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Bill would regulate 'biosimilar' drugs
SACRAMENTO — Two of the nation's largest biotech companies — Amgen Inc. of Thousand Oaks and Genentech Inc. of South San Francisco — are fighting in Sacramento to keep a tight grip on some of their most lucrative drugs. At stake is a...
Tags: Chemical Industry, Pharmaceuticals, Viral Diseases and Infections, Roche Holding AG, Imports
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Strategies for cutting the cost of prescription drugs
When Maggie Heim had a recurrence of ovarian cancer about a year after her initial treatment, her oncologist suggested that she take what he believed could be a lifesaving drug. There was just one problem: Her insurer wouldn't pay for it. The 59-year-...
Tags: Chemical Industry, Herceptin (drug), Pharmaceuticals, Government Health Care, Science and Technology
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HIV vaccine trial shut down
In another major setback for efforts to develop an HIV vaccine, federal researchers have shut down a key clinical trial after an independent panel of safety experts determined that volunteers who got an experimental vaccine appeared to be slightly more...Tags: Chemical Industry, Pharmaceuticals, Merck & Company Incorporated, HIV, Preventative Medicine
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International consortium releases hepatitis C data
Two antiviral drugs used to treat hepatitis C appear to work as well in the real world as they did during clinical trials, an international research consortium has observed. The consortium also released data that may help inform how doctors and patients...Tags: Merck & Company Incorporated, Liver Failure, National Institutes of Health, Liver Cancer, Symptoms
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Passenger on flight out of Philly detained for not flushing toilet
PHILADELPHIA — A passenger who flew from Philadelphia to San Francisco was detained on arrival by federal agents after a vindictive flight attendant claimed he had not flushed a lavatory toilet, according to a federal suit. The suit, which seeks...Tags: FBI, Virgin Group, Ltd.
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Boeing, billionaire Penny Pritzker among Obama's donors
Tribune reporterIllinois donors to President Barack Obama’s second inauguration included aviation giant Boeing Co., which contributed $1 million, and billionaire Penny Pritzker, who gave $250,000, according to newly filed records. Pritzker, who is being vetted by...Tags: Technology, Robin Kelly, Lake Forest, PlayStation Portable, Politics
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Major corporations backed inaugural festivities
WASHINGTON — President Obama's second inaugural committee raised a little more than $43 million to put on the official festivities surrounding his January swearing-in, backed by major donations from some of the country's biggest corporations,...Tags: PlayStation Portable, Politics, Barack Obama, FedEx Corporation, Elections
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Remove Medicare's straitjacket
Now that the budget "sequester" is in effect, Congress is shifting its attention to entitlement reform. There's simply no way to achieve long-term reductions in federal spending without touching the big health programs, particularly Medicare. Although...
Tags: Chemical Industry, Pharmaceuticals, Government Health Care, New Products, Paul Ryan
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Battle over 'biosimilars'
One of the most promising frontiers in healthcare is biologic medicines — complex substances derived from living cells that can help fight chronic diseases and cancers. To encourage investment in biologics, Congress in 2010 gave drug companies...
Tags: Chemical Industry, Technology, Pharmaceuticals, Science and Technology, Amgen Inc.
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Facebook is about to redesign News Feed: Here's what to expect
SAN FRANCISCO -- Facebook is rolling out a radical new redesign of News Feed, the biggest since it launched the feature in 2006. The giant social network plans to unveil the redesign at a press conference Thursday at its Menlo Park, Calif.,...
Tags: Chemical Industry, Media Industry, Mark Zuckerberg, Science and Technology, Companies and Corporations
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Asthma drug calms chronic hives, rashes
Sufferers of chronic hives and rashes could benefit from a commonly-used asthma drug, Johns Hopkins researchers have found. Scientists found that a once-a-month dose of the drug omalizumab helped ease symptoms that standard antihistamines didn't....Tags: Medical Research, Asthma, Skin Rash, Symptoms, Novartis AG
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Inaugural fundraisers race to meet $50-million goal
WASHINGTON — With less than a week to go before President Obama is sworn in for his second term, fundraisers for the presidential inaugural committee were still working Monday to secure their goal of $50 million in private donations to finance the...
Tags: Microsoft Corporation, Silver Spring (Montgomery, Maryland), United Therapeutics Corp., Festive Events, Arts and Culture
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