News tagged with 'Novartis'

BP stations around the U.S. are suffering from sluggish sales and destruction of the BP logo, and the oil giant is reaching out to help. Were 1,800 veterans exposed to HIV and hepatitis at a veterans hospital in Missouri? Some injury related headlines around the web for Wednesday June 30.

With about 40 percent of the public saying they will not be vaccinated against H1N1, Americans appears sharply divided on whether they will be vaccinated. Whatever your leanings - A Warning! - Pregnant women should not receive the live virus contained in the nasal spray.

New research suggests that adding Zometa (zoledronic acid) to post-surgery hormone therapy, reduces the risk of breast cancer recurrence or death in premenopausal women by 36 percent compared to hormone therapy alone.

New research presented at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium suggests adding the bone-strengthening drug Zometa to chemotherapy shrinks breast tumors more than chemo alone, helping more women to avoid mastectomy.

A new study suggests, a combination of GlaxoSmithKline's drug Tykerb and Novartis's drug Femara can significantly delay the progression of breast cancer in some patients.

Don't believe alcohol has much to do with cancer?  Then you likely are from a wealthier country. This international survey on attitudes about cancer causes and cures finds striking differences- among them- most lower income countries want the doctor to make all treatment decisions.