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Bail denied Pa. woman accused of killing FBI agent
PITTSBURGH - A judge denied bail on Thursday for a woman accused of killing an FBI agent during a drug raid that led to her husband's arrest on cocaine-dealing charges.
Nations:U.S. Source:(AP)
2008-11-20
Key 'switch' found for popular breast cancer drug
WASHINGTON - Scientists have pinpointed the molecular on-off switch that the powerful drug tamoxifen uses to attack breast cancer and which prevents it from working in some women.
Source:(AP)
2008-11-13
Study: HPV vaccine prevents genital warts in males
ATLANTA - For the first time, an expensive vaccine aimed at preventing cervical cancer in women has proven successful at preventing a disease in men, according to a new study.
Nations:U.S. Source:(AP)
2008-11-13
Crestor Study Will Boost Statin Demand
In a study that will likely change medical practice, researchers reported that Crestor, a cholesterol-fighting statin made by AstraZeneca (NYSE:AZN - News), reduced the risk of heart attack, stroke, and cardiovascular disease by a surprisingly robust 45% in people who do not have high cholesterol. The patients did have high levels of a protein associated with arterial inflammation that is not routinely measured.
Nations:Australia Source:(BusinessWeek)
2008-11-10
Despite failures, search for anti-obesity drugs still looks golden
PARIS (AFP) - Designers of anti-obesity drugs have suffered three major setbacks, but the potential reward from treating the world's fat epidemic is so great that their quest is unlikely to be deterred.
Nations:Denmark France Source:(AFP)
2008-11-09
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- Bail denied Pa. woman accused of killing FBI agent 2008-11-20
- Key 'switch' found for popular breast cancer drug 2008-11-13
- Study: HPV vaccine prevents genital warts in males 2008-11-13
- Crestor Study Will Boost Statin Demand 2008-11-10
- Despite failures, search for anti-obesity drugs still looks golden 2008-11-09
- Study: Wider cholesterol drug use may save lives 2008-11-09
- China closes herbal drug firm linked to deaths 2008-11-07
- Mass. scrambling to adapt to marijuana initiative 2008-11-06
- California voters approve gay-marriage ban 2008-11-05
- California gay marriage vote still undecided 2008-11-05
- Colo. voters soundly defeat anti-abortion measure 2008-11-05
- Experimental HIV vaccine may have increased infection risk: study 2008-11-04
- Roethlisberger hurt but Steelers top Redskins 2008-11-04
- Gunmen kidnap French aid worker from Kabul street 2008-11-03
- Police: Gunmen kidnap French aid worker in Kabul 2008-11-03
- US diabetes rate doubles over 10 years 2008-10-30
- Improving the Use of Drugs Through Genes 2008-10-27
- Giants' Burress misses therapy, doesn't start 2008-10-26
- AIDS treatment should start sooner, study finds 2008-10-26
- Man says NYPD assaulted him; cops deny claim 2008-10-24
- Survey: Half of US doctors use placebo treatments 2008-10-24
- Miss Teen Louisiana arrested, loses crown 2008-10-23
- Drugmakers post lower third-quarter net income 2008-10-22
- Va. pharmacy follows faith, no birth control sales 2008-10-22
- Safety a problem for new generation drugs, too 2008-10-21
- Pfizer, Schering-Plough beat modest expectations 2008-10-21
- Magnet device aims to treat depression patients 2008-10-21
- US official: Mexican cartels murder, kidnap in US 2008-10-19
- $894 million deal ends pain of Pfizer's lawsuits 2008-10-17
- Flu shots a tough sell to health care workers 2008-10-16
- Aid agencies: world's poor will be biggest victims 2008-10-14
- Johnson & Johnson 3Q profit rises, tops views 2008-10-14
- Therapy helps hard-to-transplant get a new kidney 2008-10-13
- Mexican marijuana cartels sully US forests, parks 2008-10-11
- Judge orders Redmond O'Neal into detox 2008-10-10
- 1 in 4 US teen girls got cervical cancer shot 2008-10-09
- Cold meds not for kids under 4: makers 2008-10-07
- Eli Lilly agrees to buy ImClone for over $6B 2008-10-06
- Russia: Will work with US, EU to stop pirates 2008-10-03
- Hijackers off Somalia show no sign of giving up 2008-10-03
- Pope reaffirms Church opposition to contraception 2008-10-03
- Calorie overload sends the brain haywire: study 2008-10-02
- Mailmen might deliver meds in next anthrax attack 2008-10-02
- FDA urged to recall cold medicines for youngsters 2008-10-02
- Heart patients should be screened for depression 2008-09-30
- US kids three times likelier to be medicated than in Europe: study 2008-09-24
- Painkiller May Prevent Diabetes-Related Retinal Damage 2008-09-24
- Flu shot season begins with ample supply coming 2008-09-24
- O'Neal attorney denies drug allegations 2008-09-19
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