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These 11 companies will be featured in the MedCity ENGAGE Innovation Showcase June 5-6 in Washington, D.C.

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Combo therapy of Yervoy + Nivolumab shrank tumors in 75% of melanoma patients

Combo therapy of Yervoy + Nivolumab shrank tumors in 75% of melanoma patients

May 15, 2013 6:24 pm by | 1 Comments

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Melanoma patients treated with two Bristol-Myers Squibb drugs fared much better than those who received either of the medications individually, a new advance for treatments that harness ... Read more
Many in U.S. don’t get proper testing for hepatitis C: CDC

Many in U.S. don’t get proper testing for hepatitis C: CDC

May 7, 2013 1:31 pm by | 0 Comments

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Only half of people in the United States who have ever been infected with hepatitis C get proper testing for the liver-destroying disease, U.S. health officials ... Read more
Key trial of Seaside autism drug fails to show benefit

Key trial of Seaside autism drug fails to show benefit

May 1, 2013 12:05 pm by | 0 Comments

CHICAGO (Reuters) - The first-ever drug designed to treat social impairments associated with autism failed to show a benefit in a midstage trial, representing a blow to families and to ... Read more
USPSTF calls for routine HIV testing for all adults

USPSTF calls for routine HIV testing for all adults

April 29, 2013 5:11 pm by | 0 Comments

CHICAGO (Reuters) - An influential panel is calling for HIV screening for all Americans aged 15 to 65, regardless of whether they are considered to be at high risk, a ... Read more
Drug pipeline for worst superbugs “on life support”: report

Drug pipeline for worst superbugs “on life support”: report

April 18, 2013 12:09 am by | 0 Comments

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Only seven new drugs are in development for the treatment of infections caused by an especially nasty class of superbugs that include E. coli and CRE, the ... Read more
Experimental sleep drug may cause fewer side effects: Merck study

Experimental sleep drug may cause fewer side effects: Merck study

April 3, 2013 3:12 pm by | 0 Comments

CHICAGO (Reuters) - A study in rats and monkeys suggests an experimental Merck & Co sleep drug may help induce sleep without causing the memory loss and attention problems sometimes ... Read more
U.S. TB rates reach all-time low, but resistance a threat

U.S. TB rates reach all-time low, but resistance a threat

March 21, 2013 12:07 pm by | 0 Comments

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Tuberculosis rates in the United States reached an all-time low in 2012, with fewer than 10,000 cases reported even as the global threat of drug-resistant TB rises, ... Read more
Less frequent mammograms don’t increase risks after age 50 : study

Less frequent mammograms don’t increase risks after age 50 : study

March 18, 2013 8:02 pm by | 0 Comments

In the latest installment in the mammogram debate, a new study finds that getting a mammogram every other year instead of annually did not increase the risk of advanced breast ... Read more
Mummies from different times, places shared key heart risk

Mummies from different times, places shared key heart risk

March 10, 2013 8:13 pm by | 0 Comments

CHICAGO (Reuters) - CT scans of 137 mummies spanning four geographies and 4,000 years of history show that hardening of the arteries was commonplace, especially in older individuals, suggesting this ... Read more
Too much salt may trigger autoimmune diseases, studies say

Too much salt may trigger autoimmune diseases, studies say

March 6, 2013 2:22 pm by | 1 Comments

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Increased salt consumption may be a key culprit behind rising rates of autoimmune diseases such as multiple sclerosis, researchers reported on Wednesday in a trio of papers ... Read more
U.S. baby’s cure from HIV raises hope, new questions

U.S. baby’s cure from HIV raises hope, new questions

March 4, 2013 1:31 pm by | 0 Comments

CHICAGO (Reuters) - The remarkable case of a baby being cured of HIV infection in the United States using readily available drugs has raised new hope for eradicating the infection ... Read more

Mississipi baby only second person to acheive functional cure of HIV

Mississipi baby only second person to acheive functional cure of HIV

March 3, 2013 4:30 pm by | 0 Comments

CHICAGO (Reuters) - A baby girl in Mississippi who was born with HIV has been cured after very early treatment with standard drug therapy, U.S. researchers reported on Sunday, in ... Read more
Flu vaccine worked in just over half of Americans who got it

Flu vaccine worked in just over half of Americans who got it

February 21, 2013 2:14 pm by | 3 Comments

CHICAGO (Reuters) - A U.S. government analysis of this season's flu vaccine suggests it was effective in only 56 percent of people who got the shot, and it completely failed ... Read more
After failed trials, J&J pivots to early-stage Alzheimer’s

After failed trials, J&J pivots to early-stage Alzheimer’s

February 13, 2013 7:55 am by | 0 Comments

CHICAGO (Reuters) - A little over a year ago, Dr. Husseini Manji, global head of neuroscience drug development at Johnson & Johnson, predicted that brain researchers were on the cusp ... Read more
FDA outlines path to test Alzheimer’s drugs earlier

FDA outlines path to test Alzheimer’s drugs earlier

February 7, 2013 5:15 pm by | 0 Comments

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Proposed U.S. guidelines may make it easier for drug companies to test Alzheimer's treatments in people at an earlier stage, when scientists think they may have the ... Read more