Toronto's Andreas Pierratos says 85% of his overnight patients are still alive after five years, double the rate with traditional treatment.

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Professor Coleman said that an improvement in lives saved of 6% over the standard treatment was about double what was usually seen in cancer trials of new treatments.

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Another study in 178 patients showed almost double the chance of living independently after treatment.

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Amgen Chief Executive KevinSharerKevin Sharer has hopes that a new drug, denosumab, could become a "double blockbuster, " both as a twice-a-year treatment for osteoporosis and as a remedy for cancers of the bone.

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Amgen Chief Executive Kevin Sharer has hopes that a new drug, denosumab, could become a "double blockbuster, " both as a twice-a-year treatment for osteoporosis and as a remedy for cancers of the bone.

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Her treatment for hyperemesis gravidarum - more commonly experienced by women carrying twins - led to press speculation about a double birth.

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