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A new book tells the tale of Gleevec, a breakthrough treatment that targets cancer at the genetic level
Many hospitals fail to take simple measures to prevent infections of a new strain of Clostridium difficile that's hard to track and at least in part responsible for skyrocketing infection rates in U.S. hospitals
The biomedical evidence for alternative or complementary treatments for cancer, beyond acupuncture, remains thin, although it probably didn't harm Jobs
A giant magnet is illuminating how the influenza A virus mutates to resist drugs
Long-awaited breakthroughs in developing preclinical animal models are signaling a new era for liver-targeted viruses and beyond
With medical applications for smart phones becoming a more prominent part of doctors' diagnostic tool kits, the FDA is considering how it should regulate the market--if at all
Proponents see hope in changing cancer vaccines' bad reputation
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