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Gilead’s Truvada Pill Is Safe for HIV Prevention - Bloomberg
bloomberg.com — “Gilead Sciences Inc.’s pill Truvada was safe and effective when used to protect uninfected people from getting HIV, U.S. regulators said in a report indicating the main concerns are when and how it should be used.” View full resource at bloomberg.com
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Gilead’s Truvada Pill Is Safe for HIV Prevention, FDA Says http://t.co/hCJ9I44J via @BloombergNews
Seau’s Brain Seen Offering Special Insight Into NFL Hits - Bloomberg
bloomberg.com — “For several years, researchers have been trying to understand a condition that’s haunting players of contact sports with symptoms similar to Alzheimer’s disease.” View full resource at bloomberg.com
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Seau’s Brain Seen Offering Insight Into NFL Hits: Status of Traumatic Encephalopathy Research http://t.co/fdGNpoHh via @BloombergNews
Drug-Defying Germs From India Speed Post-Antibiotic Era - Bloomberg
bloomberg.com — “Lill-Karin Skaret, a 67-year-old grandmother from Namsos, Norway, was traveling to a lakeside vacation villa near India’s port city of Kochi in March 2010 when her car collided with a truck. She was rushed to the Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, her right leg broken and her artificial hip so damaged that replacing it required 12 hours of surgery.” View full resource at bloomberg.com
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RT @BloombergNews: Drug-defying germs from India speed post-antibiotic era | http://t.co/LrOwFvjk
Gene Therapy Safe in Decade-Long HIV Study That May Widen Use - Bloomberg
bloomberg.com — “HIV patients given gene therapy more than a decade ago are healthy and the altered DNA they received remains stable in their bodies, according to a study that scientists say proves the treatment may safely be tested as a way to attack other illnesses.” View full resource at bloomberg.com
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Gene Therapy Safe in Decade-Long HIV Study That May Widen Use - Bloomberg http://t.co/RZ9Ekia0 #health #medicine #infectdis
Testosterone Chases Viagra in Libido Race as Doctors Fret - Bloomberg
bloomberg.com — “Eli Lilly & Co. and Abbott Laboratories are offering help to the 13.8 million American men who have low levels of testosterone. Doctors warn that demand for the treatments could lead to overuse with deadly side effects.” View full resource at bloomberg.com
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Testosterone products are hot--maybe too hot, per Bloomberg. #Lilly, #Abbott, et al expected to triple sales by 2017 http://t.co/DHXe56OJ
Edwards’s Sapien Gains Medicare Coverage for Heart Valve - Bloomberg
bloomberg.com — “Edwards Lifesciences Corp.’s Sapien, used to replace a damaged aortic valve, will be covered by the U.S. government’s Medicare program.” View full resource at bloomberg.com
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Edwards’s Sapien Gains Medicare Coverage for Heart Valve (with some heavy conditions) by @FayCortez http://t.co/QrDOQnJT $EW
California Heads for Vote on Modified Food Labeling - Bloomberg
bloomberg.com — “Californians are on course to vote whether genetically modified food must be labeled following a campaign that has targeted Monsanto Co. and other biotech-crop companies.” View full resource at bloomberg.com
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California Heads for Vote on #GMO Food Labeling via @BloombergNow http://t.co/YydJ0bk6
Infants Born Addicted to Opiates Tripled in Past Decade - Bloomberg
bloomberg.com — “The number of babies born dependent on prescription painkillers like Oxycontin tripled in the last decade along with higher costs to treat their withdrawal symptoms, research showed.” View full resource at bloomberg.com
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Infants Born Addicted to Opiates Tripled in Past Decade http://t.co/XS2E02l2 via @BloombergNews #health #publichealth #medicine
Actelion Lung Drug Meets Main Goal in Pivotal Study - Bloomberg
bloomberg.com — “Actelion Ltd.’s experimental lung drug macitentan met the main goal of a late-stage clinical trial, giving the company a possible successor to a treatment that accounts for 89 percent of sales. The shares rose the most since the company went public in 2000.” View full resource at bloomberg.com
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Actelion Lung Drug Meets Main Goal in Pivotal Patient Study: Actelion Ltd. (ATLN) ’s experimental lung drug maci... http://t.co/YcbqEfeX
Mad-Cow Case Confirmed in Central California, USDA Says - Bloomberg
bloomberg.com — “The first U.S. case of mad cow disease in six years has been found in a dairy cow in central California, detected before it could enter the human food chain and pose any threat to consumers, officials said.” View full resource at bloomberg.com
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Mad Cow case confirmed in California We kill animals, but in the end, we hurt ourselves http://t.co/sp5OgU8U
EHealth-Led Exchanges Eye $4 Billion Market in Health Law - Bloomberg
bloomberg.com — “EHealth Inc. and an array of online insurance brokers are eying a possible $4 billion-a-year market, after the Obama administration’s surprise decision to let them sell government-subsidized coverage under the health overhaul.” View full resource at bloomberg.com
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EHealth-Led Exchanges Eye $4 Billion Market in Health Law http://t.co/AVUOT9bV via @BloombergNews
Nestle Purina Sued Over Dog Treats Owner Says Are Deadly - Bloomberg
bloomberg.com — “A Nestle SA unit, Nestle Purina Petcare Co., was sued by a Chicago-area man who claimed its Waggin’ Train treats killed his dog.” View full resource at bloomberg.com
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Pet owner sues Nestle Purina over jerky treats he alleges killed his dog ("Hundreds died" comment is not confirmed.) http://t.co/8Fk6QAOS
Measles Makes a Comeback in U.S. as 222 Cases Found in 2011 - Bloomberg
bloomberg.com — “Measles surged in the U.S. to 222 cases last year -- more than a decade after it was deemed eliminated -- as travelers imported the highly contagious virus, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported.” View full resource at bloomberg.com
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Vaccine-preventable measles makes a comeback in the US: http://t.co/nXUw4fep People (86% unvaccinated) have been infected in 31 states!
Eli Lilly CEO Says Cost Cutting Won’t Solve Drug Sales Loss - Bloomberg
bloomberg.com — “Eli Lilly & Co., facing generic competition to two of its top drugs, needs to rely on new medicines rather than cost-cutting to overcome the revenue loss, Chief Executive Officer John Lechleiter said.” View full resource at bloomberg.com
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Eli Lilly CEO Says Cost Cutting Won’t Solve Drug Sales Loss http://t.co/PzpYETsC via @BloombergNews
Murder Wave Still Swamps a Resurgent New Orleans - Bloomberg
bloomberg.com — “New Orleans is on a roll, rebounding from the devastation of the 2005 hurricane and the post-Katrina ineptitude in Washington and in the city’s government.” View full resource at bloomberg.com
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Murder Wave Still Swamps Resurgent New Orleans - ~90% of Victims are Young Black Males http://t.co/S2Oh3nWe @BloombergView
