Gene test may help guide prostate cancer treatment

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Both analyze multiple genes in a biopsy sample and give a score for aggressiveness, similar to tests used now for certain breast and colon cancers. Doctors say tests like these have the potential to curb … said Dr. Bruce Roth, a cancer specialist at …
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Nature | Seven Days

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On 30 April, the European General Court ordered the European Medicines Agency (EMA) not to publish documents submitted by two drug companies: AbbVie, headquartered in North Chicago, Illinois, and InterMune, based in Brisbane, California. Both companies …
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National Digest: Colorado employers can fire over pot use, court rules

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The Colorado Court of Appeals decision found there is no employment protection for medical marijuana users in the state since the drug remains barred by the federal government. Colorado and Washington state allow recreational marijuana use. Several …
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