Reuters – Dendreon Corp said on Thursday it would cut 500 jobs as it seeks to trim expenses in light of diminished sales expectations for its high-priced Provenge prostate cancer vaccine.
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Reuters – A semblance of international free-market activity ruined out on a dusty roadside in reclusive North Korea when about a dozen budding entrepreneurs from a struggling resort set up unplanned stalls.
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Firefighters and other dignitaries, including Fire Commissioner Salvatore Cassano (4th L), 9/11 Memorial President Joe Daniels (5th L) and Mayor Michael Bloomberg (6th L), watch as the Fire Department of New York (FDNY) Ladder Company 3 fire truck, which was partially destroyed in the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center, is lowered into an opening in the World Trade Center site below ground level, where it will become part of the permanent installation exhibit in the 9/11 Memorial and Museum in New York July 20, 2011. REUTERS/Seth Wenig/PoolReuters – Male firefighters who were exposed to toxic dust and smoke from the 9/11 attacks on New York’s World Trade Center have a 19 percent higher risk of getting cancer of all kinds than colleagues who were not exposed, U.S. researchers said on Thursday.



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Reuters – People who eat plenty of folate had a lower risk of colon and rectal cancers in a new study that examined the effects of folic acid fortification in the United States.
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Reuters – Delcath Systems Inc said its experimental cancer treatment was not effectual in patients with colorectal cancer in a mid-stage trial, sending its shares down 12 percent in pre-market trade.
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