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Retired Smithfield police officer cured of hepatitis C
The cure has taken 25 years for retired Smithfield police officer, Kurt Beach. In his first week on the job, in January 1988, Beach used mouth-to-mouth resuscitation in an attempt to save the life of a baby with a bloody breathing tube. He tears up as...
Tags: Smithfield, Spina Bifida, Cirrhosis, AIDS, Blood Transfusion
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Bristol-Myers Squibb sales disappoint, shares fall
Reuters(Reuters) - Bristol-Myers Squibb reported disappointing first-quarter sales, prompting a drop in shares that have risen sharply this year on enthusiasm for its lineup of promising experimental drugs. The company on Thursday said sales plunged 27...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Cardiac Arrhythmia, Leukemia, Earnings Forecasts, Credit Ratings
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AbbVie says drug cocktail wipes out hepatitis C in 8 weeks
ReutersAbbVie Inc. said tests show its five-drug cocktail known as Aviator wipes out the hepatitis C virus in 96 percent of patients who take it for 12 weeks -- less than half the time of current treatments, according to researchers. At least 88 percent of new...Tags: Gilead Sciences Inc., Viral Diseases and Infections, Medical Research, Insomnia, Cirrhosis
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Bristol-Myers oral hepatitis C regimen looks competitive -study
Reuters* 94 pct cure rate seen with Bristol-Myers oral regimen * Three-drug regimen does not include ribavirin * 2 serious side effects likely unconnected to Bristol drugs By Bill Berkrot April 23 (Reuters) - A combination of three experimental Bristol-Myers...Tags: Gilead Sciences Inc., Medical Research, Cirrhosis, Hepatitis, Liver Disease
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PASSINGS: Bob Turley
Bob Turley, 82, a hard-throwing right-handed pitcher who won the Cy Young Award in 1958 after rallying the New York Yankees past the Milwaukee Braves in the World Series, died of liver cancer Saturday in Atlanta, his family told the Baltimore Sun....
Tags: New York Yankees, World Series, Awards and Prizes, Atlanta Braves, American League
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Bob Turley, former Orioles pitcher, dies
Bob Turley, a hard-throwing right-hander who won the Orioles’ first home game, died of liver cancer early Saturday morning, according to his son Terry Turley. He was 82. Turley pitched one season for the Orioles in 1954, their first in Baltimore,...
Tags: Memorial Stadium, New York Yankees, Chicago White Sox, War of 1812, Cy Young Award
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Hartford's Rohan Brown Enjoying Run With La Salle In Sweet 16
The Hartford CourantThe farther the La Salle basketball team has gotten from Philadelphia the louder and livelier the celebrations have gotten on the other end of cellphones, Instagrams and the rest that 21st century social media have to offer. That goes for Rohan Brown,...Tags: Long Term Care, Sports, Basketball, Dayton Flyers, ESPN (tv network)
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Court experts pass Sierra prison, pending improvements
Federal experts on Tuesday gave a potentially passing grade to the inmate medical care provided at a California prison in Tuolumne County, the third state prison to get such a review, despite lapses in care and the suspected carbon monoxide poisoning...
Tags: Prisons
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Alan Kaufman
Alan Elmer Kaufman, 59, Newcastle, Wy, born January 20, 1954, died March 16, 2013, at Rapid City Regional Hospital, after a strong and stubborn battle against liver cancer. He was surrounded by his loving son, Josh; the mother of his grandchild, Katie...
Tags: Petroleum Industry
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Ed Miller dies at 87; longtime D.A. for San Diego County
Ed Miller, who served as San Diego County district attorney for 24 years and, beginning in the scandal-ridden 1970s, was a major figure in reforming the city's political, business and law enforcement establishment, has died. He was 87. Miller died...
Tags: Elections, Business Enterprises, Dick Murphy, Dartmouth College, Child Abuse
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Hopkins team explains owls' head-turning abilities
Owls can rotate their heads a dizzying 270 degrees, allowing them to see what's happening behind them while perched on a tree branch or barn beam. This evolutionary adaptation helps the birds keep their fixed-socket, binocular eyes trained on the...
Tags: David Attenborough, Science, Research, Injuries and Wounds, Howard Hughes
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Shiitake mushrooms can protect you
Dear Pharmacist: I'm not a fan of fungus, but I've heard that shiitake mushrooms are good for cancer. What do you think? — C.E., Boston Dear C.E.: I think some mushrooms are amazing! Shiitake, known botanically as Lentinula edodes, are great for...Tags: Mushrooms, Health Treatments, Medical Research, Hepatitis, Gastric cancer
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