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Novartis lung drug superior to placebo over 1 year
A Novartis experimental lung drug to treat smokers' cough was superior to a placebo in improving lung function over a one-year period and had similar efficacy to a rival drug from Pfizer and Boehringer Ingelheim, the Swiss drugmaker said
Source: FOX

Glaxo melanoma drug combo shows promise in small trial
Two drugs being developed by GlaxoSmithKline Plc - each designed to block different pathways used by cancer cells - have been shown in a small clinical trial to curb melanoma with fewer side effects than current therapies
Source: FOX

Data suggests drug treatment can lower US crime
U.S. crime statistics show illegal drugs play a central role in criminal acts, providing new evidence that tackling drugs as a public health issue could offer a powerful tool for lowering national crime rates, officials said
Source: FOX

Zytiga Can Nix Some Prostate Tumors
A study looking at small group of men with prostate cancer showed the use of Johnson &Johnson's Zytiga eliminated or greatly reduced the size of prostate tumors in one-third of patients treated for six months before surgery.
Source: Wall Street Journal

Federal Probe of Medtronic Ends
A federal probe into Medtronic's marketing of a bone-graft product, Infuse, is over, the company said.
Source: Wall Street Journal

Zytiga Can Eliminate Some Prostate Tumors
A study looking at small group of men with prostate cancer showed the use of Johnson &Johnson's Zytiga eliminated or greatly reduced the size of prostate tumors in one-third of patients treated for six months before surgery.
Source: Wall Street Journal

Lead-Poisoning Threshold for Kids Revised
U.S. health officials halved the minimum threshold for lead poisoning in children younger than 6.
Source: Wall Street Journal

Drug Trial Boosts Hope for Tailored Treatment
Pfizer's drug Xalkori for adult lung cancer is showing promise against childhood cancers, illustrating how personalized medicine is emerging as a weapon against pediatric malignancies.
Source: Wall Street Journal

Non-surgical nose job offers patients results without commitment
We all have that one thing that we would like to change about ourselves ? weight, height, hair color. For 35-year-old Olivia Kraus ? it was her nose. Check out a non-surgical procedure some patients are getting to reshape their noses
Source: FOX

Young girl with dwarfism to be featured on TLC's Toddlers &Tiaras
Lacey-Mae Wason, who will be featured on the popular TLC show Toddlers & Tiaras, has been making the rounds in the pageant circuit since she was 14 months old.   Now, at 8 years old and standing at about 3 feet, 4 in., there?s something that clearly sets Lacey apart from other contestants her age ? she was born with achondroplasia, the leading cause of dwarfism.  
Source: FOX