Gilead to Pay $510 Million for YM BioSciences to Expand Cancer Portfolio

Gilead to Pay 0 Million for YM BioSciences to Expand Cancer Portfolio

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The treatment, known as CYT387, is the same class of drug as Jakafi, a treatment marketed by Incyte Pharmaceuticals (INCY) and Novartis AG (NOVN). Jakafi was the first drug approved by the FDA in 2011 to specifically treat myelofibrosis. The drug is on …
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STOP HIV/AIDS funding not enough for gay men: critics

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Gay health advocates say the BC Liberals' promise to spend nearly $ 20 million annually to expand a pilot program aimed at reducing HIV transmission through early testing and treatment is overly focused on just one piece of the prevention puzzle. “The …
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Researchers say Alzheimer's studies must focus on abnormalities in patients

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Studies nationwide generally deal with possible causes and risk factors of Alzheimer's, as well as trials of drugs and behavior modifications aimed at treatment, prevention and improving diagnosis. More than a …. Writing in the December 2011 issue of …
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Shattered: Her boy's diagnosis turned Nadiyah Gonzales's world 'upside down'

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But in 2011, Kalel appeared anything but a boy of steel. He was plagued by a persistent cough and fevers. Doctors, believing he had an infection, prescribed antibiotics. … Souter has connected Gonzales with the Housing Help Centre, and is trying to …
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