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Quitting Smoking Tied to Lower Bladder Ca Risk in Older Women

MedPageToday.com - Gio, 09/05/2019 - 16:30

(MedPage Today) -- Steepest risk decline occurred within the first 10 years of cessation

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At-Home Myasthenia Gravis Therapy Shows Promise

MedPageToday.com - Gio, 09/05/2019 - 16:15

(MedPage Today) -- Zilucoplan improves neuromuscular symptoms in phase II trial

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SCAD Finally Getting Its Due

MedPageToday.com - Gio, 09/05/2019 - 16:00

(MedPage Today) -- Hayes raises awareness of long-unrecognized condition

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Podimetrics completes $13.4 million funding for disease-detecting foot mat

Reuters Health - Gio, 09/05/2019 - 15:56

Podimetrics, the maker of a smart foot mat that detects warning signs of diabetic foot ulcers, said on Thursday it raised $13.4 million in a funding round led by a group of investors, including venture capital firm Scientific Health Development.

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CDC: Hepatitis A Cases Quadruple in 5 Years

MedPageToday.com - Gio, 09/05/2019 - 15:45

(MedPage Today) -- Outbreaks in certain areas and certain populations are main driver

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Novel LHON Therapy Effective -- Maybe -- in Phase III Trial

MedPageToday.com - Gio, 09/05/2019 - 15:30

(MedPage Today) -- But similar outcomes between intervention and sham "raises questions

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Nurse Suicide: Under the Radar

MedPageToday.com - Gio, 09/05/2019 - 15:15

(MedPage Today) -- Mental health of nurses often overlooked, with tragic consequences

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Fit for Survival; Ringing the Bell; No End to Need for Chemo

MedPageToday.com - Gio, 09/05/2019 - 15:00

(MedPage Today) -- News, features, and commentary about cancer-related issues

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Kidney Injury in Hip Replacement: Problem Diminishing?

MedPageToday.com - Gio, 09/05/2019 - 14:30

(MedPage Today) -- Patients undergoing procedure still need "special attention," researcher urges

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Bristol-Myers' Opdivo fails late-stage brain cancer trial

Reuters Health - Gio, 09/05/2019 - 13:45

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co said on Thursday its immunotherapy Opdivo failed to meet the main goal of a late-stage trial testing it in patients with an aggressive form of tumor that affects the brain or the spine.

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Novartis buys dry eye drug from Takeda for up to $5.3 billion

Reuters Health - Gio, 09/05/2019 - 13:22

Novartis is buying dry-eye drug Xiidra from Takeda Pharmaceutical Co for up to $5.3 billion as the Swiss drugmaker refreshes its ophthalmic medicines portfolio with a potential blockbuster.

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Indivior signs deal to sell schizophrenia drug in Canada

Reuters Health - Gio, 09/05/2019 - 13:20

British drugmaker Indivior Plc on Thursday signed a licensing agreement with HLS Therapeutics Inc for the sale of its schizophrenia drug Perseris in Canada.

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Disease to cut China pig meat output by at least 10 percent: FAO

Reuters Health - Gio, 09/05/2019 - 11:09

An African Swine Fever outbreak is expected to cut China's pig meat output by at least 10 percent in 2019 and present opportunities for producers elsewhere, the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization said on Thursday.

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