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Wednesday, 25 January 2012

Pharma's niche focus spurs US aid for antibiotics

WASHINGTON-The pharmaceutical industry won approval to market a record number of new drugs for rare diseases last year, as a combination of scientific innovation and business opportunity spurred new treatments for diseases long-ignored by drug companies. Drug companies are increasingly taking advantage of the commercial benefits of developing so-called orphan drugs, which include extra patent protections, higher pricing and a streamlined review process by FDA. Among the innovative treatments...

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Arab Spring Leaves Davos Investors Skeptical One Year After Egypt Eruption Bloomberg

One year after Egypt knocked global finance off the agenda at the World Economic Forum, Arab officials returning to Davos may struggle to drum up interest in the region. Across North Africa, where uprisings ended the autocratic rule of three men, economic growth has stalled, stock markets have...

Demi Moore may have exhaustion; is it a real medical condition? The Los Angeles Times

Demi Moore isn't the first celebrity to be hospitalized with what has been described in numerous media reports as exhaustion, and she won't be the last. But is exhaustion a true medical condition, or a euphemism for something else? It can be the real deal, says Dr. Kent Shoji, an emergency room...

Average Briton suffers 152 migraines, 133 colds and has 210 backaches (but you should live ... The Daily Mail

Familiar sight: The average Brit suffers from 152 migraines a year Over the course of a lifetime, it's estimated that the average Brit will spend a year and a half waiting for doctors’ appointments, suffer 152 migraines, battle 133 coughs and colds, and if that wasn't bad enough, require six...

Men at greater risk of mild memory loss that can lead to Alzheimer's than women The Daily Mail

Men may be at higher risk of developing mild memory loss that can lead to Alzheimer’s than women, say researchers. A new study shows men had up to twice the risk of losing memory and other brain skills such as planning and carrying out complex tasks in later life. Experts say around half...

Brown Fat Furnishes Physiological Furnace Yahoo Daily News

When it comes to the battle of the bulge, putting on more muscle will burn extra calories even when you're resting. But recent research suggests that there might be a particular type of fat that also uses up more energy than the typical off-white stuff that tends to congregate around American...

Huge Study Finds Risk Factors Do In Fact Predict Risk Forbes

An enormous new meta-analysis confirms the important role...

What Are The Costs And Benefits of Patents for Prescription Drugs? Forbes

By John R. Graham, CAIA On January 23, the Wall Street Journal hosted an interesting debate...

Doctors Transplant a Heart After It’s Been Dropped in the Street Jezebel

Here's a story that really tests the limits of the five-second rule. A heart was being transported to a hospital in Mexico City to be transplanted into a patient there. After it was unloaded from the helicopter outside the...

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