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Novartis AG, the Basel health-care giant, on Tuesday reported progress from clinical trials of its influenza A (H1N1) vaccine. In clinical trials, a single dose of the vaccine, which is half the currently approved U.S. dose, "fulfilled immune-response criteria associated...

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Second-seeded Novak Djokovic of Serbia was among Thursday's winners at the Swiss Indoors tennis tournament at Basel, Switzerland. In one of the most dominant matches in his seven professional seasons, Djokovic needed just 52 minutes for his 6-0, 6-0 win...

World number one Roger Federer breezed into the Swiss Indoors semi-finals Friday but the home crowd's hopes of an all-Swiss final were dashed when Novak Djokovic rallied to beat Stanislas Wawrinka. Federer overcame Evgeny Korolev 6-3 6-2 and will face...

Number three seed Djokovic saved five break points in a game lasting 24 minutes to clinch the dramatic first set. World number one Federer, who was once a ballboy at the tournament, fought back from a break down to win...

World number one Roger Federer, playing his first match for six weeks, beat qualifier Olivier Rochus in straight sets on Monday to open his defense of his Swiss Indoors ATP title. Federer, who has not played since the Davis Cup...

World number one Roger Federer eased into the quarter-finals of the Swiss Indoors, his home-town tournament, with an easy win over Italy's Andreas Seppi on Wednesday. Federer, aiming for a fourth successive title at the event, needed 61 minutes to...

Open runner-up Murray mauled Spanish wild card Daniel Gimeno- Traver 6-3, 6-1 on the indoor hardcourts here. The Scotsman moved on in one hour, breaking Gimeno-Traver's serve five times in eight tries...Murray, who had been nursing a left wrist injury,...

The agency had planned to provide shots starting Oct. 10, but it has yet to receive the vaccine from the California Department of Public Health. The holdup: the state contracted several different vaccine makers and the biggest one, Sanofi Pasteur,...

Pharmaceutical company Roche Holding AG on Thursday raised its 2009 sales guidance for the second time this year, after reporting a better-than-expected 9.7% rise in third-quarter sales, mainly driven by orders for its antiviral drug Tamiflu. The world's largest maker...