Myriad Alzheimer's Opportunities

News out of Dublin, Ireland-based drug company Elan early Tuesday (June 17) reminded options traders with a flourish of the opportunities afforded by a drug breakthrough in the Alzheimer's space.

Forbes | Detail

Roche signs up for $774M development pact

By John Carroll Roche has forged a $774 million deal to license an early stage cancer drug from Belgium's ThromboGenics and Sweden's BioInvent.

FierceBiotech | Detail

Study: Big, Carb-Heavy Breakfast Key to Weight Loss

Eating a big breakfast, heavy in carbs, is the key to keeping slim, according to new research. A new study found that women who eat half of their daily calories first thing in the morning lose more weight in the long term than those who start the day ...

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Family Says Motrin Caused Daughter to Go Blind
Malibu, Calif. - A Topanga Canyon, Calif. girl was left blind and scarred by a rare allergic reaction to Children's Motrin, and a Johnson & Johnson drug division "purposefully and callously" hid medical reports about the dangers of ibuprofen from ...
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6 New Tainted Tomato Cases

By Jennifer 8. Lee Six new cases of an unusual form of salmonella linked to eating raw tomatoes have been confirmed in New York City, in addition to a previously known case, the city’s Health Department.

New York Times | Detail

UPDATE 1-Britain picks Glaxo cervical cancer vaccine

LONDON, June 18 (Reuters) - Britain's Department of Health has picked GlaxoSmithKline's (GSK.L: Quote, Profile, Research) cervical cancer vaccine Cervarix over Merck's (MRK.

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Health Buzz: Fake Cancer Cures and Other Health News

The Food and Drug Administration yesterday warned 23 companies in the United States and two foreign individuals to stop selling products that claim to cure or prevent cancer.

U.S. News & World Report | Detail

Study: Depression and Diabetes May Trigger Each Other

Not only are people with type 2 diabetes more prone to depression, but people with depression are more prone to getting diabetes, a new study, published in the June 18 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association, found.

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UK College of Medicine to launch program at Morehead State
The University of Kentucky College of Medicine will establish a program at Morehead State University in Morehead as a part of a mission to train and retain physicians in rural parts of the state.
Bizjournals.com | Detail

Trade Lake Camp Needs Volunteers in Search for Autistic Man

GRANTSBURG, Wis. -- About 180 volunteers have joined the search for Keith Kennedy, an autistic man missing from Trade Lake Camp near Grantsburg , Wisconsin .

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