| Eisai Drug Helps Treat Advanced Breast Cancer A new type of chemotherapy drug being developed by Japan's Eisai helped women with advanced breast cancer live longer than women treated with standard cancer therapies. online.wsj.com |
Sebelius Tackles States' Health-Overhaul Worries The secretary of health and human services is trying to appease cash-strapped governors who will have big sway over the success of the health overhaul passed in March. online.wsj.com |
Option Traders Position for Novartis Downside on FDA Drug Review Joe Kunkle submits:On Friday the FDA announced that it will examine the potential heart risks of Novartis' (NVS) Parkinson's drug Stalevo. This comes as the FDA has been notably stricter with new drug approvals, and also very cautious with any drugs showing hear related risks.More than 154,000 patients have been prescribed Stalevo since June 2003 and FDA action could hamper shares of Novartis stock. Novartis is also expecting to present Phase 3 data for both FTY720, Multiple Schlerosis Drug, and Zometa, Breast Cancer Drug, by the end of this year. Furthermore, Phase 3 Tasigna, for Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia (CML) is expected in Q3.Complete Story » seekingalpha.com |
Long-Term-Care Insurance Premiums Soar People with long-term-care insurance polices are getting hit with a new round of steep premium increases. But there are options that can help both existing policyholders and new buyers cut some of the costs. online.wsj.com |
Miss USA Cleans Water and River with Youth from Children.org - Video Kristen Dalton, Miss USA 2009, Changes Her View On The World After Encountering Third-World Poverty feedproxy.google.com |