| LATEST NEWS | | Advisers back Merck drug for some kidney patients | | SILVER SPRING, Maryland (Reuters) - Health advisers on Wednesday unanimously recommended use of Merck & Co's cholesterol-lowering drug Vytorin for preventing stroke and other heart problems in patients with chronic kidney disease, but only in those patients not yet on dialysis. | Full Article | | | Medivation cancer drug impresses; shares double | | November 03, 2011 09:58 AM ET | | (Reuters) - An experimental prostate cancer drug from Medivation Inc helped patients live longer in a late-stage study, sending the company's shares soaring on hopes that it will become a strong contender in an estimated $9 billion market. | Full Article | | Adding radiotherapy boosts prostate cancer survival | | November 02, 2011 08:22 PM ET | | LONDON (Reuters) - Adding radiotherapy to hormone drugs for prostate cancer patients significantly improves survival compared with hormone treatment alone, and the combination could save many lives if it were made standard practice, scientists said Thursday. | Full Article | | Death toll from listeria outbreak rises to 29 | | November 02, 2011 09:58 PM ET | | (Reuters) - The death toll linked to listeria-contaminated cantaloupe in the United States rose to 29 as another death was reported, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Wednesday. | Full Article | | GlaxoSmithKline settles U.S. drug rows for $3 billion | | November 03, 2011 09:01 AM ET | | LONDON (Reuters) - GlaxoSmithKline Plc has agreed in principle to settle several long-standing disputes with the U.S. government over the way it marketed and developed drugs, at a cost of $3 billion, which is covered by existing provisions. | Full Article | |  | | US TOP NEWS | | Greek PM on brink as world tells Europe to fix crisis | | November 03, 2011 09:24 AM ET | | ATHENS/CANNES, France (Reuters) - Greece's government was on the brink of collapse on Thursday, casting doubt on plans for a referendum on staying in the euro, as European leaders talked for the first time of a possible Greek exit to preserve the single currency. | Full Article | | Wall St up on ECB rate cut | | November 03, 2011 09:36 AM ET | | NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks rose 1 percent at the open on Thursday after the European Central Bank surprised markets by cutting interest rates and as a Greek referendum on its euro zone membership was put into question. | Full Article | | Greek government on brink of collapse | | November 03, 2011 10:03 AM ET | | ATHENS (Reuters) - The Greek government teetered on the brink of collapse on Thursday over plans for a referendum on a euro zone bailout with turmoil in the ruling party casting grave doubt on whether Prime Minister George Papandreou can survive a confidence vote. | Full Article | | ECB cuts rates in surprise move | | November 03, 2011 09:49 AM ET | | FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The European Central Bank cut interest rates by a quarter point to 1.25 percent in a surprise move Thursday, acting boldly to support the ailing euro zone economy at President Mario Draghi's first policy meeting in charge. | Full Article | | | | BUSINESS NEWS | | | | | RELATED VIDEO | | |  |  | | A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. Register Today. |  | | Your daily briefing on the latest tech developments from around the world from Reuters expert tech correspondents. Register Today. |  | | The latest Reuters articles on M&A, IPOs, private equity, hedge funds and regulatory updates delivered to your inbox each day.. Register Today. | | | » MORE NEWSLETTERS | | | ODDLY ENOUGH | | | |
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