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A new targeted cancer drug called T-DM1 has been shown to shrink tumors in women with metastatic breast cancer after an average of seven other drugs, including Herceptin, failed.

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Targeted Breast Cancer Drug Shrinks Tumors

Showerheads in your home may harbor potentially infectious bacteria and may also enrich their growth, according to a new study.

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Bacteria May Lurk on Your Showerhead

For the second time this month, researchers report success using a novel type of anti-cancer pill to curb the growth of inherited tumors that often defy standard treatment.

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Experimental Pill Fights Inherited Cancer

Methodist University Hospital Transplant Institute in Memphis has confirmed that Steve Jobs, Apple’s chief executive officer, got a liver transplant there recently.

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Steve Jobs’ Liver Transplant Confirmed