer deaths in India: study
By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO (Reuters) - A simple screening program for cervical cancer using vinegar and visual exams helped reduce...
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Roche's Avastin extends life in advanced cervical cancer
By Bill Berkrot (Reuters) - Roche Holding AG's drug Avastin helped prolong the lives of women with advanced cervical cancer when add...
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Longer tamoxifen use reduces breast cancer recurrence
By Deena Beasley CHICAGO (Reuters) - Breast cancer is less likely to recur if women previously treated for the disease take the drug...
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