Seattle Genetics cancer drug price may top $100,000
The price of Seattle Genetics Inc's blood cancer drug Adcetris could top $100,000 for a course of treatment, becoming the latest cancer medicine to come at a high cost.
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Louisiana paper mill spill causes massive fish kill
A rotten stench hung over a 60-mile stretch of Louisiana's Pearl River as boats trawled through thick layers of hundreds of thousands of dead fish, and sweating workers bent to scoop the carcasses from the water.
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Florida court rejects drug argument, clears way for execution
The Florida Supreme Court on Tuesday cleared the way for the execution of a man convicted in the 1978 killing of a police officer, rejecting arguments a new anesthetic used to put condemned inmates to death would cause undue pain and suffering.
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Common cause seen in all forms of Lou Gehrig disease
A breakdown in a recycling mechanism in cells in the brain and spinal cord has been pinpointed as the common cause of all forms of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), the tragic neurogenerative disorder known as Lou Gehrig's disease.
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Greenpeace finds toxic chemicals in branded clothing
Traces of toxic chemicals harmful to the environment and to human health have been detected in products made by 14 top clothing manufacturers, Greenpeace said Tuesday.
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