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                    [Title] => FDA OKs first generic for Gleevec leukemia pill
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U.S. regulators have approved a generic version of one of the first very effective — and expensive — cancer drugs, Gleevec (GLEE'-vek).

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                    [Title] => Novartis loses India patent battle
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India's Supreme Court on Monday rejected drug maker Novartis AG's attempt to patent a new version of a cancer drug in a landmark decision that healthcare activists say ensures poor patients around the world will get continued access to cheap versions of lifesaving medicines.

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                    [Title] => Abdul-Jabbar's cancer at a 'minimum'
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A few days after putting a comment on his Twitter account that he was cancer free, basketball great Kareem Abdul-Jabbar said on Thursday it was a "misstatement."
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                    [Title] => Top health stories of 2001
                    [Summary] => 2001 was a year of many significant achievements in the field of health and medicine.  Thus, any kind of list, such as this one, tempts history.  For instance, an out-of-the-way discovery last year could wind up towering over any of the top health stories listed in this article.  After all, Gregor Mendel’s pea patch would never have made it on any top 10 lists during his day!


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FDA OKs first generic for Gleevec leukemia pill

December 4, 2015 - 11:00am

U.S. regulators have approved a generic version of one of the first very effective — and expensive — cancer drugs,...

Health And Family

Novartis loses India patent battle

April 1, 2013 - 3:35pm

India's Supreme Court on Monday rejected drug maker Novartis AG's attempt to patent a new version of a cancer drug in a landmark decision that healthcare activists say ensures poor patients around the world will...

Health And Family

Abdul-Jabbar's cancer at a 'minimum'

February 11, 2011 - 1:00pm

A few days after putting a comment on his Twitter account that he was cancer free, basketball great Kareem Abdul-Jabbar said on Thursday it was a "misstatement."

Top health stories of 2001

By Tyrone M. Reyes M.D. | January 22, 2002 - 12:00am

2001 was a year of many significant achievements in the field of health and medicine. Thus, any kind of list, such as this one, tempts history. For instance, an out-of-the-way discovery last year could wind up...

Health And Family