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TheStreet.com

Cell Therapeutics drug draws US FDA staff concernsReutersWASHINGTON, Feb 8 (Reuters) – US drug reviewers questioned effectiveness data from Cell Therapeutics Inc (CTIC.O) (CTIC.MI) for an experimental lymphoma drug and said the medicine had substantial side effects, according to documents …Abridged Study to Haunt CTI? FDA Questions Pixantrone DataBioWorld OnlineFDA Tough on Cell Therapeutics' DrugTheStreet.comUPDATE [...]

Lingering residue from tobacco smoke that clings to upholstery, clothing and the skin releases cancer-causing agents, warn experts.
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USA Today

Michelle Obama aims to end child obesity in a generationUSA TodayBy Mark Wilson, Getty Images By Mimi Hall and Nanci Hellmich, USA TODAY WASHINGTON — Her daughters were 6 and 9, and Michelle Obama was like any other working mom — struggling to juggle office hours, school pick-ups and mealtimes. …Sen. Gillibrand To Help [...]

Experts fear older women are ditching contraception in the mistaken belief that fertility inevitably wanes at a certain age.
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Alzheimer's drug Dimebon helps Huntington's: studyReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) – Dimebon, a pill being developed for Alzheimer's disease, helped people with Huntington's disease improve their thinking, learning and memory skills, US researchers said on Monday. Dimebon, made by Medivation Inc. under the …Drug Shows Promise for Huntington's DiseaseScience Daily (press release)Pfizer, Medivation Drug May Help Huntington's Disease [...]

BBC News

'Third-hand smoke' could damage healthBBC NewsLingering residue from tobacco smoke which clings to upholstery, clothing and the skin releases cancer-causing agents, work in PNAS journal shows. Berkeley scientists in the US ran lab tests and found "substantial levels" of toxins on smoke-exposed …Even third-hand smoke carries carcinogens: studyReutersThird-hand smoke also a cancer riskMontreal GazetteCarcinogens [...]

ABC Online

Surplus of Swine Flu Vaccine in ArizonaMyFox PhoenixPHOENIX — If you still haven't gotten the swine flu vaccine, there are plenty available. The Arizona Department of Health Services says there is a 3- to 4-week surplus in the state. That is because the strong wave of H1N1 flu cases that hit Arizona …Developmental services [...]

Californian scientists think they may have discovered the part of the brain which makes people fear losing money.
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Forbes (blog)

US clears wider use of AstraZeneca cholesterol drugReutersWASHINGTON, Feb 8 (Reuters) – AstraZeneca (AZN.L) won US approval on Monday to promote cholesterol fighter Crestor for preventing heart disease in a vast new market of people with healthy cholesterol but other heart risks. …FDA Widens Crestor ApprovalWall Street JournalFDA Okays Statin for Primary PreventionMedPage TodayAstraZeneca's [...]

ABC News

Age of mother affects child's autism risk: studyReutersCHICAGO (Reuters) – Being an older mother significantly increases the risk of having a child with autism, but being an older father only increases the risk when the mother is under the age of 30, US researchers said on Monday. …Both Parents' Ages Linked to Autism RiskNew [...]