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Drug Approved for Advanced Kidney Cancer(HealthDay) (Yahoo Health 2012-01-27 21:01:56)
HealthDay - FRIDAY, Jan. 27 (HealthDay News) -- Inlyta (axitinib) has beenapproved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat advanced renalcell carcinoma in people who haven't responded to another drug.
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US FDA approves Pfizer's Inlyta for kidney cancer(Reuters) (Yahoo Health 2012-01-27 19:03:21)
Reuters - Pfizer's Inlyta drug for patients with advanced kidney cancer got the nod from U.S. regulators on Friday, boosting the company's plans to offset plunging Lipitor sales.
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IV Acetaminophen Linked to More Child Overdoses(HealthDay) (Yahoo Health 2012-01-27 17:02:02)
HealthDay - FRIDAY, Jan. 27 (HealthDay News) -- Following the U.S. Food DrugAdministration's approval last year of an intravenous formulation ofacetaminophen for fever and pain in a hospital setting, researchers warnthat use of the preparation could lead to serious overdoses, particularlyamong the youngest patients.
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Infinity stops cancer drug trial(Reuters) (Yahoo Health 2012-01-27 16:31:03)
Reuters - Infinity Pharmaceuticals pulled the plug on a mid-stage trial of its experimental pancreatic cancer drug as it failed to show benefit over a placebo, wiping off over 41 percent of its market value.
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Acupuncture May Boost Pregnancy Success Rates(HealthDay) (Yahoo Health 2012-01-27 14:02:10)
HealthDay - FRIDAY, Jan. 27 (HealthDay News) -- When a couple is trying tohave a baby and can't, it can be emotionally and financially draining. Buthelp may be available in an unexpected form: acupuncture.
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Infinity stops cancer trial as drug fails to show(Reuters) (Yahoo Health 2012-01-27 12:55:07)
Reuters - Infinity Pharmaceuticals said it stopped a mid-stage trial of its experimental pancreatic cancer drug following an interim analysis that showed it would not meet its main goal.
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Statins May Stave Off Liver Cancer in People With HepatitisB(HealthDay) (Yahoo Health 2012-01-27 12:02:13)
HealthDay - THURSDAY, Jan. 26 (HealthDay News) -- Popularcholesterol-lowering statins may also lower risk for liver cancer amongpeople with hepatitis B, a new study shows. Hepatitis B, an inflammationof the liver due to the hepatitis B virus, is one of the main causes ofliver cancer.
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Health Tip: Manage Pain During Childbirth(HealthDay) (Yahoo Health 2012-01-27 12:02:11)
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Pain is a virtual certainty duringchildbirth, but there are ways to ease the discomfort withoutmedication.
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Business, social media to prevent babies with HIV(AP) (Yahoo Health 2012-01-27 10:47:47)
AP - Business and social media leaders teamed up Friday to tackle the transmission of HIV from mothers to babies, saying the medicine and the money are largely in place, and with the right organizational skills they can eliminate HIV-infected births by 2015.
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France: Ex-head of breast implant firm charged(AP) (Yahoo Health 2012-01-27 08:45:17)
AP - French authorities have filed preliminary charges against the former head of a now-defunct company embroiled in a scandal over possibly faulty breast implants affecting thousands of women.
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Test Might Predict Risk of Lung Cancer's Return(HealthDay) (Yahoo Health 2012-01-27 00:07:23)
HealthDay - THURSDAY, Jan. 26 (HealthDay News) -- A new industry-funded studysuggests that a molecular test can provide insight into whether patientsare at high risk of a relapse after surgical treatment for a form of lungcancer.
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Researchers Spot Potential Bile Duct Cancer Drug Targets(HealthDay) (Yahoo Health 2012-01-26 22:02:01)
HealthDay - THURSDAY, Jan. 26 (HealthDay News) --Researchers who identified a new genetic signature associated with bileduct cancer say their discovery could lead to targeted treatment for thedeadly cancer.
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Westboro Baptist Church Members Protest at Joe Paternoâs Funeral(ContributorNetwork) (Yahoo Health 2012-01-26 21:46:44)
ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | Joe Paterno, a hero to many in State College, Pa., is the latest victim of the Westboro Baptist Church. Paterno died after a short battle with lung cancer at the age of 85. The legendary coach of the Penn State Nittany Lions football team is being honored with memorial services at most of the local campuses as well as the large main campus. Each event that students may participate has been booked up. A free memorial service held at the Bryce Jordan Center ran out of 10,000 tickets after just seven minutes.
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French breast implant firm's former execs arrested(AP) (Yahoo Health 2012-01-26 20:30:01)
AP - Police in pre-dawn sweeps Thursday arrested two top former executives of the now-defunct French company at the center of a breast implant scandal affecting tens of thousands of women worldwide.
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Medication helps some with mild depression(Reuters) (Yahoo Health 2012-01-26 19:14:02)
Reuters - People with mild depression may benefit from taking antidepressants, suggests a new analysis of past studies that compared symptoms in people on the drugs to those given drug-free placebo pills.
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Millions now manage aging parents' care from afar(AP) (Yahoo Health 2012-01-26 17:42:27)
AP - Kristy Bryner worries her 80-year-old mom might slip and fall when she picks up the newspaper, or that she'll get in an accident when she drives to the grocery store. What if she has a medical emergency and no one's there to help? What if, like her father, her mother slips into a fog of dementia?
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Study finds early signs of autism in baby brains(Reuters) (Yahoo Health 2012-01-26 17:08:52)
Reuters - Children who develop autism already show signs of different brain responses in their first year of life, scientists said on Thursday in a study that may in the future help doctors diagnose the disorder earlier.
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Study Finds No Link Between HPV Vaccine and AutoimmuneDisorders(HealthDay) (Yahoo Health 2012-01-26 17:02:09)
HealthDay - THURSDAY, Jan. 26 (HealthDay News) -- The human papillomavirus(HPV) vaccine Gardasil does not trigger autoimmune disorders such asrheumatoid arthritis, lupus, type 1 diabetes or multiple sclerosis,according to a two-year study that included nearly 190,000 girls andwomen.
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Too Few Americans Getting Screened for Common Cancers: CDC(HealthDay) (Yahoo Health 2012-01-26 17:02:07)
HealthDay - THURSDAY, Jan. 26 (HealthDay News) -- The number of Americansbeing screened for colon, breast and cervical cancers still fall belownational targets, federal health officials said Thursday.
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Fans Would Miss Work or a Child's Birth to Attend the Super Bowl(LiveScience.com) (Yahoo Health 2012-01-26 16:30:22)
LiveScience.com - American adults would be willing to miss a number of major life events, including essential work obligations, to attend a Super Bowl featuring their favorite NFL team, a new survey reveals.