Cervical cancer vaccines cut rates of HPV infections: U.S
CHICAGO (Reuters) - The U.S. introduction of a vaccine to prevent cervical cancer in 2006 has reduced infections with the human papi...
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Niche drugmaker ViroPharma attracts takeover interest: sources
By Jessica Toonkel NEW YORK (Reuters) - ViroPharma Inc, a drug maker specializing in rare diseases, is attracting preliminary acquis...
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New Hampshire nears approval of medical marijuana law
By Jason McLure LITTLETON, New Hampshire (Reuters) - New Hampshire is set to become the final state in New England to allow medical ...
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Hot flashes common even before menopause
By Kathryn Doyle NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Most women expect hot flashes as a part of the "change of life," but more than half sta...
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EU fines Lundbeck and others 146 million euros for blocking rival drugs
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European antitrust regulators fined nine drugmakers, including Denmark's Lundbeck, a total of 1...
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AstraZeneca, Bristol diabetes drug disappoints in key test
By Ben Hirschler LONDON (Reuters) - AstraZeneca and Bristol-Myers Squibb's diabetes drug Onglyza failed to reduce heart risks in a l...
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Analysis: Hospital investors sold on U.S. health reform despite bumps
By Susan Kelly CHICAGO (Reuters) - Shares of U.S. hospital operators have been on a tear this year, on average posting triple the ga...
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Outbreak of deadly piglet virus spreads to 13 U.S. states
By P.J. Huffstutter CHICAGO (Reuters) - A swine virus deadly to young pigs, one never before seen in North America, is spreading rap...
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Call for overhaul of drug industry business model
By Ben Hirschler LONDON (Reuters) - Pharmaceutical companies need to boost the benefits of drug research by working with regulators ...
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FDA probes deaths of two patients on Lilly schizophrenia drug
By Ransdell Pierson (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is investigating the cases of two individuals who died after i...
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