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Punishments follow 2009 report by European Commission on pharmaceutical sector

Regulators have fined nine drugmakers, including Denmark’s Lundbeck, a total of €146 million for blocking the supply of a cheaper anti-depressant to the market European antitrust regulators fined nine drugmakers, including Denmark’s Lundbeck, a total ... [Published Irish Times - 10 mins ago]
First reported 7 hours ago - Updated 17 mins ago - 18 reports

Rodent’s cell tissue could be cancer breakthrough

ONE of nature's oddest creatures has given up the secret of its incredible cancer immunity.The naked mole rat, a hairless rodent that lives in ant-like colonies underground, appears to enjoy complete protection against the disease, despite its unusually ... [Published NewsRT.co.uk - 17 mins ago]
First reported 7 hours ago - Updated 18 mins ago - 17 reports

New respiratory virus worse than SARS

DOCTORS say the new MERS virus appears to be more deadly than SARS - and scientists still can't pinpoint the cause. ... [Published Herald Sun - 18 mins ago]
First reported 18 hours ago - Updated 22 mins ago - 23 reports

No new benefits for Onglyza Investor's Business Daily

A diabetes drug being tested for heart benefits by makers Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY) and AstraZeneca (AZN) didn't reduce heart attacks, strokes or death any more than a placebo in a study. The companies said Onglyza, a once-a-day diabetes pill, failed ... [Published Yahoo! Finance - 22 mins ago]
First reported 7 hours ago - Updated 28 mins ago - 37 reports

CDC: HPV vaccine reduces infections by 56%

The HPV vaccine may be controversial, but it works, new research shows. The rate of HPV infection among teenage girls dropped from 11.5% in the pre-vaccine era to 5.1% in the vaccine era, researchers from the reported Wednesday in the Journal of Infectious ... [Published South Florida Sun-Sentinel - 1 hour ago]
First reported 8 hours ago - Updated 29 mins ago - 7 reports

Obesity bill filed

WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Bill Cassidy filed legislation Wednesday to make some weight-loss prescription drugs and treatments available to residents through the federal Medicare program for seniors.The “Treat and Reduce Obesity Act” comes on the heels of ... [Published The Advocate - 29 mins ago]
First reported 7 hours ago - Updated 54 mins ago - 24 reports

Three Biotechnology Scientists Awarded 2013 World Food Prize

Washington, D.C. (June 19, 2013) – Three distinguished scientists — Marc Van Montagu of Belgium, and Mary-Dell Chilton and  Robert T. Fraley of the United States — were today named the winners of the 2013 World Food Prize during a ceremony at the ... [Published GMO Pundit a.k.a. David Tribe - 54 mins ago]
First reported Jun 19 2013 - Updated 1 hour ago - 134 reports

AMA: Obesity Is A Disease

WARREN (WWJ) – Is obesity a disease? The American Medical Association says it is.One of the country’s most respected medical groups, the AMA voted on the measure on Tuesday, citing America’s adult and child escalating obesity rates.The World Health Organization, ... [Published CBS Detroit - 1 hour ago]
First reported 10 hours ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 13 reports

Uncertain fate awaits abortion-related bills

Late-term abortions, women’s health at issueAuthor: Jessie Degollado, Reporter, jdegollado@ksat.comSAN ANTONIO -The bill banning late-term abortions at 20 weeks that passed in the U.S. House is likely to be defeated in the Democratically controlled Senate, ... [Published KSAT 12 - 1 hour ago]
First reported 15 hours ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 21 reports

6/20/2013: Front Page: EU fines Ranbaxy, 8 others cr for blocking drug

R1,149 NEW DELHI: The European Commission Wednesday fined nine pharma companies, including Ranbaxy, 146 million euros (about R1,149 crore) for blocking the supply of cheaper drugs. ... [Published Hindustan Times - 1 hour ago]
First reported Jun 19 2013 - Updated 2 hours ago - 24 reports

Myriad's Possible Impact on Patent Eligibility of Isolated Non-DNA Chemical Substances

Over a century ago, in the famous Parke-Davis adrenaline patent infringement case, Judge Learned Hand articulated what many consider the origin of the legal premise that isolated components or purified extracts of natural products may be patent eligi ... [Published JD Supra - 2 hours ago]
First reported 23 hours ago - Updated 2 hours ago - 15 reports

Harvard study links high air pollution with risk of babies born with autism

SALT LAKE CITY — The first national study of its kind links air pollution to a greater risk of having a baby born with autism, with some pollutants doubling that chance.The Harvard School of Public Health looked at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's ... [Published Deseret Morning News - 2 hours ago]

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