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November 20, 2014

Novartis Moves Ahead With Drug to Treat Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma

Novartis advanced its bid to copy Roche's multi-billion dollar antibody drug rituximab on Monday, starting phase II trials for its own version of the blockbuster medicine.

November 20, 2014

San Diego Chargers Doctor Hit With $2.2M Negligence Penalty

A former patient of San Diego Chargers team doctor David Chao was awarded $2.2 million Thursday after an arbitration panel found the orthopedic surgeon negligent, according to the San Diego Union-Tribune

November 20, 2014

Vaccine Sharply Cuts Rate of Shingles, Study Says

The herpes zoster vaccine could prevent tens of thousands of cases of shingles each year if it was offered to everyone who is eligible, with vaccinated adults half as likely to develop shingles, a study said

November 20, 2014

Double Chin Cure?

The dreaded “double chin” could become a thing of the past if clinical trials of an injectable drug pan out. The drug, made by Bayer, is called ATX-101 and works by reducing localized fat under the chin, the company said in a statement

November 20, 2014

Circumcision Helps Stop Wart Virus, Study Finds

Researchers have documented yet another health benefit for circumcision, which can protect men against the AIDS virus, saying it can protect their wives and girlfriends from a virus that causes cervical cancer

November 20, 2014

Study: Spacing Babies Close Raises Autism Risk

Close birth spacing may put a second-born child at higher risk for autism, suggests a preliminary study based on more than a half-million California children.

November 20, 2014

Heart Group: Require Students to Get CPR Training

The American Heart Association wants states to require high school students to learn how to give CPR and use an automated external defibrillator before they graduate

November 20, 2014

Statins May Raise Stroke Risk in Some Patients

People who have had a type of stroke caused by bleeding in the brain should avoid taking cholesterol-lowering drugs known as statins

November 20, 2014

Boston Ambulance Modified for Obese Patients

Due to the growing number of morbidly obese patients that require transportation to area hospitals in Boston, ambulance services have been forced to modify one of its vehicles

November 20, 2014

Smoking Population Dying Out, Study Says

Don't hold your breath, but a new study predicts smoking could disappear by the middle of the century