21Mar/13

NICE draft rejects everolimus for advanced breast cancer – OnMedica


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NICE draft rejects everolimus for advanced breast cancer
OnMedica
NICE’s decision today not to recommend everolimus (Afinitor) has met with anger from women with advanced breast cancer who have limited treatment options available. But Breast Cancer Campaign has urged doctors to try to provide it through the Cancer
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NICE issues negative draft decision for Novartis’ AfinitorThe Pharma Letter
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21Mar/13

The father who has FOUR kidneys and THREE pancreases thanks to transplant … – Daily Mail


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The father who has FOUR kidneys and THREE pancreases thanks to transplant
Daily Mail
The father who has FOUR kidneys and THREE pancreases thanks to transplant surgery to cure his diabetes. Carl Jones’ diabetes left him fighting for his life and needing kidney dialysis; Had two organ transplant operations and no failed organs were

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21Mar/13

NICE rejects Novartis' Afinitor, but OKs GSK's Revolade, InterMune's Esbriet – PharmaTimes

NICE rejects Novartis’ Afinitor, but OKs GSK’s Revolade, InterMune’s Esbriet
PharmaTimes
According to Novartis, Afinitor (everolimus) is the first new licensed therapeutic approach in fifteen years offering substantial impact on hormone responsive advanced breast cancer, which affects over 30,000 women in the UK. The gold standard of care
Positive NICE news for GSK’s Revolade and InterMune’s EsbrietThe Pharma Letter

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21Mar/13

How the shiny “agate” stones in jewelry and rosary beads are killing workers – GlobalPost


GlobalPost

How the shiny “agate” stones in jewelry and rosary beads are killing workers
GlobalPost
KHAMBHAT, India — A few years ago, when occupational safety activists came to Hydersha Diwan’s village here, 300 miles north of Mumbai, he drove them away with threats and bluster. Today, he wishes that he’d listened. Doctors say the 50-year-old is
How the shiny ‘agate’ stones in jewelry and rosary beads are killing workersDaily Democrat

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