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View Article  Anemia drug can kill cancer patients
Risk of death increased by 10 percent, researchers found

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MSNBC.com
View Article  FDA plans to keep closer eye on approved drugs
Agency intends to strengthen oversight of prescription drugs

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MSNBC.com
View Article  Improved gene expression accelerates biologic drug production
27-Feb-2008 - Bayer Healthcare is to deploy a new technique, developed by Millipore, for genetically engineering cells to produce pharmaceutically useful proteins that could both increase the yield and accelerate drug production.

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In-Pharmatechnologist.com
View Article  Novartis vaccines institute sets sights on developing world diseases
27-Feb-2008 - Novartis has lent impetus to the growing trend towards philanthropic R&D in the pharmaceutical industry by opening a new research institute in Siena, Italy "with a non-profit mission to exclusively focus on the development of vaccines for diseases of the developing world".

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In-Pharmatechnologist.com
View Article  For the Very Old, a Dose of ‘Slow Medicine’
For elderly patients, some doctors are now rejecting the assembly line of modern medical care for older, gentler options.

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NYTimes.com
View Article  Drug-Resistant TB Rates Soar in Former Soviet Regions
Multiple-drug-resistant tuberculosis cases in parts of the former Soviet Union have reached the highest rates ever recorded.

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NYTimes.com
View Article  Daring to Think Differently About Schizophrenia
A new drug aimed at treating schizophrenia turns its focus away from dopamine and instead on the effects of glutamate, another powerful neurotransmitter.

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NYTimes.com
View Article  Insurance Fears Lead Many to Shun DNA Tests
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View Article  Breast cancer drug approval worries experts
FDA clears Avastin, which isn’t proven to extend, improve patients’ lives

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MSNBC.com
View Article  Vaccinating Boys for Girls’ Sake?
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NYTimes.com