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New help for basal cell skin cancer patients
HealthOn Monday, the U.S. Food & Drug Administration approved a new drug to treat advanced basal cell carcinoma, the most common form of skin cancer. This is good news for the approximately 2.8 million Americans who will be diagnosed with a basal-cell... -
Amgen to buy Micromet for $1.6 billion for leukemia drug
Amgen Inc., the world's largest biotechnology company, agreed to buy Micromet Inc. in a $1.16 billion deal to gain an experimental leukemia drug.
Investors of Micromet, based in Rockville, Maryland, will get $11 a share, the companies said in a statement...Tags: Deutsche Bank AG, Bloomberg L.P., Biotechnology Industry, Cancer, Hodgkin's lymphoma
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Swiss drugmaker Roche opens $5.7 billion tender offer for DNA sequencing company Ilumina
Swiss drugmaker Roche is offering shareholders $5.7 billion for DNA diagnostics company Ilumina. Roche Holding AG said in a statement early Wednesday that the deal will accelerate the routine clinical use of DNA testing. The company also said buying...Tags: Chemicals, Companies and Corporations, Human Body, Biotechnology Industry, DNA
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Seattle Genetics cancer drug price may top $100,000
ReutersThe price of Seattle Genetics Inc's blood cancer drug Adcetris could top $100,000 for a course of treatment, becoming the latest cancer medicine to come at a high cost. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday gave its nod to Adcetris, the first...Tags: Dendreon Corporation, Seattle Genetics Incorporated, Science, Blood, Washington, DC
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Vertex Hepatitis-C Drug OK'd, Promising More Cures
ReutersVertex Pharmaceuticals Inc's highly anticipated hepatitis C drug won U.S. approval, promising far higher cure rates for the liver-destroying disease and setting up a head-to-head marketing battle with a rival new medicine from Merck & Co. Incivek, a pill...Tags: Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated, Stock Market, New York Stock Exchange, John Wallace, Prices
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Wall Street rallies after a day of good news; Dow logs biggest 3-day gain since November
AP Business WriterInvestors have been clamoring for months for a bit of good news. On Thursday, they got a load of it. The Dow Jones industrials shot up 240 points to a two-week high of 7,170, bringing its gains over the past three days to 622 points, or 9.5 percent. It...Tags: Bank of America Corp., Japan, Stock Market, Gilead Sciences Inc., Genentech Inc.
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New study may deal final blow to acne drug Accutane
Teenagers and young adults suffering from severe, scarring acne may ultimately lose the most effective treatment for the condition.
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Accutane's side effects: An article in Saturday's Section A about the possibility of...Tags: Pharmaceuticals, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Colleges and Universities, Drugs and Medicines, Acne
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Cisco in position to capitalize on telecom growth
Tribune Media Services columnistQ: I bought shares of Cisco Systems Inc. way back when they were booming. Are they coming back? -- C.G., via the Internet A: You can be confident that the dominant corporate networking company will in the long run benefit from the dramatic worldwide...Tags: Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Limited, Television Industry, SanDisk Corporation, Periodicals, Marketing
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Chip price war short-circuits gains at scrappy AMD
Tribune Media Services columnistQ: What on earth has happened to my shares of Advanced Micro Devices Inc.? The bottom has fallen out. -- K.V., via the Internet A: Babe Ruth, the legend goes, once pointed to the bleachers before slamming a home run. Joe Namath guaranteed a Super Bowl...Tags: Dell Inc., H&R Block Inc., IBM, Cisco Systems Inc., Fannie Mae
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FDA Approves Non-Prescription Diet Pill
Dieters got a new tool Wednesday to help them take off the extra pounds -- the first government-approved nonprescription diet pill. The Food and Drug Administration said the fat-blocking weight-loss pill orlistat, which has been available by...Tags: Overweight, GlaxoSmithKline PLC, Diabetes, Skin Lesion, Diseases and Illnesses
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