ContributorNetwork - A clinical study published Monday in the online edition of the Archives of Neurology is the first of its kind to link participation in reading, brain games and writing with a decreased production of a special protein whose presence has been linked to Alzheimer's disease.
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US FDA approves Pfizer's Inlyta for kidney cancer (Reuters)
Reuters - Pfizer's Inlyta drug for patients with advanced kidney cancer won approval from U.S. regulators, boosting the company's efforts to offset plunging Lipitor sales.
US FDA approves Pfizer's Inlyta for kidney cancer (Reuters)
Reuters - Pfizer's Inlyta drug for patients with advanced kidney cancer won approval from U.S. regulators, boosting the company's efforts to offset plunging Lipitor sales.
Avastin's Failure in Breast Cancer: New Study May Explain Why It Happened (LiveScience.com)
LiveScience.com - A new study may explain why the cancer drug Avastin hasn't worked in the treatment of breast cancer patients. Although the drug stops tumor growth for a short time, it often leads to more invasive tumors in the long run.
Avastin's Failure in Breast Cancer: New Study May Explain Why It Happened (LiveScience.com)
LiveScience.com - A new study may explain why the cancer drug Avastin hasn't worked in the treatment of breast cancer patients. Although the drug stops tumor growth for a short time, it often leads to more invasive tumors in the long run.
France: Ex-head of breast implant firm charged (AP)
AP - French authorities have filed preliminary charges against the former head of a now-defunct company accused of supplying potentially faulty breast implants affecting thousands of women.
Infinity stops cancer drug trial (Reuters)
Reuters - Infinity Pharmaceuticals pulled the plug on a mid-stage trial of its experimental pancreatic cancer drug as it failed to show benefit over a placebo, wiping off over 41 percent of its market value.
Business, social media to prevent babies with HIV (AP)
AP - Business and social media leaders teamed up Friday to tackle the transmission of HIV from mothers to babies, saying the medicine and the money are largely in place, and with the right organizational skills they can eliminate HIV-infected births by 2015.
Working Too Much Can Give You the Blues (HealthDay)
HealthDay - THURSDAY, Jan. 26 (HealthDay News) -- People who work overtime
are at much greater risk for depression, according to a new study.
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