Professor Fugger from the Medical Research Council Human Immunology Unit said the fact the drug was already licensed would speed up the process of getting the treatment to patients should it be prove effective.

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Nintendo was already set up to kick off the show on Tuesday, getting the party started according to tradition with an early morning press conference ahead of show floor opening.

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The 13 inch MacBook Pro already takes up half of all MacBook sales, so the workhorse model getting not just a spec increase, but a full reworking with the latest technology is going to have a significant impact on the laptop market.

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In the days leading up to the release of Dishonored, rumors surfaced of players already getting their hands on a copy and racing through the game in as little as four hours.

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Already, it seems, Italian, French and German housewives (and house-husbands) are getting fed up with all the slicing, chopping and marinading involved in preparing meals for their pampered families.

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And if the focus were on the middle class universally up on Capitol Hill, 98 percent of the American people would already know that they were getting a tax cut next year.

WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jay Carney,