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FDA approves Pfizer's treatment for certain lung cancer patients

FILE PHOTO: A man walks past Pfizer’s world headquarters in New York April 28, 2014. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo (Reuters) – Pfizer Inc said on Friday the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved its lung-cancer treatment for patients with a specific gene mutation who had been previously treated for an aggressive form of the disease.… Read More: FDA approves Pfizer's treatment for certain lung cancer patients »

Where ‘Yes! To Affordable Groceries’ Really Means No to a Soda Tax

SEATTLE — Standing in a supermarket produce aisle, her face shadowed with dread, the middle-aged woman speaks directly to the camera and makes a plea for common decency. “We should not be taxed on what we eat,” she says in a commercial that is being broadcast across Washington State. “We need to eat to survive,… Read More: Where ‘Yes! To Affordable Groceries’ Really Means No to a… »

This Genius Plastic Wrap Hack Will Make Your Life So Much Easier

Cling wrap, well, clings. It’s so good at its job that it sometimes make your job (sealing up leftovers) a total pain. Unspool some to fold over tomorrow’s lunch and it doubles back onto itself, inseparable from the other layer. UGH. Dinner clean-up could go a lot faster though by making a simple swap in… Read More: This Genius Plastic Wrap Hack Will Make Your Life So… »

Cigna expects growth in its Medicare Advantage business for 2019

Cigna expects very attractive growth in the Medicare Advantage space, the company said during its earnings call on Thursday. The company reported income in the third quarter of $ 945 million, compared to $ 716 million during the same period in 2017. Income for the year is projected to grow by 31 to 33 percent,… Read More: Cigna expects growth in its Medicare Advantage business for 2019 »