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  Komen breast cancer charity cancels walks in seven U.S. cities

  Tuesday, June 04, 2013

  By Lisa Maria Garza DALLAS (Reuters) - Breast cancer charity Susan G. Komen for the Cure, which suffered a publicity backlash last y...

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• Aveo to slash 62 percent jobs; focus on colon, breast cancer drug

  Tuesday, June 04, 2013

  (Reuters) - Aveo Pharmaceuticals Inc said it would cut about 62 percent of its workforce, or 140 jobs, to focus on developing its mo...

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• KKR, Warburg, Cinven eye bids for clinical trial firm PRA - sources

  Tuesday, June 04, 2013

  By Soyoung Kim and Greg Roumeliotis NEW YORK (Reuters) - Private equity firms KKR & Co LP, Warburg Pincus LLC and Cinven Ltd are wei...

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• Docs have trouble meeting electronic record goals

  Tuesday, June 04, 2013

  By Andrew M. Seaman NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Despite the U.S. government offering hefty financial incentives to doctors for using...

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• Statins linked to muscle pain, sprains

  Tuesday, June 04, 2013

  By Genevra Pittman NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Cholesterol-lowering drugs could be tied to more muscle problems than researchers pre...

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• More men treated for low T, some without evidence

  Tuesday, June 04, 2013

  By Genevra Pittman NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The proportion of middle-aged American men being treated for low testosterone more th...

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• Group of strong antibiotics linked to kidney injury

  Tuesday, June 04, 2013

  By Kathryn Doyle NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Men taking drugs in the fluoroquinolone family were twice as likely to suffer serious k...

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  Bill Gates leads $35 million investment in research network

  Tuesday, June 04, 2013

  By Sarah McBride SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates is leading a $35 million investment in ResearchGate, a Be...

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  Sebelius says she talked to health firms on Obamacare outreach

  Tuesday, June 04, 2013

  By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said on Tuesday that she talked to...

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• Vaccine group suspends Sierra Leone support after funds misused

  Tuesday, June 04, 2013

  (This is a corrected version of a December 20, 2012 story that was erroneously issued on June 3, 2013 without the correction informa...

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