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New Blood Pressure Drug Darusentan Shows Promise
The experimental drug darusentan lowered blood pressure in patients with treatment-resistant hypertension.

Health Care Costs Rise Again for Workers, Firms
The cost of job-based health insurance continued to take a bigger bite from workers and employers this year, rising 5% for family coverage.

Swine Flu Vaccines Get FDA Nod
The FDA has approved four swine flu vaccines, which will make up 96% of the 195 million doses the U.S. has purchased. Vaccinations will start by mid-October.

New Clues to Risks From Celiac Disease
Patients with a less severe form of celiac disease may be at a higher risk of death than those with a more severe form of the disease, a study shows.

Nasal Spray May Kill Cold Virus
Oxymetazoline, a compound found in many over-the-counter nasal decongestant sprays, may help kill the virus that causes the common cold, researchers report.

Survival Improves for Prostate Cancer
Older men with early prostate cancer are far more likely to survive their disease without surgery or radiation today than they were just a few decades ago, a new study shows.

Senators Want Research on Cell Phones, Cancer
Lawmakers say they will seek more federally funded research into the possible connection between cell phone use and cancer.

Swine Flu: How Long Are You Infectious?
Some swine flu patients are still infected with H1N1 virus that they can transmit to other people eight to 10 days after their symptoms strike, researchers say.

Patrick Swayze Dies of Pancreatic Cancer
Actor Patrick Swayze, 57, has died of pancreatic cancer.

Basilea Provides Data On BAL30072 Against Multi-resistant Gram-negative Bacteria
BAL30072 exhibited strong activity against Burkholderia spp. and Stenotrophomonas