"The FDA indicated that either a positive interim or final analysis of survival...would address their request for the submission of additional clinical data in support of our efficacy claim"

Don't count Dendreon out just yet. The young biotech firm, which has weathered a roller-coaster ride since its prostate cancer drug, Provenge, was recommended by a Food and Drug Administration advisory panel- ... via Forbes.com

"We've got to really look at the people closest to him, get them skin tested."

A man with a form of tuberculosis so dangerous he is under the first U.S. government-ordered quarantine since 1963 had health officials around the world scrambling Wednesday to find about 80 passengers who sat within five rows of him on two trans-Atlantic flights.

The man told a newspaper he took the first flight from Atlanta to Europe for his wedding, then the second flight home because he feared he might die without treatment in the U.S.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Julie Gerberding said Wednesday that the CDC is working closely with airlines to find passengers who may have been exposed to the rare, dangerous strain. Health officials in France said they have asked Air France-KLM for passenger lists, and the Italian Health Ministry said it is tracing the man's movements. Read more

"If I appear exhausted on television, it's because I am!"

Paula Abdul says she didn't figure out her purpose in life until she became a judge on Fox network's "American Idol." "I knew since I was a little girl that I had this profound way of touching people. via Myrtle Beach Online

"It's bad enough when you're fat that people think less of you. I don't want the government piling on."

In this Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2007, file photograph, trays of carrot and celery sticks with low-fat ranch dip, orange slices and beef hot dogs with whole wheat buns sit in the cafeteria at Columbus Elementary ... via Bellingham Herald

It is responsible for 5.4 million deaths each year, a figure that is expected to rise to 8.3 million by 2030, the agency says. via Netscape