Thu, May 24, 2012
Obesity not always tied to higher heart risk: study
By Aparna Narayanan
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - An obese person isn't inevitably at increased risk of cardiovascular disease and death, a new U ...
Thu, May 24, 2012
Auxilium sues Watson on testosterone gel patent
(Reuters) - Auxilium Pharmaceuticals Inc sued Watson Pharmaceuticals Inc alleging that it infringed patents related to Auxilium's testosterone gel Testim.
A unit of Watson ...
Thu, May 24, 2012
Sanofi to test cancer-starving compound in China in 2013
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Sanofi-Aventis plans to begin testing a novel compound that is designed to starve liver cancer to death in a phase one ...
Thu, May 24, 2012
Child addicts at heart of Indonesia anti-smoking suit
By Olivia Rondonuwu and Matthew Bigg
KARAWANG GIRANG, Indonesia (Reuters) - Anti-tobacco advocates in Indonesia plan to file a class action lawsuit this month using ...
Wed, May 23, 2012
Celldex breast cancer drug shrinks some tumors: study
(Reuters) - Interim results from a mid-stage trial of Celldex Therapeutics Inc's experimental drug showed trends toward reducing tumors in patients with advanced breast ...
Wed, May 23, 2012
Long-term contraception more effective than pills
By Gene Emery
(Reuters) - A large real-life test of birth control methods found more U.S. women got pregnant while using short-acting methods such ...
Wed, May 23, 2012
MediciNova asthma drug fails trial; shares crash
(Reuters) - Biopharmaceutical company MediciNova Inc said its experimental asthma drug failed to meet the main goal of a second mid-stage trial, sending its shares ...
Wed, May 23, 2012
Childhood cancer effects may linger in adults
By Andrew M. Seaman
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Survivors of childhood cancers have an increased risk of disfigurement and persistent hair loss later in ...
Wed, May 23, 2012
Long-term contraception more effective than pills
By Gene Emery
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A large real-life test of several types of contraception found more women got pregnant while using short-acting ...
Wed, May 23, 2012
Too many people get angioplasties, study suggests
(Corrects spelling of the lead author's last name to Hannan in 17th paragraph)
By Kerry Grens
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - One out of ...
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