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Thrifty Merrimack developing new cancer drugs at lower cost
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - Little known biotechnology company Merrimack Pharmaceuticals Inc has quietly built a large pipeline of experimental cancer treatments that it aims to deliver at a fraction of the cost spent by larger rivals. That could translate into...Tags: Ovarian Cancer, Drugs and Medicines, Biotechnology, Pancreatic Cancer, Trials
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Navigators Educate, Assist And Support Cancer Patients
The Hospital of Central ConnecticutIf you or a loved one has been recently diagnosed with cancer you might have been offered the services of a patient navigator. Navigators are specially trained staff who work one-on-one with patients and their loved ones to guide them through diagnosis,...Tags: Nursing, General Practitioners, Medical Specialization, Cancer, Health and Medical Professionals
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Oncolytics cancer drug meets mid-stage trial goal, shares rise
Reuters(Reuters) - Oncolytics Biotech Inc said preliminary data from a mid-stage trial showed that its cancer drug, Reolysin, met the main goal of reducing the size of tumors in patients with metastatic melanoma, a type of skin cancer. Shares of the Calgary-...Tags: Stock Market, NASDAQ, Science and Technology, Skin Cancer, Toronto Stock Exchange
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Did cancer hats go too far?
Just hours before dawn on May 14, Jackie Underwood's three daughters held her in their arms as the cancer stole the last breath from her broken body. For many days before, and almost every day since, her children - Makia Underwood, 32, Zakia Clark, 29,...
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Immune system cancer drugs tipped to be a $35 billion market
ReutersLONDON (Reuters) - A new wave of medicines that tap the power of the immune system to fight cancer could become the biggest drug class in history, with potential sales of $35 billion a year. That bullish sales forecast by analysts at U.S. bank...Tags: HIV, Drugs and Medicines, Merck & Company Incorporated, Weather Reports, GlaxoSmithKline PLC
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Immune system cancer drugs tipped to be a $35 bln market
Reuters* Potential sales of $35 bln a year over next 10 years - Citigroup * Immunotherapy may be used in up to 60 percent of cancers * Bristol-Myers Squibb and Roche both upgraded to "buy" By Ben Hirschler LONDON, May 22 (Reuters) - A new wave of medicines...Tags: HIV, Drugs and Medicines, Merck & Company Incorporated, Weather Reports, GlaxoSmithKline PLC
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Staffing, pay at issue in UC medical center strike
University of California patient care workers took to the picket line early Tuesday to begin a two-day strike for better staffing and higher pay. At Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, they wore green shirts, carried noisemakers and chanted, "All day,...
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Two-day walkout begins at five UC medical centers
A massive walkout of University of California patient care workers that began Tuesday could cost the system's medical centers up to $20 million, officials say. The walkout is expected to last two days and involve more than 12,000 UC workers from the ...
Tags: Biotechnology, AFSCME, Heart Problems, Strikes, Crime, Law and Justice
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Cars and cancer treatment pre-occupy terminally ill Iain Banks
ReutersBy Li-mei Hoang LONDON, May 21 (Reuters) - Terminally ill Scottish author Iain Banks has been talking online about cars, carbon footprints and chemotherapy for treating his cancer in a new update to fans. The novelist, who recently enjoyed a short...Tags: Arts and Culture, Biotechnology, Literature, Science and Technology, BMW
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Liberace film throws spotlight on gay rights at Cannes festival
ReutersCANNES (Reuters) - The relationship between the flamboyant pianist Liberace and his young lover dazzled at the Cannes film festival on Tuesday and threw the spotlight on gay rights at the movie industry's largest annual gathering. Director Steven...Tags: Civil Rights, Plastic Surgeons, Health and Medical Professionals, Cancer, Celebrities
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Patient care workers set to start walkout at five UC hospitals
Respiratory therapists, nursing aides, surgical technicians and other patient care workers plan to stage a walkout starting Tuesday morning at five University of California medical centers. More than 12,000 workers from the American Federation of State,...Tags: Nursing, Biotechnology, AFSCME, Heart Problems, Strikes
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Healthcare workers set to strike California public hospitals
ReutersSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Nearly 13,000 healthcare employees at five University of California medical centers plan to strike on Tuesday in a move that threatens to back up emergency rooms and already has forced the postponement of elective surgeries....Tags: AFSCME, Health and Medical Professionals, Strikes, Medical Procedures and Tests, Politics
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