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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. View full post on Yahoo! Health News

A quadruple amputee who received new hands through a transplant operation says he is looking forward to doing ordinary things again: getting dressed, taking a shower, making coffee and, sweetest of all, touching the faces of his two grandsons. View full post on Yahoo! Health News

Giving breast cancer patients radiotherapy and chemotherapy at the same time significantly cuts the risk their tumors will come back and should be considered as a new treatment approach across the world, cancer experts said on Sunday. View full post on Yahoo! Health News

Global production of seasonal flu vaccine is expected to double to 1.7 billion doses by 2015, with 11 new manufacturers coming onstream in developing countries, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday. View full post on Yahoo! Health News

Spanish surgeons on Monday performed the world's first double-leg transplant on a man whose legs were amputated above the knee after an accident, officials said. View full post on Yahoo! Health News

Turning his head from side to side as he checks his reflection in the barbershop mirror, Terrell Mack seems pretty pleased with his haircut — a tight, neat crop — but he can't get up from the chair just yet. View full post on Yahoo! Health News

Turning his head from side to side as he checks his reflection in the barbershop mirror, Terrell Mack seems pretty pleased with his haircut — a tight, neat crop — but he can't get up from the chair just yet. View full post on Yahoo! Health News

A much-anticipated drug for advanced lung cancer from Pfizer Inc. appears to double survival over standard drugs against tumors with a certain genetic mutation, according to research presented Sunday. View full post on Yahoo! Health News

A typical family of four in the USA incurs an average of $19,393 annually today on healthcare costs, 7.3% more than last year, and over twice as much as the 2002 cost of $9,235, according to the Milliman Medical Index published today. The authors explain that even though the increase rate is losing some of [...]