Roche breast cancer drug extends overall survival

ZURICH (Reuters) - Swiss pharma group Roche's drug Perjeta significantly extended the lives of women with an aggressive and incurable form of breast cancer compared to a placebo, according to new data from a late-stage study presented on Saturday. The detailed data presented at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium found that the risk of death was reduced by 34 percent in women treated with a combination treatment of the drugs Perjeta and Herceptin plus chemotherapy compared to women treated with Herceptin, chemotherapy and a placebo, Roche said. ... Read more

Roche breast cancer drug extends overall survival

Roche breast cancer drug extends overall survival
ZURICH (Reuters) - Swiss pharma group Roche's drug Perjeta significantly extended the lives of women with an aggressive and incurable form of breast cancer compared to a placebo, according to new data from a late-stage study presented on Saturday. The detailed data presented at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium found that the risk of death was reduced by 34 percent in women treated with a combination treatment of the drugs Perjeta and Herceptin plus chemotherapy compared to women treated with Herceptin, chemotherapy and a placebo, Roche said. ...
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GlaxoSmithKline in deal with MD Anderson on cancer drugs

GlaxoSmithKline in deal with MD Anderson on cancer drugs
(Reuters) - GlaxoSmithKline signed a collaboration agreement with the MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston to develop new drugs that promote a patient's immune system to attack cancer based on discoveries by Anderson researchers. Anderson, one of the world's premier cancer research and treatment centers, announced the agreement on Friday. Under terms of the deal, it will receive an undisclosed upfront payment and research funding from Glaxo and could earn $335 million plus royalties if the collaboration leads to approved medicines. ...
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GlaxoSmithKline in deal with MD Anderson on cancer drugs

(Reuters) - GlaxoSmithKline signed a collaboration agreement with the MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston to develop new drugs that promote a patient's immune system to attack cancer based on discoveries by Anderson researchers. Anderson, one of the world's premier cancer research and treatment centers, announced the agreement on Friday. Under terms of the deal, it will receive an undisclosed upfront payment and research funding from Glaxo and could earn $335 million plus royalties if the collaboration leads to approved medicines. ... Click here to read the rest

Is OCC Vegan Nail Lacquer Any Good?

Is OCC Vegan Nail Lacquer Any Good?
Lori says…I’m thinking of getting OCC’s Nail Lacquer because it’s Vegan. How do they make it vegan? Will it be as good as a regular polish? The Right Brain responds: According to OCC’s website their products are vegan because they don’t contain “animal-derived ingredients (including Lanolin, Beeswax, Carmine and more).” I’ll let you in on a [...]

Lori says…I’m thinking of getting OCC’s Nail Lacquer because it’s Vegan. How do they make it vegan? Will it be as good as a regular polish?

The Right Brain responds:

According to OCC’s website their products are vegan because they don’t contain “animal-derived ingredients (including Lanolin, Beeswax, Carmine and more).” I’ll let you in on a little secret–it’s not that hard to make a nail polish without these animal derived ingredients.

Nail polishes don’t contain many animal ingredients

Consider that nail polishes primarily consist of polymers, resins, and solvents. A few of these are derived from plant sources (ethyl alcohol can come from corn and stearic acid used in some esters comes from coconut oil, for example) but most of which are derived from petroleum. WHAT? A vegan product contains synthetic petrochemicals? Yep!

Bully for them for taking a stance in favor of defenseless animals. But to be honest, this vegan product is not much different than a regular, animal-hating nail polish. But hey they’re not charging you that much more for this brand so as long as you like their colors (our personal favorite is called “Captain Howdy”) , then go for it.

OCC Vegan Nail Lacquer Ingredients

Ethyl Acetate, N-Butyl Acetate, Nitrocellulose, Isopropyl Alcohol, N-Butyl Alcohol, Styrene/Acryates Copolymer, Stearalkonium Hectorite, Benzophenone | May Contain: Iron Oxides, Titanium Dioxide, Ultramarines, Bismuth Oxychloride, FD&C Yellow #5, D&C Red #7, D&C Red #34, Ferric Ferrocyanine, Mica

Reference: http://www.occmakeup.com/nails.html

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