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IUDs almost halve risk of cervical cancer: study
ReutersLONDON (Reuters) - Contrary to popular belief, intrauterine contraceptive devices might actually protect women against developing cervical cancer even though they don't stop the infection that commonly leads to the disease, according to the results of...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Viral Diseases and Infections, Merck & Company Incorporated, Medical Research, Cancer
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Cancer study boosts hopes for Roche's armed antibody
ReutersSTOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Women with an aggressive type of advanced breast cancer can live significantly longer without their disease getting worse if they are treated with an experimental "armed antibody" drug from Roche, researchers said on Sunday. Data...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, University of California, Los Angeles, Stockholm (Sweden), Herceptin (drug), Breast Cancer
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Drug companies pay $25 million to Illinois doctors
At least three dozen doctors in Illinois received payments and perks exceeding $100,000 from drug companies between 2009 and early 2011, according to an updated database that now includes information from a dozen pharmaceutical firms.
Doctors in the...Tags: Birmingham , Chicago, Gainesville, Marketing, Companies and Corporations
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Tailored breast cancer drugs in focus at cancer meet
ReutersZURICH (Reuters) - Doctors and investors at a cancer conference starting on Friday will be keen to find out more on the effectiveness of two promising new breast cancer drugs from Swiss drugmakers Roche and Novartis. Roche's T-DM1 and Novartis's Afinitor...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Litigation, Food and Drug Administration, Stockholm (Sweden), Herceptin (drug)
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Study: At-home cervical cancer test could save thousands
A do-it-yourself test for cervical cancer could help prevent thousands of cases of the disease in women who don't have easy or regular access to smear tests, scientists said Wednesday. The DIY test, which detects the human papillomavirus (HPV)...Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Diseases and Illnesses, Mexico, Viral Diseases and Infections, Merck & Company Incorporated
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UK switches to Merck's Gardasil for HPV vaccination
ReutersLONDON (Reuters) - Britain is to stop using GlaxoSmithKline's cervical cancer vaccine Cervarix from next September and will instead offer girls Merck & Co's rival product Gardasil. The move underscores Gardasil's lead in a $1 billion-plus worldwide...Tags: HPV Vaccine, Diseases and Illnesses, Viral Diseases and Infections, Merck & Company Incorporated, Drugs and Medicines
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Mailbag: Should they sell seashells at store?
Perhaps instead of fighting over how many merchants in town sell seashells, they should consider not selling them at all ("Fighting over some seashells," Dave Hansen column, June 2). Yes, I know, they are big sellers, and make money for the merchants....Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Health and Safety at Work, Fraud, Epidemics and Plagues, Chemical Industry
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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: Health and Safety at School, Economy, Business and Finance, Diseases and Illnesses, Maryland, Merck & Company Incorporated
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Malaria vaccine: The fiction and the reality
Opinion L.A.Ann Patchett has earned all sorts of praise for her bestseller, "State of Wonder," but as engaging as the story is, the book's science concerning a malaria vaccine left something -- well, several things -- to be desired. The reality is that with all the... -
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Doctor-drug company database adds to confusion for consumers
Last week, after the launch of a new database detailing doctors' financial ties with drug companies, Dr. Daniel Carlat sat at his computer and began searching for information about colleagues.
He found several doctors who had potentially compromising...Tags: Merck & Company Incorporated, Medical Research, Chemical Industry, Healthcare Provider, Lilly Eli & Co
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