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Nobel panel snubs Gallo in HIV prize
Twenty-five years after the discovery of the virus that causes AIDS, two French researchers were awarded the Nobel Prize in medicine today for their role in that scientific breakthrough. Perhaps more notable than who won the award is who did not: Dr....Tags: Ronald Reagan, Retroviruses, Awards and Prizes, Pharmaceuticals, Vaccines
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The deal: Lilly buys ImClone for $6B-plus, beats out Bristol-Myers
WHAT HAPPENED: Indianapolis-based drug maker Eli Lilly & Co.is buying the biotech firm ImClone Systems Inc. for more than $6 billion. DEAL SPECIFICS: Lilly agreed to pay $70 per share in an all-cash offer it will finance with as much as $3 billion in...Tags: Bristol Myers Squibb Company, Lilly Eli & Co, ImClone Systems Incorporated, Western Medicines
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Ill. botches health care, makes pharmacies pay
THE IMPETUS: A Cook County judge, later backed by an appellate court, shut down Gov. Rod Blagojevich's expanded FamilyCare program. WHAT IT WAS: The expansion offered state-subsidized health care to more families based on a sliding premium. But...Tags: Pharmaceuticals, Medical Staff, Government, Rod Blagojevich, Executive Branch
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OSI reports problems with anti-cancer drug
james.bernstein@newsday.comOSI Pharmaceuticals Inc. of Melville and Genentech Inc., its partner in an anti-cancer drug, said Monday a combination of Genentech's Avastin and OSI's Tarceva failed in a study to prolong the lives of patients with the most common form of lung cancer....Tags: Pharmaceuticals, Long Island, Sales, Genentech Incorporated, Western Medicines
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AP Exclusive: Pharmacists pay for state bungling
AP Political WriterIllinois pharmacists are stuck helping pay for the Blagojevich administration's bungled health care program expansion. The Department of Healthcare and Family Services has been informing pharmacies they must eat the cost of drugs dispensed under the...Tags: Government Health Care, Court Administration, Judges, Medicaid, Rod Blagojevich
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A Dog's Life: Rx for Izzy
Among the mystical questions to ponder—Is there life after death? Are there black holes in space?—the toughest of them just might be, How the hell do you find a good veterinarian in this town? First of all, talk to everyone you know who has a dog....Tags: Personal Service, Animals, Reseda, Western Medicines, Studio City
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Mich. university-governing board bios
Information on candidates running in November's general election for Michigan's three elected university-governing boards. ------ University of Michigan Board of Regents (elect two for eight-year terms) NAME: Ellis Boal AGE: 64 (Born 9-27-44)...Tags: Computer Sciences, State Budgets, Ford Motor Co., Michigan State University, Democratic Party
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Fan use linked to lower risk of sudden baby death
Associated Press WriterUsing a fan to circulate air seemed to lower the risk of sudden infant death syndrome in a study of nearly 500 babies, researchers reported Monday. Placing babies on their backs to sleep is the best advice for preventing SIDS, a still mysterious cause...Tags: Charlottesville (Charlottesville, Virginia), National Institutes of Health, Health Organizations, Infants, University of Virginia
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Government health task force says those over 75 don't need routine screening for colon cancer
Associated Press WriterPHILADELPHIA (AP) _ Most people over 75 should stop getting routine colon cancer tests, according to a government health task force that also rejected the latest X-ray screening technology. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force — in a break...Tags: Research, Health Organizations, Western Medicines, Colleges and Universities, Biotechnology Industry
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Fan use linked to lower risk of sudden infant death syndrome, study says; more research needed
Associated Press WriterCHICAGO (AP) _ Using a fan to circulate air seemed to lower the risk of sudden infant death syndrome in a study of nearly 500 babies, researchers reported Monday. Placing babies on their backs to sleep is the best advice for preventing SIDS, a still...Tags: Charlottesville (Charlottesville, Virginia), National Institutes of Health, Health Organizations, Infants, Diseases
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Alcohol suspected in Wabash College death
A Wabash College freshman from Arizona was found dead over the weekend in a fraternity house, and authorities said alcohol was possibly involved. Johnny D. Smith, 18, of Tucson, Ariz., was found unconscious Sunday morning at the Delta Tau Delta...Tags: National Government, Government, Colleges and Universities, Montgomery (Montgomery, Alabama)
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GPS - The price for free traffic information
Consumer ReportsIn early September, we announced Garmin???s upcoming 2x5 and 7x5 portable navigation devices ("Garmin GPS ??? New navigators with reality view and lifetime traffic"). Primed for the holiday buying season, these devices go on sale in October with several...
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