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Shares of Human Genome Sciences and Vertex Pharmaceuticals, tiny drug developers that first gained during the hype fest that followed the mapping of the human genetic code a decade ago, are soaring Monday morning after positive clinical trial ...
From MATTHEW HERPER AND ROBERT LANGRETH,
Forbes,
2 Nov 2009
Drug companies have been trying to come up with a safe and effective obesity pill for years, with very limited success. New results from Arena Pharmaceuticals show how far they are from a magic bullet.
The company announced late Thursday that its ...
From ROBERT LANGRETH AND MATTHEW HERPER,
Forbes,
18 Sep 2009
Amgen's experimental denosumab is more effective than Novartis' blockbuster Zometa in preventing advanced breast cancer from damaging bone, Amgen said in a press release Tuesday.
"This is good news for women who have bone metastasis," says Eric P. ...
From ROBERT LANGRETH AND MATTHEW HERPER,
Forbes,
6 Jul 2009
Even before an autopsy has revealed exactly why Michael Jackson's heart apparently stopped, his death is focusing attention on one of the most mysterious and common killer diseases in America: sudden cardiac arrest.
Sudden cardiac arrest kills 200,000 ...
From ROBERT LANGRETH AND MATTHEW HERPER,
Forbes,
25 Jun 2009
Neda Soltani's death was filmed on a phone and posted on the internet. Authorities prohibited her family from giving her an Islamic funeral. Photograph: AFP/Getty Images
Shortly after 5pm on Saturday afternoon, Hamed, an Iranian asylum seeker in the ...
From ROBERT TAIT, MATTHEW WEAVER,
Guardian Unlimited,
22 Jun 2009
Cancer researchers are beginning to ask why Roche's very expensive and very lucrative drug Avastin is not providing bigger survival gains for cancer patients.
Avastin aims to starve tumors by cutting off their blood supply. It was the biggest prize in ...
From MATTHEW HERPER AND ROBERT LANGRETH,
Forbes,
3 Jun 2009
ORLANDO, Fla. -- North Carolina resident Terri M. Allen noticed two strange pimple-like bumps on her scalp in June 2007. When she finally got them checked out, her worst fears were confirmed. Her breast cancer that had been removed in 2005 had returned ...
From ROBERT LANGRETH AND MATTHEW HERPER,
Forbes,
1 Jun 2009
ORLANDO - At the annual meeting of the American Society for Clinical Oncology, giant banners with pictures of heroic cancer patients proclaim doctors are "Personalizing Cancer Care."
But many companies seem to be maximizing cancer profit instead. Big ...
From MATTHEW HERPER AND ROBERT LANGRETH,
Forbes,
29 May 2009
No modern doctor would have been surprised at Franklin Delano Roosevelt's death from a cerebral hemorrhage in 1945. His blood pressure was 260 over 150 millimeters of mercury--double the normal level.
Blood pressure, measured by how far pulses of blood ...
From MATTHEW HERPER AND ROBERT LANGRETH,
Forbes,
21 May 2009
Roxana Saberi could be released within hours after sentence for spying reduced
A member of Reporters Without Borders protesting against the jailing of Roxana Saberi last month. Photograph: Michel Euler/AP
An Iranian-American journalist who was ...
From ROBERT TAIT, MATTHEW WEAVER,
Guardian Unlimited,
11 May 2009
