Tag: results
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Surprising monkey study could lead to ‘functional’ HIV cure
By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO (Reuters) – Dr. Anthony Fauci doesn't get too excited about the results of animal studies, and he doesn't make house calls. Fauci hopped on a plane to Cambridge, Mass., to personally tell Japan's Takeda Pharmaceutical Co's U.S. representatives that their drug may offer a dramatic advance in the fight against AIDS.…
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‘New day’ in lung cancer as Merck drug shines, works with chemo
By Ben Hirschler COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Merck & Co scored a double hit on Sunday with new clinical data showing its Keytruda immunotherapy offered big benefits in previously untreated lung cancer patients, either when given on its own or with chemotherapy. As a monotherapy, Keytruda halved the risk of disease progression and cut overall deaths…
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‘New day’ in lung cancer as Merck drug shines, works with chemo
By Ben Hirschler COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Merck & Co scored a double hit on Sunday with new clinical data showing its Keytruda immunotherapy offered big benefits in previously untreated lung cancer patients, either when given on its own or with chemotherapy. As a monotherapy, Keytruda halved the risk of disease progression and cut overall deaths…
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Roche lung cancer drug success adds to pressure on Bristol
By Ben Hirschler COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Lung cancer patients on Roche’s immune system-boosting drug Tecentriq lived on average 4.2 months longer than those taking chemotherapy in a pivotal study, pressuring Bristol-Myers Squibb’s dominant position in the field. The trial involved second-line patients, who have already used chemotherapy, and it found the Roche drug worked even…
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Cost-cutting deal with unions key to VW’s recovery
By Andreas Cremer BERLIN (Reuters) – Volkswagen's ability to agree a big cost-cutting plan with its powerful labor unions in the coming weeks could determine whether the German carmaker's shares make a full recovery from its emissions scandal. A year after it admitted using illegal software to rig diesel emissions tests, Volkswagen (VW) has still…
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Google Improves Its Symptoms Search Results With Help From Medical Professionals
Google has improved its symptoms-searching capabilities for the millions of people turning to the internet to diagnose their health conditions. The new algorithm gives users a list of related conditions when they search their medical symptoms. Google will also give an overview description for individual symptoms and self-treatment options, the tech giant explained in a…
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Google Improves Its Symptoms Search Results With Help From Medical Professionals
Google has improved its symptoms-searching capabilities for the millions of people turning to the internet to diagnose their health conditions. The new algorithm gives users a list of related conditions when they search their medical symptoms. Google will also give an overview description for individual symptoms and self-treatment options, the tech giant explained in a…
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Parents may not notice when children are overweight
By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – Many parents don’t realize when their children are overweight and so they fail to help the youngsters shed excess pounds, an Australian study suggests. When researchers asked parents to report their child’s height and weight, the results suggested that about 16 percent of the kids were overweight and 6…