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Long-Term Use of Bone Drugs May Be Linked to Esophageal Cancer
(Bloomberg Businessweek) September 2, 2010 - People with osteoporosis who take drugs such as Boniva (ibandronate), Fosamax (alendronate) or Actonel (risedronate) to strengthen their bones may be at an increased risk of esophageal cancer, British researchers report.
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Celldex Says Pfizer Ends Cancer Vaccine Deal; Shares Fall
(Reuters) September 3, 2010 - Celldex Therapeutics Inc said its partner Pfizer ended the deal to co-develop Celldex's cancer vaccine, its lead product, as the program was no longer a strategic priority for the drug giant.
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Oncology Clinical News
'Major Advance' in Tackling Aggressive Breast Cancer
(Telegraph UK) September 3, 2010 - A breakthrough in understanding how a particularly aggressive form of breast cancer develops could lead to the creation of new drugs which would stop tumours ever developing, scientists hope.
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Hormel Institute Study Reveals Capsaicin Can Act as Cocarcinogen
(University of Minnesota) September 2, 2010 - The September cover story of the nation’s leading cancer journal, “Cancer Research,” features a new study from The Hormel Institute, University of Minnesota, that links capsaicin, a component of chili peppers, to skin cancer.
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Oncology Business and Policy News
Celgene Seeks to Stop Natco's Generic Revlimid
(Reuters) September 3, 2010 - Celgene Corp said it plans to file a complaint alleging infringement against India's Natco Pharma Ltd, which has submitted a request to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for authorization to make and sell generic versions of Celgene's cancer drug Revlimid in the United States.
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World of E Cigarettes: American Cancer Society Shuns E Cigarettes in Favor of the Real Thing
(Reuters) September 3, 2010 - The American Cancer Society continues to attack electronic cigarettes and falsely label them as dangerous and ineffective, while the number of people using the products is increasing by 20,000 to 30,000 a week.
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China Cooking-Oil Maker Says Cancer-Causing Chemical in Product
(San Francisco Chronicle) September 2, 2010 - Jinhao Camellia Oil Corp., a Chinese maker of cooking oils, said about 42.5 tons of one of its products contained excessive amounts of a cancer-causing chemical.
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Broader Healthcare and Pharma News
Opinion: Surer Footing for Medicare
(Washington Post) September 3, 2010 - Former health and human services secretary Michael Leavitt was incorrect in calling the Affordable Care Act's Medicare reforms an "illusion" ["The wrong prescription for Medicare," Washington Forum, Aug. 27].
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Novartis Malaria Drug May Yield First New Treatment in 30 Years
(Bloomberg) September 2, 2010 - An experimental Novartis AG medicine that killed drug-resistant malaria in laboratory studies may become the first new class of treatment against the disease in 30 years, researchers said.
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Special Report: Outgunned FDA Tries to Get Tough with Drug Ads
(Reuters) September 3, 2010 - In February 2009, a popular New York blogger attended a brunch with fellow "frazzled moms." They took in tips from a style expert and listened to a nurse extol the virtues of Mirena, a birth control device sold by Bayer Healthcare.The nurse was on Bayer's payroll.
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