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Abbott Laboratories' 3rd-quarter profit rises 51 percent on Humira sales, outlook gets a boost
AP Business WriterWASHINGTON (AP) _ Abbott Laboratories Inc. said Wednesday its third-quarter profit jumped 51 percent, led by sales of the arthritis medication Humira and a steep increase in sales of stents and other heart-related devices. The North Chicago, Ill.-based...Tags: North Chicago, Medical Conditions, Abbott Laboratories, Metal and Mineral, Johnson & Johnson Incorporated
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Abbott profit jumps 51% with help from Humira
Tribune staff reporterAbbott Laboratories said Wednesday that third-quarter earnings exclusive of special items rose 18 percent, paced by continued growth of its blockbuster Humira anti-inflammatory drug. The North Chicago maker of pharmaceuticals and healthcare products'...Tags: North Chicago, Abbott Laboratories, Medicine, Instrument Engineering
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Boston Scientific study shows equal safety for drug-coated stents in heart attack patients
AP Business WriterWASHINGTON (AP) _ Boston Scientific Corp on Wednesday reported data showing that its drug-coated stents are no more dangerous than older bare-metal stents for patients who have just suffered a major heart attack. The company conducted the trial in a...Tags: Abbott Laboratories, Health Organizations, Metal and Mineral, Diseases, Johnson & Johnson Incorporated
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Bonding with a mate changes brain chemistry, researchers find
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterWorking with mouse-like rodents called prairie voles, scientists have found that close monogamous relationships alter the chemistry of the brain, fostering the release of a compound that builds loyalty, but also plays a role in depression during times...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Pharmaceuticals, Health Organizations, Behavioral Conditions, National Institutes of Health
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The job of getting well
As Darby Steadman steps out of her champagne Volvo station wagon, the valet parking attendants at the Johns Hopkins garage warmly welcome one of their regulars. She'll make the 30-minute trip from her Severna Park home every day this week and more than...Tags: Preventative Medicine, Vaccines, Breast Cancer, Biotechnology, Pharmaceuticals
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Johnson sees 30 percent 3Q profit jump, beating expectations
AP Business WriterTRENTON, N.J. (AP) _ Health care giant Johnson & Johnson on Tuesday posted a 30 percent jump in third-quarter profit and beat Wall Street expectations, mainly because the year-ago results were weighed down by a $745 million restructuring charge. Higher...Tags: Earnings, Money and Monetary Policy, Loans, Instrument Engineering, Consumers
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Study: Vitamin B doesn't help Alzheimer's
Alzheimer's disease patients didn't benefit from high doses of vitamin B in a study of people with mild to moderate forms of the condition, researchers said. Scientists studied the vitamin because it lowers the levels of an amino acid linked to brain-...Tags: American Medical Association, Alzheimer's Disease, Medical Research, Health Organizations, Diseases
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Genentech's 3rd-quarter profit rises 6.7 percent on cancer treatment sales, meets forecasts
NEW YORK (AP) _ Genentech Inc.'s third-quarter profit rose 6.7 percent on rising sales of key cancer drugs, the biotechnology company said Tuesday, matching Wall Street's profit forecasts. The company lowered the top end of its expected outlook for the...Tags: Medical Conditions, Genentech Incorporated, Breast Cancer, Biotechnology Industry, Biotechnology
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Take Action health and wellness calendar for Oct. 15
Health Check It Out program, featuring breast cancer prevention techniques from Broward Hadassah, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Thursday, Sunrise Dan Pearl Branch Library, 10500 W. Oakland Park Blvd. Free. Call 954-749-2521. Susan G. Komen for the Cure Wellness...Tags: Barry University, Judaism, Breast Cancer, Personal Service, 5K Run
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FAU: "Best 1-5 team in the country"
FAU Sports | Sun-Sentinel BlogsFAU gets back to its normal routine today, with a full practice as the Burrowing Birds prepare for Western Kentucky. But is anything "normal" these days? FAU is as unsettled as the economy, and nobody has found a stimulus......Tags: Medicine
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Maureen McCormick tells all about 'Brady,' drug addiction
The Associated PressAs Marcia Brady on "The Brady Bunch," Maureen McCormick projected an image of the wholesome girl next door. But off camera, she spiraled downward into drug addiction and depression. Now 52, McCormick writes about her struggles in a new memoir, "Here's...Tags: Behavioral Conditions, Sammy Davis Jr., Michael Jackson, Addiction, Television Industry
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TV's Marcia tells all in memoir
From playing sweet Marcia Brady to diving into coke-fueled Hollywood parties.
Maureen McCormick, 52, writes about her struggles in "Here's the Story: Surviving Marcia Brady and Finding My True Voice," which hits stores Tuesday.
She'll be at Borders on...Tags: Medicine, Steve Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Michael Jackson
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