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 Merck's 2Q Net Drops on Higher Costs, Charges
| Filed at 10:38 a.m. ET | Drugmaker Merck & Co. on Friday reported a 52 percent drop in second-quarter net income, weighed down by big merger and restructuring charges from buying Schering-Plough Cor... (photo: Creative Commons / ) The New York Times
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 Humble protein, nanoparticles tag-team to kill cancer cells
| Transferrin-carrying nanoparticles that have targeted and permeated Ramos cancer cells. Areas of yellow represent the intracellular compartments of the cells where the nanoparticles reside. Areas of... (photo: Creative Commons / Pulmonary Pathology) PhysOrg
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 Anti-addiction drugs used to treat obesity
Dramatic effects were seen from a weight loss recipe that combines anti-addiction drugs with dieting and exercise. | A group of obese trial patients put on the programme ... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba) London Evening Standard
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 Top Mexico drug lord 'killed'
| A top Mexican drug trafficker has been killed in a raid by state security forces, defence department officials have said. | Ignacio "Nacho" Coronel was reportedly kille... (photo: AP / Eduardo Verdugo) Al Jazeera
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 Obese patients lose weight on new Orexigen drug
| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Overweight volunteers who took Orexigen's experimental drug Contrave, designed to reduce cravings, lost about 13 pounds (6 kg) over a year, U.S. ... (photo: Creative Commons / kevinspencer) The Star
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 Synthetic marijuana, legal in U.S., causing outcry
| BOSTON (Reuters Life!) - An herb and chemical blend dubbed K2 that is sold legally in the U.S. as incense but produces a marijuana-like high when smoked is landing a ri... (photo: AP / Kelley McCall) The Star
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 Signs of Recovery Push European Shares Higher
| European stock markets rose Thursday after another batch of positive earnings and further evidence that Europe’s economy is recovering faster than previously expe... (photo: AP / Bernd Kammerer)) The New York Times
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 Stocks up on AstraZeneca, Bayer, telecom earns
| Specialist Michael Sollitto, right, directs trades at his post on the floor... | LONDON (AP) - World stock markets mostly rose Thursday after another batch of positive ... (photo: WN / Renzelle Mae Abasolo) Breitbart
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 Super-sizing Cancer Drug Minimizes Side Effects
| Researchers design a new version of cisplatin that spares the kidneys, letting doctors use higher doses. | One of the first chemotherapy drugs given to patients diagnos... (photo: Creative Commons / ignis) redOrbit
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