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Majority of Superstorm Sandy deaths were from drowning
The man who famously put down his Big Mac to help rescue three women held captive for a decade in... A New Jersey man will spend the rest of his life behind bars for his role in a crime that left a... A wall is removed from the house that was washed into the Barnegat Bay from Lyman Avenue in Mantoloking during Superstorm Sandy.
J&J expects 10-plus new drug applications by 2017
Johnson & Johnson is developing what could eventually be game-changing treatments for depression and pain, and it's aiming to apply for approval of more than 10 new medicines by 2017, executives said Thursday during a review of the health care giant's medicine business.
News Summary: J&J predicts surge of new medicines
BIG PLANS: Johnson & Johnson says it's poised by 2017 to seek regulatory approval for a dozen new medicines and two dozen variations of existing ones.
Payne back on the road with 'Nebraska' at Cannes
Having lived most of her life in this Oklahoma City suburb, Barbara Bryen never feared twisters.
Latest deadly tornado tests Oklahoma town's mettle
Having lived most of her life in this Oklahoma City suburb, Barbara Bryen never feared twisters.
Teen arrested in death of his 2 brothers in Utah
Jurors in Jodi Arias' murder trial resume deliberations Thursday after they were unable to reach a unanimous verdict on whether she should be sentenced to life in prison or death for killing her one-time... Jurors in Jodi Arias' trial resumed deliberations Thursday, a day after they reported they were unable to reach a unanimous verdict on whether ... (more)
Body of child found in deadly Minn. landslide
Jurors in Jodi Arias' murder trial resume deliberations Thursday after they were unable to reach a unanimous verdict on whether she should be sentenced to life in prison or death for killing her one-time... Jurors in Jodi Arias' trial resumed deliberations Thursday, a day after they reported they were unable to reach a unanimous verdict on whether ... (more)
Obama: America at 'crossroads' in terror fight
Authorities in St. Paul say they've recovered the body of a child missing since a rockslide killed a classmate and left two others injured at a park along the Mississippi River.
Teens arrested in Franklin armed robbery
Police have arrested two teens suspected in an armed robbery at a Johnson County drugstore that prompted police to lockdown Franklin Community Schools on May 16.
J&J forecasts 10 new drug applications by 2017
Johnson & Johnson says it plans to submit more than 10 new treatments to regulators for approval and 25 applications for additional uses of approved drugs by 2017.
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Rate of bicycle-related fatalities significantly lower in states with helmet laws
Existing research shows that bicyclists who wear helmets have an 88 percent lower risk of brain injury, but researchers at Boston Children's Hospital found that simply having bicycle helmet laws in place showed a 20 percent decrease in deaths and injuries for children younger than 16 who were in bicycle-motor vehicle collisions.
Nearly all US states see hefty drop in teen births
A report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is showing a big drop in teen birth rates that some experts say is startling.
Pfizer takes its shot at a vaccine for evasive superbug
Kathrin Jansen is a microbiologist with at least two breakthrough vaccines to her name: she brought the cervical cancer vaccine Gardasil to market for Merck and helped develop the $4 billion a year pneumonia and meningitis vaccine Prevnar 13 for Pfizer.
Pfizer plans offering to pare Zoetis stake
Drugmaker Pfizer Inc. plans to try to sell its controlling stake in its former animal health business, Zoetis Inc., through a voluntary stock exchange with Pfizer shareholders.
Phthalates -- chemicals widely found in plastics and processed food...
Once perceived as harmless, phthalates have come under increasing scrutiny. A growing collection of evidence suggests dietary exposure to phthalates may cause significant metabolic and hormonal abnormalities, especially during early development.
Charges recommended for football players involved in assault
Pullman Police Defectives have concluded their investigation into an assault resulting from an altercation between two football players from Washington State University and the University of Idaho.
Glaxo, US partnering to develop new antibiotics
GlaxoSmithKline PLC says it's starting an unusual collaboration with the U.S. government to develop several antibiotics for both bioterrorism threats and bacterial infections resistant to current medicines.
Immune system cancer drugs tipped to be a $35 billion market
A new wave of medicines that tap the power of the immune system to fight cancer could become the biggest drug class in history, with potential sales of $35 billion a year.
Beaumont and Henry Ford Health Systems End Merger Talks
Beaumont Health System and Henry Ford Health System have ended discussions of a proposed merger to combine their operations into a new health system.
Impax Hires Specialists to Help Sort Manufacturing Issues
Faced with manufacturing quality questions that caused the FDA to reject its potential Parkinson's disease treatment, Impax Laboratories has hired a committee of specialists to oversee quality improvements at its California facility.