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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 [...]

Cases of dengue fever, a mosquito-borne infection, have more than doubled in Britain in the past year with the majority of infections linked to travel to India, health officials said on Wednesday, View full post on Yahoo! Health News

TUESDAY, April 19 (HealthDay News) — The first new guidelines in 27 years for the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease could double the number of Americans defined as having the brain-robbing illness. View full post on Yahoo! Health News

Republican House members seeking repeal of the Affordable Care Actplan to take away many health care benefits and rights from America’s families-but they intend to retain those same benefits and rights for themselves. This double standard is the theme of a new analysis released by the consumer health organization Families USA. The new report, H.R… [...]

The number of deaths in a seasonal flu epidemic in Britain has more than doubled in the past week to 254, up from 112 last week, figures from the government's Health Protection Agency (HPA) showed on Thursday. View full post on Yahoo! Health News

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South Africa’s health minister says he has brought down the cost of HIV drugs by 53 percent, enabling the government to treat twice as many patients in the next two years. View full post on Yahoo! Health News

Analysts' dividend forecasts point to steady recovery BP, analysts, may be underestimating legal charges BP has history of low-balling long-term cost of disasters "Gross negligence," punitive … View full post on Insurance Journal