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Accusations that the leading U.S. funders of biomedical research “ignore truly innovative thinkers” and “encourage conformity if not mediocrity” are…
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Panel Backs Stricter Blood Cancer Drug Label
A U.S. advisory panel backed an experimental drug from Seattle Genetics Inc for treating two rare types of blood cancer,…
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When Whitney Houston’s autopsy report was released Thursday, the L.A. coroner’s office that examined her body listed drowning and “effects…
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Foods to lower your cholesterol
High cholesterol is one of the main risk factors for cardiovascular disease, which is the leading cause of death in…
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New kidney donation system could change who gets best organs
The way that donated kidneys are allocated to patients needing transplants might be changed next year, so that the fittest…
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