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New research has found copper to be an effective antimicrobial agent, killing nearly all pathogens in certain parts of hospitals, for instance.

Medicare continues paying for cancer drugs Avastin for breast cancer, and Provenge, for prostate cancer, regardless of what health regulators rule on the medicine's fate.

The top pre-market NASDAQ Stock Market gainers are: InterDigital, Apollo Group, TiVo, Dendreon, and Logitech International. The top pre-market NASDAQ Stock Market losers are: Central European Media Enterprises, Applied Materials, JA Solar Holdings, Riverbed Technology, Vodafone Group, and Randgold Resources.

Venezuelan leader Hugo Chávez confirmed on Thursday he is a cancer patient. The controversial leader, who has been a thorn on the side of the United States for more than a decade, said from Havana, Cuba, that he had undergone a surgery to remove a cancerous tumor.

The top after-market NASDAQ Stock Market gainers are: Blackboard, Dendreon, Approach Resources, Smith & Wesson Holding, and FSI International. The top after-market NASDAQ Stock Market losers are: AMC Networks, Photronics, Xyratex, Globe Specialty Metals, and Investors Real Estate Trust.

Apple's stock is having a hard time in 2011. Here's what it will take to get Apple's stock price moving again.

The companies whose shares are moving in pre-market trade on Thursday are: Royal of Bank Scotland Group, Celestica, JA Solar Holdings, GT Solar International, Dendreon, Hess Corp, TJX Companies, Transocean, Allegheny Technologies and Centurylink.

The Federal Drug Administration (FDA) is on the verge of banning the use of Avastin in the treatment of breast cancer. However, a significant section of breast cancer patients have said the FDA line is wrong. The Abigail Alliance, a platform of breast cancer patients and their relatives, has said the FDA is making a tragic mistake.

Avastin, one of the best-selling cancer drugs in the world, could be banned from the treatment of breast cancer after the Federal Drug Administration (FDA) panel found for the second time the drug was ineffective and unsafe in breast cancer treatment.

Patients and doctors testify about safety and effectiveness of Avastin to treat advanced breast cancer as the FDA wraps up a two-day hearing on Wednesday.

Researchers say mammograms prevent deaths from breast cancer, and the number of lives saved increases over time.

Researchers at a Japanese university have invented a minuscule, self-propelled, remote-controlled endoscope that can capture images of a human's stomach and colon.

Speculation about the health and whereabouts of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is running wild two weeks after he underwent surgery in Cuba.

The Transport Security Administration (TSA) has defended a recent pat-down act on a 95-year old cancer patient, Lena Reppert, who was forced to remove her diaper as part of security check.

Actor Ryan O‘Neal is allegedly being investigated for a missing Andy Warhol painting of Farah Fawcett worth $30 million.

The Food and Drug Administration released Friday reducing the dosage for anemia drugs Procrit, Epogen and Aranesp for patients with chronic kidney disease due to increased risks of stroke, blood clots and death. “FDA is recommending new, more conservative dosing recommendations for erythropoiesis-stimulating agents [ESAs] for patients with chronic kidney disease,” Dr. Robert C. Kane

The first-ever Congressional bill to let states legalize marijuana is a bipartisan effort, and the group of police and judges who make up LEAP, Law Enforcement Against Prohibition, are 100% in favor of it. However, majority support does not appear likely in the current session of Congress.

FDA follow-up study on silicone-gel breast implants returned to market for patients in 2006 concludes they are safe, but won't last forever.

Princess Diana wore a Victor Edelstein gown as she elegantly danced with Hollywood actor John Travolta at a November 9, 1985 White House dinner. Check out rare pictures of the Princess dancing with the actor.

In the wake of the FDA's latest breast implant alarm, the following are the high-profile celebs who should start worrying. The list includes Pamela Anderson, Carmen Electra, Heidi Montag and Katie Price.

Jackass star Ryan Dunn is dead. On June 20, he crashed his Porsche 911 GT3 into a tree when the vehicle spun out of control and jumped through the highway guardrail.