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Eli Lilly Loses Appeal in Gemzar Patent Case
A federal appeals court ruled Wednesday that an Eli Lilly Co. patent for anti-cancer drug Gemzar is invalid, a decision that may clear the way for generic competition to the drug late this year.
Source: Wall Street Journal

Nvidia Warns of Sales Shortfall
Nvidia lowered its second-quarter revenue estimates, amid weak consumer spending that weighed on sales of its flagship graphics processing chips.
Source: Wall Street Journal

Sanofi Likely to Make Formal Bid to Genyzme Board
Sanofi-Aventis is likely to make a formal takeover offer to Genzyme's board in coming days, in an effort to win enough support from Genzyme directors for a deal that could eventually be valued at about $20 billion.
Source: Wall Street Journal

Sanofi Likely to Make Formal Bid to Genyzme's Board
Sanofi-Aventis is increasingly likely to make a formal takeover offer to Genzyme's board in an effort to win enough support among Genzyme directors to secure a deal that could be valued at about $20 billion.
Source: Wall Street Journal

In Many CPRs, Skip Mouth-to-Mouth
Two new studies bolster a shift in thinking about how to revive many cardiac-arrest patients: Don't do mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. Instead, bystanders can help most victims as effectively by doing chest compressions alone.
Source: Wall Street Journal

New Discovery Irons Out Physics of Wrinkles
Wrinkles – on our clothes or skin – are ubiquitous in life, but perplexingly complicated in science. A new study of the physics of wrinkles helps iron out some of the uncertainty.
Source: FOX

Bedridden Man Eaten Alive By Maggots
A paralyzed man was eaten alive by maggots in his bed while his partner slept beside him.
Source: FOX

New Procedure Uses Natural Implant to Shape 'Ideal Breast'
Dr. Gary Horndeski, an aspiring engineer-turned plastic surgeon, has engineered a breast rejuvenation technique to sculpt the ideal breast
Source: FOX

Man Wants to Donate Heart, Liver - Before He Dies
A Cherokee County man suffering from Lou Gehrig's disease is leading a push to let people donate vital organs — before they die.
Source: FOX

New Dental Gel Could Make Fillings Obsolete
The drilling, the scraping and the sheer pain of getting a filling in your tooth could be a thing of the past thanks to a new gel developed by French scientists, the Daily Mail reported.
Source: FOX