A drug used to suppress the immune system in cancer and rheumatoid arthritis has helped extend the life of a Minnesota boy struggling with a rare and deadly form of the genetic disorder Pompe disease.

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There’s a new wrinkle in injectable skin treatments: Reloxin, which some say is as safe as Botox, but may take effect faster and last longer. Reloxin is expected to receive FDA approval shortly — and it could cost less than Botox.

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A trio of Democratic senators say they have reached a deal with Citigroup Inc. on a plan to let bankruptcy judges alter home loans in an effort to prevent foreclosures.

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Rates on 30-year mortgages fell to a record level for a fourth straight week, dropping to the lowest mark since Freddie Mac started tracking the data nearly 28 years ago.

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Mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will extend the suspension of foreclosure sales and evictions from single-family homes through the end of January.

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Even by the standards of battered automakers, Chrysler is in dire shape.

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Organizers of Detroit’s annual auto show have carved out space in the convention center basement for a 700-foot-long oval driving track to showcase zero emissions vehicles.

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Jan. 8: Automaker Nissan is recalling nearly a quarter of a million Frontier, Pathfinder and Xterra trucks because of a potential airbag problem. Msnbc.com’s Dara Brown reports. (msnbc.com)

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Rafael Nadal’s hopes of lifting the Qatar Open title are over after the world number one was surprisingly beaten 6-4 6-4 by France’s Gael Monfils in the quarter-finals in Doha.

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Ayr’s gamble of staging an extra jumps meeting on Saturday looks like paying off as the course is now raceable.

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