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BRIEF: Event features stroke information
The Record, Stockton, Calif.Find out about the signs of stroke from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday at the WorkNet Building, 56 S. Lincoln St. The event, sponsored by Stockton nonprofit Healings in Motion and Genentech, is free but requires an RSVP. It will include screenings for...Tags: Physical Conditions
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Bill would regulate 'biosimilar' drugs
SACRAMENTO — Two of the nation's largest biotech companies — Amgen Inc. of Thousand Oaks and Genentech Inc. of South San Francisco — are fighting in Sacramento to keep a tight grip on some of their most lucrative drugs. At stake is a...
Tags: Pharmaceuticals, Food and Drug Administration, Health and Medical Professionals, Jerry Hill, Chemical Industry
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International consortium releases hepatitis C data
Two antiviral drugs used to treat hepatitis C appear to work as well in the real world as they did during clinical trials, an international research consortium has observed. The consortium also released data that may help inform how doctors and patients...Tags: Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated, Health Organizations, Anemia, Research, Cirrhosis
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Passenger on flight out of Philly detained for not flushing toilet
PHILADELPHIA — A passenger who flew from Philadelphia to San Francisco was detained on arrival by federal agents after a vindictive flight attendant claimed he had not flushed a lavatory toilet, according to a federal suit. The suit, which seeks...Tags: FBI, Virgin Group, Ltd.
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HIV vaccine trial shut down
In another major setback for efforts to develop an HIV vaccine, federal researchers have shut down a key clinical trial after an independent panel of safety experts determined that volunteers who got an experimental vaccine appeared to be slightly more...Tags: AIDS, Genetic Engineering, Disease Prevention, Allergies, Health Organizations
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Boeing, billionaire Penny Pritzker among Obama's donors
Tribune reporterIllinois donors to President Barack Obama’s second inauguration included aviation giant Boeing Co., which contributed $1 million, and billionaire Penny Pritzker, who gave $250,000, according to newly filed records. Pritzker, who is being vetted by...Tags: Human Interest, Engineering, Penny Pritzker, Gaming, Barack Obama
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Major corporations backed inaugural festivities
WASHINGTON — President Obama's second inaugural committee raised a little more than $43 million to put on the official festivities surrounding his January swearing-in, backed by major donations from some of the country's biggest corporations,...Tags: International Association of Fire Fighters, Human Interest, Labor Legislation, Career and Workplace, Eli's Cheesecake Company
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Strategies for cutting the cost of prescription drugs
When Maggie Heim had a recurrence of ovarian cancer about a year after her initial treatment, her oncologist suggested that she take what he believed could be a lifesaving drug. There was just one problem: Her insurer wouldn't pay for it. The 59-year-...
Tags: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Career and Workplace, Oncology, Herceptin (drug), Drugs and Medicines
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Remove Medicare's straitjacket
Now that the budget "sequester" is in effect, Congress is shifting its attention to entitlement reform. There's simply no way to achieve long-term reductions in federal spending without touching the big health programs, particularly Medicare. Although...
Tags: Food and Drug Administration, New Products, Macular Degeneration, Paul Ryan, Drugs and Medicines
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Battle over 'biosimilars'
One of the most promising frontiers in healthcare is biologic medicines — complex substances derived from living cells that can help fight chronic diseases and cancers. To encourage investment in biologics, Congress in 2010 gave drug companies...
Tags: Food and Drug Administration, Justice System, Biotechnology, Crime, Law and Justice, Biotechnology Industry
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Facebook is about to redesign News Feed: Here's what to expect
SAN FRANCISCO -- Facebook is rolling out a radical new redesign of News Feed, the biggest since it launched the feature in 2006. The giant social network plans to unveil the redesign at a press conference Thursday at its Menlo Park, Calif.,...
Tags: George Takei, Corporate Officers, Mark Cuban, Media Industry, Biotechnology
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Asthma drug calms chronic hives, rashes
Sufferers of chronic hives and rashes could benefit from a commonly-used asthma drug, Johns Hopkins researchers have found. Scientists found that a once-a-month dose of the drug omalizumab helped ease symptoms that standard antihistamines didn't....Tags: Asthma, Skin Rash, Medical Research, Symptoms, Novartis AG
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