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Some belated praise for CNN's debate partnership with Tea Party
The Baltimore SunI am only about 2,000 news cycles behind with this post. But I was working on another project since Monday and did not have time to write about the GOP candidates debate hosted by CNN and the Tea Party Express. I thought I would get over it, but I...Tags: Fox Broadcasting Company, Satellite and Cable Service, Freedom of the Press, Television, The New York Times
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Wealthy nations must follow through on disease fight
In 1980, I moved my family from Maryland to the White Mountain Apache Reservation in Arizona to work on an issue most people are not comfortable talking about — diarrhea. At the time, diarrhea, which is preventable and treatable, was rampantly...Tags: Minority Groups, Preventative Medicine, Native Americans, Gabriela Mistral, Diseases and Illnesses
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Parents have good reason to distrust childhood vaccines
Steven L. Salzberg's response to Margaret Dunkle's vaccination op-ed is itself a study in fear-mongering and ignorance ("Sun prints dangerous anti-vaccination op-ed," July 14). It is precisely because of the condescending and uninformed views of Dr....Tags: Preventative Medicine, Annapolis, Parenting, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Diseases and Illnesses
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Critical stage for biotechs
Sun StaffA number of Maryland's biotechnology companies will have prospective new drugs in their final round of clinical testing this year, a key stage for some in their efforts to fully evolve from research organizations into market-driven businesses....Tags: Colonoscopy, Preventative Medicine, Fox Broadcasting Company, Nabi, Corporate Officers
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Biotech watched for signs of maturity
Sun StaffThe biotechnology industry raked in billions of dollars from investors last year as it basked in the spotlight of one of science's great achievements, the sequencing of the human genome. This year, investors will expect the industry to show what can be...Tags: Science, Diseases and Illnesses, Companies and Corporations, Brain, Qiagen NV
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Respected doctors confront a tragedy
Sun StaffDr. Solbert Permutt is a giant in the world of lung research, a gregarious, outspoken 76-year- old professor with the enthusiasm of a teen-ager, a flamboyant taste for large bow ties and a history of teaching generations of doctors at Johns Hopkins...Tags: Science, Hospitals and Clinics, Korean War (1950-1953), Tuberculosis, Physiology
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Md. bill targets gifts to doctors
Sun StaffMaryland lawmakers are considering clamping down on the fancy meals, theater tickets and expensive trips lavished on doctors by pharmaceutical companies trying to persuade health care professionals to prescribe their medications. "The system bothers me,"...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Schering Plough Corporation, Baltimore County, Lobbying, Companies and Corporations
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A legend in his own town
Sun StaffAmid the quiet elegance of McCafferty's restaurant in Mount Washington, near the baby grand piano polished to a high gloss, they have built a shrine to Johnny Unitas. Hanging on the wall is the Hall of Fame quarterback's autographed Colts jersey, an...Tags: Sandwiches, Prostate, Super Bowl, Customs and Tradition, Cleveland Browns
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US, Norway pledge $150 million for maternal health
ReutersOSLO, June 1 (Reuters) - The United States and Norway each pledged on Friday to give in the range of $75 million to help protect mothers during labor, delivery and the first 24 hours after birth. The money would go into the "Saving Mothers, Giving Life,"...Tags: Nursing, U.S. Congress, Hillary Clinton, Medical Specialization, Health and Medical Professionals
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Bristol, AstraZeneca among Amylin bidders-sources
Reuters* Merck, Sanofi also made initial bids last week-sources * All first-round bids came above $25 per share-sources * Second-round bids expected in next several weeks By Ben Hirschler and Toni Clarke LONDON/BOSTON, June 1 (Reuters) - AstraZeneca Plc and...Tags: Lilly Eli & Co, Heart Disease, Amylin Pharmaceuticals Incorporated, Human Genome Sciences Inc., AstraZeneca Plc
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Alnylam lung drug fails mid-stage trial
Reuters(Reuters) - Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc's experimental drug to treat a type of respiratory infection in lung transplant patients missed the main goal of a mid-stage trial. The drug, codenamed ALN-RSV01, is being developed to treat respiratory syncytial...Tags: Lung Cancer, Viral Diseases and Infections, Drugs and Medicines, Ventolin (drug), Trials
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Fármaco pulmonar de Alnylam incumple meta principal de ensayo
Reuters30 mayo (Reuters) - El medicamento experimental de Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc para tratar un tipo de infección respiratoria en los pacientes con trasplante pulmonar no logró cumplir la meta más importante de un ensayo clínico en estadio intermedio....Tags: Viral Diseases and Infections, Ventolin (drug), GlaxoSmithKline PLC
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